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College Football·Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers
4-2 · 4-2 ATS · 3-3 O/U
2026 seasonNo. 67 of 138
Offense
Overall rankNo. 108
Points / game28.8No. 71
Yards / game341No. 108
Pass yds / game236No. 63
Rush yds / game105No. 128
Defense
Overall rankNo. 51
Points allowed / game21.8No. 55
Yards allowed / game289No. 20
Yards / play allowed5.0
Penalty yds / game54No. 56
Units
Offensive lineNo. 124
Defensive lineNo. 30
Special teamsNo. 11
Turnover margin+1
Season
Projected record5-7
Schedule so far-3.7No. 72
Schedule left+16.4No. 2
Luck+0.0
FuturesFanDuel · Oct 13
Conference
Win the Big Ten+15000
Playoff
Make the playoff+10000
National title
Win it all+125000
2026 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Line | ATS | O/U | YPP | Opp YPP | TO | |
|---|
| Sep 3 | Eastern Illinois | W 59-7 | -42.5 | W | o52.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1-0 | |
| Sep 12 | Mississippi State | L 13-38 | +1.5 | L | u53.5 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 0-1 | |
| Sep 19 | Akron | W 41-7 | -22.5 | W | u48.5 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1-2 | |
| Sep 26 | @ Washington | W 27-24 | +12.5 | W | o44.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1-2 | |
| Oct 3 | Michigan | W 20-14 | +6.5 | W | u41.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2-3 | Recap |
| Oct 10 | @ Purdue | L 13-41 | -2.5 | L | o48.5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 2-0 | Recap |
Schedule
Fantasy usage
Per-game averages over every game on file. PPR: 1 per catch, 0.1 per rushing or receiving yard, 6 per touchdown, 0.04 per passing yard, 4 per passing touchdown, -2 per interception. Half is half-PPR. Tgt% is the share of the team's targets.
Season leaders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | G |
|---|
| Drake Lindsey | 127/196 | 1335 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Max Shikenjanski | 3/3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady Palmer | 4/6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | G |
|---|
| TJ Thomas | 52 | 319 | 6.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Darius Taylor | 64 | 154 | 2.4 | 4 | 5 |
| Xavier Ford | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 1 | 5 |
| A.J. Turner | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Jennings | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Estrada | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | G |
|---|
| Javon Tracy | 43 | 32 | 375 | 1 | 6 |
| Noah Jennings | 50 | 29 | 360 | 1 | 6 |
| Jalen Smith | 25 | 15 | 210 | 3 | 5 |
| Darius Taylor | 23 | 18 | 155 | 1 | 5 |
| TJ Thomas | 24 | 17 | 96 | 0 | 6 |
| Hayden Moore | 4 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Walsh | 7 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 3 |
| Roman Voss | 3 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | G |
|---|
| Maverick Baranowski | 45 | 1 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Kerry Brown | 34 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Zack Harden | 30 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Joey Gerlach | 28 | 1 | 2.5 | 6 |
| TJ Bush Jr. | 23 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Aydan West | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Nestor | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Mekhai Smith | 19 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 |
Line, ATS and O/U are from the closing number, from Minnesota's side. YPP is yards per play. TO is turnovers, theirs then the opponent's. Schedule lines show once a book posts them. Overall offense and defense ranks are adjusted for opponent (points and yards per play against the defenses and offenses faced). Offensive line, defensive line and special teams are season rankings built from the play log and the kicking and return tables (line yards, sack and stuff rates, short-yardage conversions; field goals, punting and returns for and against). Schedule so far and left are the average rating of those opponents (points better or worse than an average team), ranked so No. 1 is the hardest. Luck is wins minus the wins this team's points scored and allowed would normally produce. See every team.
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