2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Quick Lane Bowl champion | |
Quick Lane Bowl, W 30–24 vs. Bowling Green | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–7 (3–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Joe Rossi (6th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Nick Monroe (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Huntington Bank Stadium |
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No. 1 Michigan xy$#^ | 9 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Ohio State | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Penn State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 24 Iowa xy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers were led by P. J. Fleck in his seventh year as head coach. They played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The team was originally ineligible for a bowl game due to a losing record; however, they were awarded a berth due to having the highest Academic Progress Rating among 5–7 teams. [1]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team drew an average home attendance of 48,453 in 2023.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Nebraska | FOX | W 13–10 | 53,629 | |
September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan * |
| BTN | W 25–6 | 48,101 |
September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 North Carolina * | ESPN | L 13–31 | 45,151 | |
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | BTN | L 34–37 OT | 20,148 | |
September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana *![]() |
| BTN | W 35–24 | 46,843 |
October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Michigan |
| NBC | L 10–52 | 52,179 |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Iowa | NBC | W 12–10 | 69,250 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Michigan State |
| BTN | W 27–12 | 47,392 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | Illinois |
| BTN | L 26–27 | 42,906 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | NBC | L 30–49 | 59,049 | |
November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Ohio State | BTN | L 3–37 | 104,019 | |
November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Wisconsin |
| FS1 | L 14–28 | 48,119 |
December 26 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Bowling Green * | ESPN | W 30–24 | 28,521 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornhuskers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
•Golden Gophers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
2 | 12:31 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 34-yard field goal | Minn 3–0 |
3 | 14:03 | Neb | Alex Bullock 34-yard pass from Jeff Sims (Tristan Alvano kick) | Neb 7–3 |
4 | 12:42 | Neb | Tristan Alvano 27-yard field goal | Neb 10–3 |
2:32 | Minn | Daniel Jackson 13-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) | Tied 10–10 | |
0:00 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 47-yard field goal | Minn 13–10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
•Golden Gophers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
•No. 20 Tar Heels | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 11:47 | UNC | Nate McCollum 46 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13) | UNC 7–0 |
2 | 13:17 | UNC | Omarion Hampton 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:25) | UNC 14–0 |
9:47 | MIN | Dragan Kesich 23 yd. field goal (7 plays, 11 yards, 2:29) | UNC 14–3 | |
2:23 | UNC | Bryson Nesbit 19 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29) | UNC 21–3 | |
0:30 | MIN | Darius Taylor 2 yd. rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53) | UNC 21–10 | |
3 | 10:22 | MIN | Dragan Kesich 42 yd. field goal (9 plays, 48 yards, 4:38) | UNC 21–13 |
1:26 | UNC | Noah Burnette 42 yd. field goal (8 plays, 56 yards, 1:26) | UNC 24–13 | |
4 | 5:00 | UNC | British Brooks 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 5:23) | UNC 31–13 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
•Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
1 | 10:36 | LA | Peter LeBlanc 7-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) | LA 7–0 |
02:30 | MIN | Daniel Jackson 10-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (9 plays, 86 yards, 5:03) | TIE 7–7 | |
2 | 13:26 | LA | Kenneth Almendares 28-yard field goal (7 plays, 64 yards, 4:04) | LA 10–7 |
07:21 | MIN | Athan Kaliakmanis 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 6:05) | MIN 14–10 | |
01:47 | LA | Robert Williams 6-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) | LA 17–14 | |
3 | 08:48 | MIN | Zach Evans 18-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09) | MIN 21–17 |
4 | 13:45 | MIN | Bryce Williams 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (8 plays, 42 yards, 3:59) | MIN 28–17 |
05:21 | MIN | Daniel Jackson 37-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 4:30) | MIN 35–17 | |
03:01 | LA | Jacob Kibodi 52-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) | MIN 35–24 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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•No. 2 Wolverines | 10 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
Golden Gophers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 14:14 | MICH | Will Johnson 35-yard interception return (James Turner kick) | MICH 7–0 |
1 | 7:33 | MICH | James Turner 31-yard field goal | MICH 10–0 |
1 | 2:35 | MINN | Dragan Kesich 54-yard field goal | MICH 10–3 |
2 | 10:08 | MICH | Blake Corum 1-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 17–3 |
2 | 5:50 | MICH | J. J. McCarthy 5-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 24–3 |
