Minnesota Golden Gophers

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2025	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	5	0	.583	8th	Won Rate Bowl
	2024	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	5	0	.583	8th	Won Duke's Mayo Bowl
	2023	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	7	0	.417	10th	Won Quick Lane Bowl
	2022	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	4	0	.667	4th	Won Pinstripe Bowl
	2021	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	4	0	.667	5th	Won Guaranteed Rate Bowl
	2020	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	4	0	.429	7th
	2019	Minnesota Golden Gophers	10	2	0	.833	2nd	Won Outback Bowl
	2018	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	6	0	.500	7th	Won Quick Lane Bowl
	2017	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	7	0	.417	9th
	2016	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	4	0	.667	6th	Won Holiday Bowl
	2015	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	7	0	.417	9th	Won Quick Lane Bowl
	2014	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	4	0	.667	5th	Lost Citrus Bowl
	2013	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	4	0	.667	6th	Lost Texas Bowl
	2012	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	6	0	.500		Lost Meineke Car Care Bowl
	2011	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	9	0	.250
	2010	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	9	0	.250
	2009	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	6	0	.500		Lost Insight Bowl
	2008	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	5	0	.583		Lost Insight Bowl
	2007	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1	11	0	.083
	2006	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	6	0	.500		Lost Insight Bowl
	2005	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	4	0	.636		Lost Music City Bowl
	2004	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545		Won Music City Bowl
	2003	Minnesota Golden Gophers	9	3	0	.750		Won Sun Bowl
	2002	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	5	0	.583		Won Music City Bowl
	2001	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	2000	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545		Lost Micron PC Bowl
	1999	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	3	0	.727		Lost Sun Bowl
	1998	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	6	0	.455
	1997	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	9	0	.250
	1996	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	1995	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	8	0	.273
	1994	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	8	0	.273
	1993	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	1992	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	9	0	.182
	1991	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	9	0	.182
	1990	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545
	1989	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545
	1988	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	7	2	.273
	1987	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545
	1986	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545		Lost Liberty Bowl
	1985	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545		Won Independence Bowl
	1984	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	1983	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1	10	0	.091
	1982	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	8	0	.273
	1981	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545
	1980	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	6	0	.455
	1979	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	6	1	.409
	1978	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	6	0	.455
	1977	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	4	0	.636		Lost Hall of Fame Classic
	1976	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545
	1975	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	5	0	.545
	1974	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	1973	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	4	0	.636
	1972	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	1971	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	7	0	.364
	1970	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	6	1	.350
	1969	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	5	1	.450
	1968	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	4	0	.600
	1967	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	2	0	.800	1st
	1966	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	5	1	.450
	1965	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	4	1	.550
	1964	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	4	0	.556
	1963	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	6	0	.333
	1962	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	2	1	.722
	1961	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	2	0	.778		Won Rose Bowl
🏆	1960	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	1	0	.889	1st	Lost Rose Bowl
	1959	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	7	0	.222
	1958	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1	8	0	.111
	1957	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	5	0	.444
	1956	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	1	2	.778
	1955	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	6	0	.333
	1954	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	2	0	.778
	1953	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	4	1	.500
	1952	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	3	2	.556
	1951	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	6	1	.278
	1950	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1	7	1	.167
	1949	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	2	0	.778
	1948	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	2	0	.778
	1947	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	3	0	.667
	1946	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	4	0	.556
	1945	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	5	0	.444
	1944	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	3	1	.611
	1943	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	4	0	.556
	1942	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	4	0	.556
🏆	1941	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	0	0	1.000	1st
🏆	1940	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	0	0	1.000	1st
	1939	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	4	1	.438
	1938	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	2	0	.750
	1937	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	2	0	.750
🏆	1936	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	1	0	.875
	1935	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	0	0	1.000
	1934	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	0	0	1.000
	1933	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	0	4	.750
	1932	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	3	0	.625
	1931	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	3	0	.700
	1930	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	4	1	.438
	1929	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	2	0	.750
	1928	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	2	0	.750
	1927	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	0	2	.875
	1926	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	3	0	.625
	1925	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	2	1	.688
	1924	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	3	2	.500
	1923	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	1	1	.786
	1922	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	3	1	.500
	1921	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	4	0	.429
	1920	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1	6	0	.143
	1919	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	2	1	.643
	1918	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	2	1	.688
	1917	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	1	0	.800
	1916	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	1	0	.857
	1915	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	0	1	.929
	1914	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	1	0	.857
	1913	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	2	0	.714
	1912	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	3	0	.571
	1911	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	0	1	.929
	1910	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	1	0	.857
	1909	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	1	0	.857
	1908	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	2	1	.583
	1907	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	2	1	.500
	1906	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	1	0	.800
	1905	Minnesota Golden Gophers	10	1	0	.909
	1904	Minnesota Golden Gophers	13	0	0	1.000
	1903	Minnesota Golden Gophers	14	0	1	.967
	1902	Minnesota Golden Gophers	9	2	1	.792
	1901	Minnesota Golden Gophers	9	1	1	.864
	1900	Minnesota Golden Gophers	10	0	2	.917
	1899	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	3	2	.636
	1898	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	5	0	.444
	1897	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	4	0	.500
	1896	Minnesota Golden Gophers	8	2	0	.800
	1895	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7	3	0	.700
	1894	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3	1	0	.750
	1893	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	0	0	1.000
	1892	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	0	0	1.000

History


Seasons	134 (1892 to present)
Conference	Big 10
Regular Season	719-532-42 (.572)
Postseason	14-12 (.538)
National Championships	4

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

10,480

Adam Weber

RUSH YDS

4,518

Darrell Thompson

REC YDS

3,044

Tyler Johnson

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167