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Minnesota

2026 Season Performance

#44
Rank
4-2
Record
36.0
Points
0.743
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #22 Michigan 20-14
Worst L @ #82 Purdue 13-41

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#26.0
avg opponent rank
#4
toughest left
80.09
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
8
10-24
vs
#22 Iowa
5-1
+10.89
9
10-31
@
#4 Indiana
6-0
+17.49
10
11-07
vs
#6 UCLA
5-0
+11.58
11
11-14
@
#63 Penn State
3-3
+13.71
12
11-21
vs
#35 Northwestern
4-1
+10.34
13
11-28
@
#26 Wisconsin
4-1
+16.08

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#9
#39
#69
#99
#127
Pre
#70
W3
#61
W6
#44
W9
#43
W12
#42
W15
#41

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/04
W
NR vs #120 Eastern Illinois
59-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#68 vs #25 Mississippi State
13-38
-9.9
-11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -3.6
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -6.9
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.1
Against the Spread (+0.25, -24.75)
-3.0 -11.1
Total -11.1 pts
-1.2
3
09/19
W
#117 vs #83 Akron
41-7
+11.4
+11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.2
Against the Spread (-22.5, +11.5)
+2.9 11.1
Total 11.1 pts
-0.3
4
09/27
W
#61 @ #76 Washington
27-24
+23.2
+20.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.2 16.7
Margin Scaling
+1.1 17.8
Against the Spread (+12.25, +15.25)
+3.0 20.8
Total 20.8 pts
-2.4
5
10/03
W
#31 vs #22 Michigan
20-14
+20.1
+23.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+6.7 15.7
Margin Scaling
+2.0 17.7
Recency Weighting
+3.2 20.9
Against the Spread (+6.25, +12.25)
+3.0 23.9
Total 23.9 pts
+3.8
6
10/11
L
#14 @ #82 Purdue
13-41
-10.2
-10.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.2 -3.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-2.9 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.6
Against the Spread (-2.75, -30.75)
-3.0 -10.6
Total -10.6 pts
-0.4
Total
4-2 Record
34.5
34.1
-0.5

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 -