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Minnesota

2016 Season Performance

#37
Rank
8-4
Record
86.0
Points
0.779
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #36 Northwestern 29-12
Worst L @ #13 Nebraska 17-24

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 2-3
Conference 5-4
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 3-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#17
#35
#53
#71
#89
Pre
#46
W3
#64
W6
#79
W9
#22
W12
#26
W15
#37

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs #102 Oregon State
30-23
+7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 5.9
Margin Scaling
+1.2 7.2
Total 7.2 pts
2
09/10
W
#41 vs FCS Indiana State
58-28
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/24
W
#64 vs #73 Colorado State
31-24
+10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.2 8.8
Margin Scaling
+1.3 10.1
Total 10.1 pts
5
10/01
L
#43 @ #65 Penn State
26-29 OT
-3.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -2.8
Recency Weighting
-0.5 -3.2
Total -3.2 pts
6
10/08
L
#62 vs #50 Iowa
7-14
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
7
10/15
W
#79 @ #25 Maryland
31-10
+27.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+6.0 19.5
Margin Scaling
+4.2 23.7
Recency Weighting
+4.3 27.9
Total 27.9 pts
8
10/22
W
#24 vs #114 Rutgers
34-32
+7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+1.0 7.8
Total 7.8 pts
9
10/29
W
#39 @ #99 Illinois
40-17
+17.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.0 12.5
Margin Scaling
+4.8 17.3
Total 17.3 pts
10
11/05
W
#22 vs #92 Purdue
44-31
+11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.7 8.3
Margin Scaling
+2.6 11.0
Total 11.0 pts
11
11/13
L
#22 @ #13 Nebraska
17-24
-3.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -3.3
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.9
Total -3.9 pts
12
11/19
W
#32 vs #36 Northwestern
29-12
+29.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+11.6 20.6
Margin Scaling
+4.7 25.2
Recency Weighting
+4.5 29.8
Total 29.8 pts
13
11/26
L
#26 @ #3 Wisconsin
17-31
-4.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.9
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.6
Total -4.6 pts
Total
8-4 Record
93.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
71-50
Record
59%
Win Rate
#37
Avg Rank
#6
Best Rank
0.824
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#37
2017
#74
2018
#27
2019
#13
2020
#51
2021
#16
2022
#25
2023
#42
2024
#23
2025
#55
2026
#41

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 4-2 (67%) #41 #14 39.2 0.768 -
2025 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #55 #29 53.9 0.792 -
2024 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #23 #18 136.0 0.847 -
2023 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #42 #20 66.1 0.873 -
2022 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #25 #10 100.6 0.815 -
2021 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #14 152.5 0.807 -
2020 Big Ten 3-4 (43%) #51 #39 28.9 0.906 -
2019 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #13 #6 170.4 0.781 -
2018 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #27 #17 99.1 0.866 -
2017 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #74 #15 12.3 0.834 -
2016 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #37 #22 86.0 0.779 -