The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup against Michigan on September 28 — keep scrolling for more.

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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule

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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Golden Gophers are playing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
• Minnesota is playing the 19th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Golden Gophers will face the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71).
• Minnesota has nine games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last season.
• The Golden Gophers will have nine teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Gophers ranked ninth-worst in total offense (300.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 56th with 368.4 yards allowed per game.
• While Minnesota’s defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
• The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 59th in FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
• Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 67th in FBS. On defense, it ranked 62nd, giving up 149.1 rushing yards per contest.
• The Golden Gophers owned the 106th-ranked third-down offense last year (35.2% third-down percentage), but they were worse on defense, ranking 10th-worst with a 46% third-down percentage allowed.
• Minnesota forced 19 total turnovers (46th in FBS) last season and turned it over 17 times (51st in FBS) for a turnover margin of +2, 50th-ranked in college football.

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