2 | 0:06 | MINN | Daniel Jackson 35-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) | MICH 24–10 |
3 | 8:28 | MICH | J. J. McCarthy 7-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 31–10 |
3 | 3:20 | MICH | Colston Loveland 24-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) | MICH 38–10 |
3 | 1:43 | MICH | Keon Sabb 29-yard interception return (James Turner kick) | MICH 45–10 |
4 | 9:21 | MICH | Leon Franklin 2-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 52–10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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•Golden Gophers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
No. 24 Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 10:35 | Iowa | Drew Stevens 23-yard field goal | Iowa 3–0 |
0:17 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 43-yard field goal | Tied 3–3 | |
2 | 0:49 | Iowa | Deacon Hill 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) | Iowa 10–3 |
3 | 8:59 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 44-yard field goal | Iowa 10–6 |
2:25 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 28-yard field goal | Iowa 10–9 | |
4 | 8:33 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal | Minn 12–10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
•Golden Gophers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
1 | 13:19 | MSU | Jonathan Kim 38-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22) | MSU 3–0 |
9:49 | MSU | Jonathan Kim 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 0:50) | MSU 6–0 | |
2 | 4:54 | UMN | Dragan Kesich 22-yard field goal (8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55) | MSU 6–3 |
0:19 | UMN | Daniel Jackson 22-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55) | UMN 10–6 | |
4 | 12:07 | UMN | Jordan Nubin 18-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (9 plays, 87 yards, 5:25) | UMN 17–6 |
8:37 | MSU | Tyell Henry 9-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (two-point conversion failed) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30) | UMN 17–12 | |
4:11 | UMN | Jordan Nubin 2-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 46 yards, 4:25) | UMN 24–12 | |
3:25 | UMN | Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 0:30) | UMN 27–12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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•Fighting Illini | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Golden Gophers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
•Boilermakers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
•Buckeyes | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
1 | 9:22 | OSU | TreVeyon Henderson 9-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 4:02) | OSU 7–0 |
2 | 13:05 | OSU | Jayden Fielding 47-yard field goal (9 plays, 58 yards, 2:46) | OSU 10–0 |
4:51 | OSU | Jayden Fielding 26-yard field goal (11 plays, 81 yards, 4:24) | OSU 13–0 | |
3 | 14:48 | OSU | TreVeyon Henderson 75-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) | OSU 20–0 |
13:53 | OSU | Marvin Harrison Jr. 4-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 0:43) | OSU 27–0 | |
10:17 | OSU | Jayden Fielding 32-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:13) | OSU 30–0 | |
4 | 13:43 | OSU | Cade Stover 1-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) (16 plays, 84 yards, 9:18) | OSU 37–0 |
6:43 | MINN | Dragan Kesich 54-yard field goal (12 plays, 39 yards, 7:00) | OSU 37–3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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•Badgers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 12:21 | MINN | Jordan Nubin 1-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:34) | MIN 7–0 |
2 | 13:04 | WIS | Braelon Allen 5-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 5:16) | TIED 7–7 |
4:30 | MINN | Daniel Jackson 7-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 71 yards, 5:36) | MIN 14–7 | |
2:38 | WIS | Will Pauling 11-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:52) | TIED 14–14 | |
3 | 9:24 | WIS | Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:25) | WIS 21–14 |
0:10 | WIS | Riley Nowakowski 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick) (10 plays, 86 yards, 4:55) | WIS 28–14 |
Despite the loss giving them an overall 5–7 record, the Golden Gophers would head to a bowl game due to their Academic Progress Rate.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
•Golden Gophers | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
1 | 13:47 | BGSU | Odieu Hiliare 46-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13) | BGSU 7–0 |
5:56 | MINN | Elijah Spencer 4-yard pass from Cole Kramer (two-point run conversion failed) (13 plays, 75 yards, 7:51) | BGSU 7–6 | |
2 | 8:57 | MINN | Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal (7 plays, 42 yards, 2:58) | MINN 9–7 |
1:38 | BGSU | Alan Anaya 33-yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 1:02) | BGSU 10–9 | |
3 | 9:20 | MINN | Cole Kramer 1-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 78 yards, 5:40) | MINN 16–10 |
4:18 | MINN | Jameson Geers 7-yard pass from Cole Kramer (Dragan Keisch kick) (6 plays, 27 yards, 3:31) | MINN 23–10 | |
4 | 11:10 | BGSU | PaSean Wimberly 18-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:29) | MINN 23–17 |
8:03 | MINN | Darius Taylor 17-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (5 plays, 48 yards, 3:07) | MINN 30–17 | |
2:33 | BGSU | Connor Bazelak 2-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 5:30) | MINN 30–24 |
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