2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Matt Simon (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium TCF Bank Stadium
Uniform
Golden gophers football unif.png
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^  5 –0   7 –1  
No. 12 Indiana  6 –1   6 –2  
Penn State  4 –5   4 –5  
Maryland  2 –3   2 –3  
Rutgers  3 –6   3 –6  
Michigan  2 –4   2 –4  
Michigan State  2 –5   2 –5  
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy 6 –1   7 –2  
No. 16 Iowa  6 –2   6 –2  
Wisconsin  3 –3   4 –3  
Minnesota  3 –4   3 –4  
Nebraska  3 –5   3 –5  
Purdue  2 –4   2 –4  
Illinois  2 –6   2 –6  
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach P. J. Fleck.

Contents

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] However, on September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24. [3]

Schedule

Minnesota had games scheduled against Florida Atlantic, Tennessee Tech, and BYU, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
October 246:30 p.m. No. 18 Michigan No. 21
 ABC L 24–49589
October 306:30 p.m.at Maryland
ESPNL 44–45 OT0
November 72:30 p.m.at Illinois
BTN W 41–14863
November 136:00 p.m. Iowa
FS1 L 7–35771
November 206:30 p.m. Purdue
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTNW 34–31593
November 27at Wisconsin
No Contest [5]
December 511:00 a.m. Northwestern
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTN/FS1No Contest
December 1211:00 a.m.at Nebraska
FS1W 24–170
December 193:00 p.m.at Wisconsin
BTNL 17–20 OT1

Source: [6]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP 1919*——RV252421RV—
    Coaches 1818*—22RVRV2521RV—
    CFP Not releasedNot released

    Players drafted into the NFL

    RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
    127 Rashod Bateman WR Baltimore Ravens
    274 Benjamin St-Juste CB Washington Football Team

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    2. ↑ "Big Ten Statement on 2020–21 Fall Season". Big Ten Conference . August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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