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Minnesota

2019 Season Performance

#13
Rank
10-2
Record
170.4
Points
0.781
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #3 Penn State 31-26
Worst L @ #25 Iowa 19-23

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#1
#18
#35
#52
#70
Pre
#45
W3
#38
W6
#18
W9
#6
W12
#7
W15
#13

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
W
NR vs #84 South Dakota State
28-21
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/08
W
#60 @ #112 Fresno State
38-35 OT
+9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 8.9
Margin Scaling
+0.8 9.7
Total 9.7 pts
3
09/14
W
#52 vs #97 Georgia Southern
35-32
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.3 9.3
Margin Scaling
+0.9 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
5
09/28
W
#49 @ #90 Purdue
38-31
+21.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.5 16.0
Margin Scaling
+1.8 17.8
Recency Weighting
+3.2 21.0
Total 21.0 pts
6
10/05
W
#28 vs #72 Illinois
40-17
+31.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+11.4 20.4
Margin Scaling
+6.0 26.4
Recency Weighting
+4.8 31.2
Total 31.2 pts
7
10/12
W
#18 vs #34 Nebraska
34-7
+20.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.0 12.0
Margin Scaling
+5.5 17.4
Recency Weighting
+3.1 20.6
Total 20.6 pts
8
10/19
W
#10 @ #120 Rutgers
42-7
+15.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 10.7
Margin Scaling
+5.1 15.8
Total 15.8 pts
9
10/26
W
#12 vs #77 Maryland
52-10
+13.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.7 8.3
Margin Scaling
+5.3 13.7
Total 13.7 pts
11
11/09
W
#9 vs #3 Penn State
31-26
+43.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+22.6 31.6
Margin Scaling
+2.1 33.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 36.7
Recency Weighting
+6.6 43.4
Total 43.4 pts
12
11/16
L
#6 @ #25 Iowa
19-23
-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
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.3
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.9
Total -3.9 pts
13
11/23
W
#7 @ #113 Northwestern
38-22
+20.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.4 13.1
Margin Scaling
+3.9 17.0
Recency Weighting
+3.1 20.1
Total 20.1 pts
14
11/30
L
#7 vs #8 Wisconsin
17-38
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
Total
10-2 Record
174.2

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 -