Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten
9-4 (6-3 conf)
SP+ #18
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 14.4 (#18)
- SP+ Offense
- 29.3
- SP+ Defense
- 15.4
- SRS
- 6.8
- FPI
- 9.1
- Elo
- 1709
- Talent
- 653
- Recruiting
- 199 (#37)
Schedule
2021
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Res | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsOhio State | H | L | 31-45 |
| 2 | vsMiami (OH) | H | W | 31-26 |
| 3 | @Colorado | A | W | 30-0 |
| 4 | vsBowling Green | H | L | 10-14 |
| 5 | @Purdue | A | W | 20-13 |
| 7 | vsNebraska | H | W | 30-23 |
| 8 | vsMaryland | H | W | 34-16 |
| 9 | @Northwestern | A | W | 41-14 |
| 10 | vsIllinois | H | L | 6-14 |
| 11 | @Iowa | A | L | 22-27 |
| 12 | @Indiana | A | W | 35-14 |
| 13 | vsWisconsin | H | W | 23-13 |
| 1 ·P | vsWest Virginia | N | W | 18-6 |
Quarterbacks · 2
2021 · 55
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tanner Morgan | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Cole Kramer | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Mar'Keise Irving | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Ky Thomas | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Treyson Potts | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Bryce Williams | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Mohamed Ibrahim | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Jordan Nubin | SR | 5'11" | 215 | — |
| RB | 7th | Cam Wiley | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Chris Autman-Bell | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Mike Brown-Stephens | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Dylan Wright | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Daniel Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Brock Annexstad | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Brady Boyd | SR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Brevyn Spann-Ford | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Ko Kieft | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Nick Kallerup | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Blaise Andries | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Karter Shaw | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Boye Mafe | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Thomas Rush | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Nyles Pinckney | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Esezi Otomewo | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Trill Carter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Micah Dew-Treadway | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | MJ Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Val Martin | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 9th | Deangelo Carter | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 10th | Rashad Cheney Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 11th | Logan Richter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 12th | Danny Striggow | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Jalen Logan-Redding | SR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Jack Gibbens | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Mariano Sori-Marin | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Braelen Oliver | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Donald Willis | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Derik LeCaptain | SR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★ |
| LB | 6th | Jaqwondis Burns | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | James Gordon Iv | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Cody Lindenberg | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Tyler Nubin | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jordan Howden | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Coney Durr | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Justus Harris | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Justin Walley | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Terell Smith | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Phillip Howard | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Michael Dixon | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Bishop McDonald | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Calvin Swenson | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Brady Weeks | — | — | — | ★★ |
| P | 1st | Mark Crawford | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Matthew Trickett | — | — | — | ★★ |
| PK | — | Dragan Kesich | — | — | — | ★★★ |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
29.352
Off PPA
+0.1843
Pass PPA
+0.3164
Rush PPA
+0.1242
Success
43%46
Explosive
1.1611
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Team Leaders
2021
| Pass Yds | Morgan1,935·Kramer62 |
| Rush Yds | Thomas680·Irving570·Potts552 |
| Rec Yds | Autman-Bell490·Brown-Stephens387·Wright307 |
| Tackles | Gibbens86·Sori-Marin82·Nubin41 |
| Sacks | Mafe6.0·Rush5.5·Pinckney2.5 |
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.18 | +0.09 |
| Passing | +0.31 | +0.15 |
| Rushing | +0.12 | +0.04 |
| 1st Down | +0.00 | -0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.21 | +0.07 |
| 3rd Down | +0.44 | +0.40 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
26.1
PPG Against
18.3
Differential
+7.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 8-4
- Home
- 4-3
- Away
- 4-1
- Conference
- 6-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- +7.8
Team News
1 items
- Iowa football offers 2028 Minnesota TE prospectAfter a visit with Iowa football on June 19, the Hawkeyes have extended a scholarship offer to a skilled 2028 Minnesota tight end prospect.MINN10h