Minnesota

FBS

Big Ten · Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National titles: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960

733-544-42

All-time

0.556

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

Floyd of RosedaleIowa

Little Brown JugMichigan

Paul Bunyan's AxeWisconsin

Greatest games

Minnesota's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Oct 31, 1936	1936		#1 Minnesota 0-6 #3 Northwestern Dyche Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Conf Game	Conf Game	1.28
2	Oct 25, 1941	1941		#1 Minnesota 7-0 #3 Michigan Michigan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Conf Game	Conf Game	1.16
3	Nov 9, 1940	1940		#2 Minnesota 7-6 #3 Michigan Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conf Game	Conf Game	1.14
4	Nov 5, 1960	1960		#3 Minnesota 27-10 #1 Iowa Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conf Game	Conf Game	1.06
5	Jan 2, 1961	1960	Rose Bowl	#1 Minnesota 7-17 #6 Washington Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.90
6	Oct 31, 1903	1903		Minnesota 6-6 Michigan Northrop Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conf Game	Conf Game	0.89
7	Nov 2, 1940	1940		#4 Minnesota 13-12 #8 Northwestern Dyche Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Conf Game	Conf Game	0.83
8	Nov 9, 2019	2019		#13 Minnesota 31-26 #5 Penn State TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conf Game	Conf Game	0.81
9	Oct 24, 1936	1936		#1 Minnesota 33-0 #5 Purdue Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conf Game	Conf Game	0.81
10	Nov 24, 1962	1962		#5 Minnesota 9-14 #3 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin Conf Game	Conf Game	0.78

