The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-6 in 2018. They emerged victorious over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 34 to 10, in the Quick Lane Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5 | 8-2 | 9-5 | |
6 | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
7 | 3-6 | 7-6 | |
8 | 5-4 | 7-6 | |
9 | 5-4 | 6-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 376 | 4,935 | 870 | 5.7 | 2,221 | 524 | 4.2 | 2,714 | 346 | 7.8 | 27 | 161 | 269 | 121 | 119 | 29 | 51 | 508 |
Team Rank | 61st | 76th | 79th | 69th | 62nd | 45th | 75th | 88th | 103rd | 40th | 59th | 80th | 68th | 58th | 83rd | 21st | 5th | 11th | |
Opponent | 13 | 345 | 5,015 | 868 | 5.9 | 2,254 | 436 | 5.2 | 2,761 | 409 | 6.8 | 23 | 130 | 237 | 101 | 120 | 16 | 71 | 679 |
Opponent Rank | 66th | 66th | 35th | 86th | 81st | 14th | 116th | 51st | 78th | 40th | 91st | 29th | 22nd | 41st | 45th | 17th | 87th | 72nd | |
Net | +31 | -80 | +2 | -0.3 | -33 | +88 | -0.9 | -47 | -63 | +1.1 | +4 | +31 | +32 | +20 | -1 | +13 | -20 | -171 | |
Net Rank | 61st | 79th | 43rd | 89th | 74th | 22nd | 106th | 83rd | 107th | 31st | 78th | 46th | 42nd | 46th | 74th | 7th | 12th | 16th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |