In their 2024 season opener, on August 29, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will face North Carolina. For the full Minnesota schedule, see below.

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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule

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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Golden Gophers are playing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
• Minnesota is playing the 19th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Golden Gophers are facing the third-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Minnesota will play nine games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last year.
• The Golden Gophers’ schedule in 2024 features nine returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Gophers ranked ninth-worst in total offense (300.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 56th with 368.4 yards allowed per contest.
• While Minnesota’s defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
• The Golden Gophers ranked eighth-worst in passing offense last season (143.4 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per contest.
• Minnesota ranked 67th in run offense (157.5 rushing yards per game) and 62nd in run defense (149.1 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
• 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 percentage (35.2%) on offense.
• Minnesota owned the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +2, forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).

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