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Minnesota	0-0	Big Ten
2025	Minnesota	8-5	Big Ten		5-4					Rate Bowl (W)
2024	Minnesota	8-5	Big Ten		5-4					Duke's Mayo Bowl
2023	Minnesota	6-7	Big Ten	West	3-6					Quick Lane Bowl (W)
2022	Minnesota	9-4	Big Ten	West	5-4				#21	Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2021	Minnesota	9-4	Big Ten	West	6-3					Guaranteed Rate Bowl (W)
2020	Minnesota	3-4	Big Ten	West	3-4				#19
2019	Minnesota	11-2	Big Ten	West	7-2		#10	#10	#7	Outback Bowl (W)
2018	Minnesota	7-6	Big Ten	West	3-6					Quick Lane Bowl (W)
2017	Minnesota	5-7	Big Ten	West	2-7
2016	Minnesota	9-4	Big Ten	West	5-4					Holiday Bowl (W)
2015	Minnesota	6-7	Big Ten	West	2-6					Quick Lane Bowl (W)
2014	Minnesota	8-5	Big Ten	West	5-3				#22	Capital One Bowl (L)
2013	Minnesota	8-5	Big Ten	Legends	4-4					Texas Bowl (L)
2012	Minnesota	6-7	Big Ten	Legends	2-6					Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (L)
2011	Minnesota	3-9	Big Ten	Legends	2-6
2010	Minnesota	3-9	Big Ten		2-6
2009	Minnesota	6-7	Big Ten		3-5					Insight Bowl (L)
2008	Minnesota	7-6	Big Ten		3-5				#20	Insight Bowl (L)
2007	Minnesota	1-11	Big Ten		0-8
2006	Minnesota	6-7	Big Ten		3-5					Insight Bowl (L)
2005	Minnesota	7-5	Big Ten		4-4				#18	Music City Bowl (L)
2004	Minnesota	7-5	Big Ten		3-5				#13	Music City Bowl (W)
2003	Minnesota	10-3	Big Ten		5-3		#20	#17	#17	Sun Bowl (W)
2002	Minnesota	8-5	Big Ten		3-5				#23	Music City Bowl (W)
2001	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		2-6
2000	Minnesota	6-6	Big Ten		4-4				#22	MicronPC.com Bowl (L)
1999	Minnesota	8-4	Big Ten		5-3		#18	#17	#12	Sun Bowl (L)
1998	Minnesota	5-6	Big Ten		2-6
1997	Minnesota	3-9	Big Ten		1-7
1996	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		1-7
1995	Minnesota	3-8	Big Ten		1-7
1994	Minnesota	3-8	Big Ten		1-7
1993	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		3-5
1992	Minnesota	2-9	Big Ten		2-6
1991	Minnesota	2-9	Big Ten		1-7
1990	Minnesota	6-5	Big Ten		5-3
1989	Minnesota	6-5	Big Ten		4-4
1988	Minnesota	2-7-2	Big Ten		0-6-2
1987	Minnesota	6-5	Big Ten		3-5
1986	Minnesota	6-6	Big Ten		5-3					Liberty Bowl (L)
1985	Minnesota	7-5	Big Ten		4-4				#20	Independence Bowl (W)
1984	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		3-6
1983	Minnesota	1-10	Big Ten		0-9
1982	Minnesota	3-8	Big Ten		1-8				#19
1981	Minnesota	6-5	Big Ten		4-5
1980	Minnesota	5-6	Big Ten		4-5
1979	Minnesota	4-6-1	Big Ten		3-5-1
1978	Minnesota	5-6	Big Ten		4-4
1977	Minnesota	7-5	Big Ten		4-4				#19	Hall of Fame Bowl (L)
1976	Minnesota	6-5	Big Ten		4-4
1975	Minnesota	6-5	Big Ten		3-5
1974	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		2-6
1973	Minnesota	7-4	Big Ten		6-2
1972	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		4-4
1971	Minnesota	4-7	Big Ten		3-5
1970	Minnesota	3-6-1	Big Ten		2-4-1
1969	Minnesota	4-5-1	Big Ten		4-3				#19
1968	Minnesota	6-4	Big Ten		5-2			#18	#15
1967	Minnesota	8-2	Big Ten		6-1	★		#14
1966	Minnesota	4-5-1	Big Ten		3-3-1
1965	Minnesota	5-4-1	Big Ten		5-2
1964	Minnesota	5-4	Big Ten		4-3
1963	Minnesota	3-6	Big Ten		2-5
1962	Minnesota	6-2-1	Big Ten		5-2		#10	#10	#5
1961	Minnesota	8-2	Big Ten		6-1		#6	#6	#3	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1960	Minnesota	8-2	Big Ten		6-1	★	#1	#1	#1	Rose Bowl (L)Major	National
1959	Minnesota	2-7	Big Ten		1-6
1958	Minnesota	1-8	Big Ten		1-6
1957	Minnesota	4-5	Big Ten		3-5				#3
1956	Minnesota	6-1-2	Big Ten		4-1-2		#12	#9	#6
1955	Minnesota	3-6	Big Ten		2-5
1954	Minnesota	7-2	Big Ten		4-2			#20	#8
1953	Minnesota	4-4-1	Big Ten		3-3-1				#13
1952	Minnesota	4-3-2	Big Nine		3-1-2
1951	Minnesota	2-6-1	Big Nine		1-4-1
1950	Minnesota	1-7-1	Big Nine		1-4-1				#18
1949	Minnesota	7-2	Big Nine		4-2		#8		#3
1948	Minnesota	7-2	Big Nine		5-2		#16		#8
1947	Minnesota	6-3	Big Nine		3-3				#13
1946	Minnesota	5-4	Big Nine		3-4
1945	Minnesota	4-5	Big Nine		1-5				#5
1944	Minnesota	5-3-1	Big Nine		3-2-1
1943	Minnesota	5-4	Big Nine		2-3				#9
1942	Minnesota	5-4	Big Nine		3-3		#19		#7
1941	Minnesota	8-0	Big Nine		5-0	★	#1		#1		National
1940	Minnesota	8-0	Big Nine		6-0	★	#1		#1		National
1939	Minnesota	3-4-1	Big Ten		2-3-1				#20
1938	Minnesota	6-2	Big Ten		4-1	★	#10		#2
1937	Minnesota	6-2	Big Ten		5-0	★	#5		#4
1936	Minnesota	7-1	Big Ten		4-1		#1		#1		National
1935	Minnesota	8-0	Big Ten		5-0	★					National
1934	Minnesota	8-0	Big Ten		5-0	★					National
1933	Minnesota	4-0-4	Big Ten		2-0-4
1932	Minnesota	5-3	Big Ten		2-3
1931	Minnesota	7-3	Big Ten		3-2
1930	Minnesota	3-4-1	Big Ten		1-3
1929	Minnesota	6-2	Big Ten		3-2
1928	Minnesota	6-2	Big Ten		4-2
1927	Minnesota	6-0-2	Big Ten		3-0-1
1926	Minnesota	5-3	Big Ten		2-2
1925	Minnesota	5-2-1	Big Ten		1-1-1
1924	Minnesota	3-3-2	Big Ten		1-2-1
1923	Minnesota	5-1-1	Big Ten		2-1-1
1922	Minnesota	3-3-1	Big Ten		2-3-1
1921	Minnesota	3-4	Big Ten		2-4
1920	Minnesota	1-6	Big Ten		0-6
1919	Minnesota	4-2-1	Big Ten		3-2
1918	Minnesota	5-2-1	Big Ten		2-1
1917	Minnesota	4-1	Big Ten		3-1
1916	Minnesota	6-1	Big Nine		3-1
1915	Minnesota	6-0-1	Big Nine		3-0-1	★
1914	Minnesota	6-1	Big Nine		3-1
1913	Minnesota	5-2	Big Nine		2-1
1912	Minnesota	4-3	Western Intercollegiate		2-2
1911	Minnesota	6-0-1	Western Intercollegiate		3-0-1	★
1910	Minnesota	6-1	Western Intercollegiate		2-0	★
1909	Minnesota	6-1	Western Intercollegiate		2-0	★
1908	Minnesota	3-2-1	Western Intercollegiate		0-2
1907	Minnesota	2-2-1	Western Intercollegiate		0-1-1
1906	Minnesota	4-1	Western Intercollegiate		2-0	★
1905	Minnesota	10-1	Western Intercollegiate		2-1
1904	Minnesota	13-0	Western Intercollegiate		3-0	★
1903	Minnesota	14-0-1	Western Intercollegiate		3-0-1	★
1902	Minnesota	9-2-1	Western Intercollegiate		3-1
1901	Minnesota	9-1-1	Western Intercollegiate		3-1
1900	Minnesota	10-0-2	Western Intercollegiate		3-0-1	★
1899	Minnesota	6-3-2	Western Intercollegiate		0-3
1898	Minnesota	4-5	Western Intercollegiate		1-2
1897	Minnesota	4-4	Western Intercollegiate		0-3
1896	Minnesota	8-2	Western Intercollegiate		1-2
1895	Minnesota	7-3	Independent
1894	Minnesota	3-1	Independent
1893	Minnesota	6-0	Independent
1892	Minnesota	5-0	Independent

