The Minnesota Golden Gophers will face North Carolina in their 2024 season opener, on August 29. For the full Minnesota schedule, keep scrolling.

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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 last year).
• Minnesota will have the 19th-toughest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (78).
• The Golden Gophers will have the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71).
• In 2024, Minnesota’s schedule will feature nine games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
• The Golden Gophers have nine games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking ninth-worst with 300.9 yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 56th in FBS (368.4 yards allowed per game).
• Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per game. Defensively, it ranked 69th in FBS (26.7 points allowed per game).
• While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking eighth-worst (143.4 passing yards per game).
• From an offensive standpoint, Minnesota ranked 67th in FBS last season with 157.5 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 62nd in rushing yards allowed per contest (149.1).
• The Golden Gophers owned the 106th-ranked third-down offense last year (35.2% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 10th-worst with a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• With 19 forced turnovers (46th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS), Minnesota (+2) had the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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