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2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sanford Jr. (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Simon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Harasymiak (1st season)
Home stadiumTCF Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 50,805)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^   5 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 12 Indiana   6 – 1     6 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Michigan   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy   6 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 16 Iowa   6 – 2     6 – 2  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     4 – 3  
Minnesota   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Nebraska   3 – 5     3 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 6  
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team will represent the University of Minnesota in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers will play their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by fourth-year head coach P. J. Fleck.

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2019 season as arguably the best since their 1960 National Champion team. They finished with their highest win total ever, at 11–2, 7–2 in Big Ten play to finish tied for first place in the West Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where they defeated Auburn and finished #10 in the AP poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Florida Atlantic*
September 12Tennessee Tech*
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
September 18Iowa
September 26BYU*
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
October 3at Maryland
October 10at Wisconsin
October 17Michigan
October 24at Illinois
October 31at Michigan State
November 7Purdue
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
November 21Northwestern
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
November 27at Nebraska
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Football Schedule".
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