Minnesota Golden Gophers

Team

	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	1	59	495	71	7.0	147	38	3.9	348	33	10.5	0	0	24	9	13	2	2	10
Team Rank		18th	56th	63rd	44th	91st	69th	91st	30th	55th	28th	1st	102nd	61st	73rd	48th	43rd	4th	2nd
Opponent	1	7	110	44	2.6	51	28	1.8	59	15	3.9	1	3	4	1	3	0	6	35
Opponent Rank		24th	6th	6th	10th	23rd	32nd	19th	7th	5th	18th	85th	112th	1st	2nd	6th	1st	68th	100th
Net		+52	+385	+27	+4.4	+96	+10	+2.0	+289	+18	+6.6	-1	-3	+20	+8	+10	+2	-4	-25
Net Rank		15th	22nd	15th	19th	59th	46th	52nd	5th	16th	16th	46th	63rd	17th	33rd	15th	10th	18th	31st

Player Stats

Passing	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	RTG	TD%	LNG
Drake Lindsey D. Lindsey	1	19	24	79.2	24.0	264	11.0	264.0	1	185.3	4.2	55
Brady Palmer B. Palmer	1	4	6	66.7	6.0	34	5.7	34.0	0	114.3	0.0	13
Max Shikenjanski M. Shikenjanski	1	3	3	100.0	3.0	50	16.7	50.0	0	240.0	0.0	33

Rushing	GP	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YDS/G	TD	LNG	PLY SCM	YDS SCM
Darius Taylor D. Taylor	1	14	14.0	56	4.0	56.0	3	27	17	87
TJ Thomas	1	7	7.0	52	7.4	52.0	0	20	9	75
Niko Castillo N. Castillo	1	4	4.0	2	0.5	2.0	0	1	4	2
Xavier Ford X. Ford	1	3	3.0	15	5.0	15.0	1	10	3	15
Ryan Estrada R. Estrada	1	3	3.0	10	3.3	10.0	0	10	5	22
Brady Palmer B. Palmer	1	2	2.0	8	4.0	8.0	0	8	2	8
Drake Lindsey D. Lindsey	1	2	2.0	6	3.0	6.0	0	4	2	6
Jaron Thomas J. Thomas	1	1	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0	5	1	5
Max Shikenjanski M. Shikenjanski	1	1	1.0	2	2.0	2.0	1	2	1	2

Receiving	GP	REC	TRG	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	LNG	PLY SCM	YDS SCM
Javon Tracy J. Tracy	1	5	7	5.0	98	19.6	98.0	0	55	5	98
Noah Jennings N. Jennings	1	3	4	3.0	57	19.0	57.0	0	28	3	57
Darius Taylor D. Taylor	1	3	3	3.0	31	10.3	31.0	0	19	17	87
Jalen Smith J. Smith	1	3	3	3.0	26	8.7	26.0	0	15	3	26
Hayden Moore H. Moore	1	2	3	2.0	42	21.0	42.0	0	33	2	42
Pierce Walsh P. Walsh	1	2	2	2.0	28	14.0	28.0	1	27	2	28
TJ Thomas	1	2	3	2.0	23	11.5	23.0	0	18	9	75
Ryan Estrada R. Estrada	1	2	2	2.0	12	6.0	12.0	0	11	5	22
Quayd Hendryx Q. Hendryx	1	1	1	1.0	13	13.0	13.0	0	13	1	13
Bradley Martino B. Martino	1	1	1	1.0	6	6.0	6.0	0	6	1	6
George Rohl G. Rohl	1	1	1	1.0	6	6.0	6.0	0	6	1	6
Zion Steptoe Z. Steptoe	1	1	1	1.0	6	6.0	6.0	0	6	1	6

	Defense	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
	TJ Bush Jr.	1	1	0	1	1	1.0	0	0	0		0	0
	Nate Cleveland N. Cleveland	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0

