In their 2024 season opener, on August 29, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will play North Carolina. For the full Minnesota schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule

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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
• Minnesota will face the 19th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (78).
• Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
• Minnesota will take on nine teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that put up nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last season.
• The Golden Gophers will have nine games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Golden Gophers ranked 56th in total defense with 368.4 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little less successful on offense, ranking ninth-worst (300.9 yards per game).
• Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 69th in FBS (26.7 points allowed per game).
• The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 59th in FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
• Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense (67th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 62nd on the other side of the ball with 149.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
• In addition to a 46% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers posted a 106th-ranked third-down conversion rate (35.2%) on offense.
• Minnesota ranked 50th in college football with a +2 turnover margin last season after forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) and committing 17 (51st in FBS).

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