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Minnesota Golden Gophers football

2026 season · Big Ten

5-33-2 in conference · all 2026 games

Next vs UCLA (No. 5) · Nov 7 · 12:00 PM ET

Schedule and results

2026 · opponent AP rank shown when ranked
  1. Sep 3vsEastern IllinoisW59–7
  2. Sep 12vsMississippi StateL13–38
  3. Sep 19vsAkronW41–7
  4. Sep 26ConfatWashingtonW27–24
  5. Oct 3ConfvsMichiganW20–14
  6. Oct 10ConfatPurdueL13–41
  7. Oct 24Confvs15IowaW13–10
  8. Oct 31Confat4IndianaL16–23
  9. Nov 7Confvs5UCLA12:00 PM ET
  10. Nov 14ConfatPenn StateTime TBA
  11. Nov 21ConfvsNorthwesternTime TBA
  12. Nov 27ConfatWisconsin7:30 PM ET

Season stats

per game · rank among FBS teams · 8 games
  • Points per game25.3No. 89
  • Points allowed per game20.5No. 35
  • Total yards per game309.0No. 130
  • Passing yards per game209.5No. 89
  • Rushing yards per game99.5No. 132
  • Yards allowed per game305.0No. 22
  • Third-down conversion32.1%No. 126
  • Turnover margin per game+0.6No. 21

Team leaders

2026 season totals · top 3 on this team

Passing

Passing yards

  1. Drake LindseyQB1,59210 TD
  2. Max ShikenjanskiQB500 TD
  3. Brady PalmerQB340 TD

Rushing

Rushing yards

  1. TJ Thomas Jr.RB38164 CAR
  2. Darius TaylorRB21783 CAR
  3. Xavier FordRB12829 CAR

Receiving

Receiving yards

  1. Javon TracyWR46046 REC
  2. Noah JenningsWR39533 REC
  3. Jalen SmithWR26318 REC

Defense

Total tackles

  1. Maverick BaranowskiLB6233 SOLO
  2. Kerry BrownDB4729 SOLO
  3. Zack HardenDB4522 SOLO

Sacks

  1. T.J. BushDL5.07 TFL
  2. Karter MenzDL3.05 TFL
  3. Riley SunramDL1.56 TFL

Interceptions

  1. Maverick BaranowskiLB11 YDS
  2. Aydan WestDB10 YDS
  3. Jaxon HowardDL10 YDS

Schedule, results, rankings and stats via CollegeFootballData.