Scoring	GP	RUSH	REC	RET	TOT	FGM	XPM	PTS
Darius Taylor D. Taylor	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	18
Javon Tracy J. Tracy	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	12
Daniel Jackson D. Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	10
Xavier Ford X. Ford	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Max Shikenjanski M. Shikenjanski	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Pierce Walsh P. Walsh	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6
Beckham Sunderland B. Sunderland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Returns	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD	PR LNG
Javon Tracy J. Tracy	1	0	0		4	167	41.8	2	87
Braiden Stevens B. Stevens	1	0	0		1	26	26.0	0	26
Ryan Estrada R. Estrada	1	1	11	11.0	0	0		0	0

	Kicking	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG 1-19	FG 20-29	FG 30-39	FG 40-49	FG 50+	XPM	XPA	XP%	PTS
	Daniel Jackson D. Jackson	1	1	1	100.0	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	7	7	100.0	10
	Beckham Sunderland B. Sunderland	1	0	0		0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	100.0	1

	Punting	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
	Tom Weston T. Weston	1	1	37	37.0	37	0
	Zachary Robbins Z. Robbins	1	1	33	33.0	33	0

More CFB News

Michigan has more problems than a clock controversy with No. 11 Oklahoma coming to the Big House

Sep 10, 2026

Minnesota has a rare SEC team on the schedule, putting rising star QB Drake Lindsey in the spotlight

Sep 10, 2026

Big 12 this week: Iowa State visits No. 21 Iowa, Arizona heads to BYU

Sep 10, 2026

Georgia Tech tries to avoid an 0-2 start while Wake Forest and Duke gets Big Ten tests on ACC slate

Sep 10, 2026

SEC this week: No. 4 Texas hosts No. 1 Buckeyes in a high-stakes Saturday night rematch

Sep 10, 2026

Big Ten's headline attractions this week have No. 1 Ohio State and Michigan facing major challenges

Sep 10, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

635

Maiava

550

Weaver

525

Hedden

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

231

Kromah

227

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

234

Toney

222

Mosley

196

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

7

Heintschel

6

Boley

5

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

3

Robinson

3

Anderson

Rec TD Leaders

4

Williams

3

Mosley

3

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

285.0

Hoover

281.3

Baker

272.0

Becht

Sack Leaders

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Gilliam

3.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

71.0

70.0

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

681.0

671.0

660.0

648.0

Rush Yards Rankings

569.0

506.0

458.0

431.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

432.0

430.0

428.0

Sack Leaders

9.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	PCT
1	Alabama	1	1.000
2	Arkansas	1	1.000
3	Auburn	1	1.000
4	Florida	1	1.000
5	Georgia	1	1.000
6	Kentucky	1	1.000
7	LSU	1	1.000
8	Mississippi State	1	1.000
9	Missouri	1	1.000
10	Oklahoma	1	1.000
11	Ole Miss	1	1.000
12	South Carolina	1	1.000
13	Tennessee	1	1.000
14	Texas	1	1.000
15	Texas A&M	1	1.000
16	Vanderbilt	1	1.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	1	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	1	0	1.000
3	Georgia Southern	1	0	1.000
4	Louisiana Tech	1	0	1.000
5	Georgia State	1	0	1.000
6	South Alabama	1	0	1.000
7	James Madison	1	0	1.000
8	Southern Miss	1	0	1.000
9	Old Dominion	1	0	1.000
10	Troy	1	0	1.000
11	Coastal Carolina	0	1	.000
12	Arkansas State	0	1	.000
13	Marshall	0	1	.000
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	1	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	0	1.000
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas	1	0	1.000
9	Kansas State	1	0	1.000
10	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
11	UCF	1	0	1.000
12	Utah	1	0	1.000
13	West Virginia	1	0	1.000
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	1	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	0	1.000
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	0	1.000
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	1	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	1	0	1.000
2	SMU	1	0	1.000
3	Virginia	1	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	1	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	1	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	1	0	1.000
10	Boston College	0	1	.000
11	California	0	1	.000
12	Clemson	0	1	.000
13	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
14	Louisville	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	0	1	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Rutgers	0	1	.000
18	Wisconsin	0	1	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	0	1	.000
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	1	.000