Award winners

48 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2019	Antoine Winfield Jr.	DB	Consensus All-American
2006	Matt Spaeth	TE	John Mackey Award
2005	Greg Eslinger	C	Consensus All-American
2005	Greg Eslinger	C	Dave Rimington Trophy
2005	Greg Eslinger	C	Outland Trophy
2000	Ben Hamilton	OL	Consensus All-American
1999	Ben Hamilton	C	Consensus All-American
1999	Tyrone Carter	DB	Consensus All-American
1999	Tyrone Carter	DB	Jim Thorpe Award
1965	Aaron Brown	DE	Consensus All-American
1963	Carl Eller	T	Consensus All-American
1962	Bobby Bell	T	Consensus All-American
1962	Bobby Bell	T	Heisman Finalist
1962	Bobby Bell	T	Outland Trophy
1961	Sandy Stephens	B	Consensus All-American
1961	Sandy Stateephens	QB	Heisman Finalist
1960	Murray Warmath	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1960	Tom Brown	G	Consensus All-American
1960	Tom Brown	G	Heisman Finalist
1960	Tom Brown	G	Outland Trophy
1953	Paul Giel	B	Consensus All-American
1953	Paul Giel	HB	Heisman Finalist
1952	Paul Giel	HB	Heisman Finalist
1949	Clayton Tonnemaker	C	Consensus All-American
1949	Leo Nomellini	T	Consensus All-American
1948	Leo Nomellini	T	Consensus All-American
1942	Dick Wildung	T	Consensus All-American
1941	Bruce Smith	B	Consensus All-American
1941	Dick Wildung	T	Consensus All-American
1941	Bruce Smith	HB	Heisman Trophy★
1940	George Franck	B	Consensus All-American
1940	Urban Odson	T	Consensus All-American
1940	George Franck	HB	Heisman Finalist
1936	Ed Widseth	T	Consensus All-American
1935	Ed Widseth	T	Consensus All-American
1934	Bill Bevan	G	Consensus All-American
1934	Frank Larson	E	Consensus All-American
1934	Pug Lund	B	Consensus All-American
1931	Biggie Munn	G	Consensus All-American
1929	Bronko Nagurski	T	Consensus All-American
1927	Herb Joesting	B	Consensus All-American
1926	Herb Joesting	B	Consensus All-American
1923	Ray Ecklund	E	Consensus All-American
1917	George Hauser	T	Consensus All-American
1916	Bert Baston	E	Consensus All-American
1910	James Walker	T	Consensus All-American
1909	John McGovern	B	Consensus All-American
1903	Fred Schacht	T	Consensus All-American