2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers went 5-3 (3-2 in the Big Ten). They scored 25.2 and allowed 20.5 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 6-2-0; games went 3-5-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 57 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 5-3
  • Conference record: 3-2
  • Against the spread: 6-2-0
  • Over/under: 3-5-0
  • SP+ rank: No. 57

2026 schedule and results

WkOpponentDateResultScoreSpreadATSO/U
1Eastern Illinois2026-09-04W59-7-42.5WO 52.5
2Mississippi State2026-09-12L13-38PKLU 53.5
3Akron2026-09-19W41-7-22.5WU 48.5
4at Washington2026-09-27W27-24+12WO 45
5Michigan2026-10-03W20-14+6WU 42
6at Purdue2026-10-11L13-41-3LO 49
8Iowa2026-10-24W13-10+8WU 41
9at Indiana2026-10-31L16-23+20.5WU 41
10UCLA2026-11-07+5None 39
11at Penn State2026-11-15
12Northwestern2026-11-21
13at Wisconsin2026-11-28

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Drake Lindsey81612591592106
Max Shikenjanski1335000
Brady Palmer1463400

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
TJ Thomas Jr.8643811
Darius Taylor7832175
Xavier Ford7291281
A.J. Turner210441
Ryan Estrada13100

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Javon Tracy8464601
Noah Jennings8333951
Jalen Smith7182633
Roman Voss471172
Hayden Moore23490

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Maverick Baranowski8623.5110
Kerry Brown847203
Zack Harden8453113
Joey Gerlach8413112
John Nestor8355012

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com