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.

#1 · 1936 · Oct 31, 1936

1.28

#1 Minnesota 0-6 #3 Northwestern

Dyche Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

Conf Game

#2 · 1941 · Oct 25, 1941

1.16

#1 Minnesota 7-0 #3 Michigan

Michigan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Conf Game

#3 · 1940 · Nov 9, 1940

1.14

#2 Minnesota 7-6 #3 Michigan

Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conf Game

#4 · 1960 · Nov 5, 1960

1.06

#3 Minnesota 27-10 #1 Iowa

Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conf Game

#5 · 1960 · Jan 2, 1961

0.90

Rose Bowl

#1 Minnesota 7-17 #6 Washington

Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California

Major Bowl

#6 · 1903 · Oct 31, 1903

0.89

Minnesota 6-6 Michigan

Northrop Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conf Game

#7 · 1940 · Nov 2, 1940

0.83

#4 Minnesota 13-12 #8 Northwestern

Dyche Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

Conf Game

#8 · 2019 · Nov 9, 2019

0.81

#13 Minnesota 31-26 #5 Penn State

TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conf Game

#9 · 1936 · Oct 24, 1936

0.81

#1 Minnesota 33-0 #5 Purdue

Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conf Game

#10 · 1962 · Nov 24, 1962

0.78

#5 Minnesota 9-14 #3 Wisconsin

Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Conf Game

#	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)

20260-0

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20258-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Rate Bowl (W)

20248-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Duke's Mayo Bowl

20236-7

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

3-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Quick Lane Bowl (W)

20229-4

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

5-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#21

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Pinstripe Bowl (W)

20219-4

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

6-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Guaranteed Rate Bowl (W)

20203-4

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201911-2

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

7-2

AP final

#10

Coach final

#10

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Outback Bowl (W)

20187-6

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

3-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Quick Lane Bowl (W)

20175-7

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

2-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20169-4

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

5-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Holiday Bowl (W)

20156-7

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Quick Lane Bowl (W)

20148-5

Minnesota · Big Ten (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#22

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Capital One Bowl (L)

20138-5

Minnesota · Big Ten (Legends)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Texas Bowl (L)

20126-7

Minnesota · Big Ten (Legends)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (L)

20113-9

Minnesota · Big Ten (Legends)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20103-9

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20096-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Insight Bowl (L)

20087-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#20

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Insight Bowl (L)

20071-11

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20066-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Insight Bowl (L)

20057-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Music City Bowl (L)

20047-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Music City Bowl (W)

200310-3

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-3

AP final

#20

Coach final

#17

AP high

#17

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Sun Bowl (W)

20028-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#23

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Music City Bowl (W)

20014-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20006-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#22

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

MicronPC.com Bowl (L)

19998-4

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-3

AP final

#18

Coach final

#17

AP high

#12

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Sun Bowl (L)

19985-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19973-9

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19964-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19953-8

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19943-8

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19934-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19922-9

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19912-9

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19906-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19896-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19882-7-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

0-6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19876-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19866-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

19857-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#20

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

19844-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19831-10

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

0-9

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19823-8

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19816-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19805-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19794-6-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19785-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19777-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hall of Fame Bowl (L)

19766-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19756-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19744-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19737-4

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19724-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19714-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19703-6-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19694-5-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19686-4

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

#18

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19678-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

6-1

AP final

—

Coach final

#14

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19664-5-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19655-4-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19645-4

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19633-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19626-2-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-2

AP final

#10

Coach final

#10

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19618-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

6-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Rose Bowl (W)Major

19608-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

National champion

Conf record

6-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Rose Bowl (L)Major

19592-7

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19581-8

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19574-5

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19566-1-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-1-2

AP final

#12

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19553-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19547-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

#20

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19534-4-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19524-3-2

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19512-6-1

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

1-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19501-7-1

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

1-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19497-2

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

4-2

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19487-2

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

5-2

AP final

#16

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19476-3

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19465-4

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19454-5

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

1-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19445-3-1

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19435-4

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19425-4

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-3

AP final

#19

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19418-0

Minnesota · Big Nine

National champion

Conf record

5-0

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19408-0

Minnesota · Big Nine

National champion

Conf record

6-0

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19393-4-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#20

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19386-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-1

AP final

#10

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19376-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

5-0

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19367-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

National champion

Conf record

4-1

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19358-0

Minnesota · Big Ten

National champion

Conf record

5-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19348-0

Minnesota · Big Ten

National champion

Conf record

5-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19334-0-4

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-0-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19325-3

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19317-3

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19303-4-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19296-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19286-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19276-0-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-0-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19265-3

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19255-2-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-1-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19243-3-2

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

1-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19235-1-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-1-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19223-3-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19213-4

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19201-6

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

0-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19194-2-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19185-2-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19174-1

Minnesota · Big Ten

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19166-1

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19156-0-1

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-0-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19146-1

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19135-2

Minnesota · Big Nine

Conf record

2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19124-3

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19116-0-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

3-0-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19106-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

2-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19096-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

2-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19083-2-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

0-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19072-2-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

0-1-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19064-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

2-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

190510-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

190413-0

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

3-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

190314-0-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

3-0-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19029-2-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19019-1-1

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

190010-0-2

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

3-0-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

18996-3-2

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

0-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18984-5

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18974-4

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

0-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18968-2

Minnesota · Western Intercollegiate

Conf record

1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18957-3

Minnesota · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18943-1

Minnesota · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18936-0

Minnesota · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

18925-0

Minnesota · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

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.

Antoine Winfield Jr.2019

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Matt Spaeth2006

John Mackey AwardTE

Greg Eslinger2005

Consensus All-AmericanC

Greg Eslinger2005

Dave Rimington TrophyC

Greg Eslinger2005

Outland TrophyC

Ben Hamilton2000

Consensus All-AmericanOL

Ben Hamilton1999

Consensus All-AmericanC

Tyrone Carter1999

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Tyrone Carter1999

Jim Thorpe AwardDB

Aaron Brown1965

Consensus All-AmericanDE

Carl Eller1963

Consensus All-AmericanT

Bobby Bell1962

Consensus All-AmericanT

Bobby Bell1962

Heisman FinalistT

Bobby Bell1962

Outland TrophyT

Sandy Stephens1961

Consensus All-AmericanB

Sandy Stateephens1961

Heisman FinalistQB

Murray Warmath1960

AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach

Tom Brown1960

Consensus All-AmericanG

Tom Brown1960

Heisman FinalistG

Tom Brown1960

Outland TrophyG

Paul Giel1953

Consensus All-AmericanB

Paul Giel1953

Heisman FinalistHB

Paul Giel1952

Heisman FinalistHB

Clayton Tonnemaker1949

Consensus All-AmericanC

Leo Nomellini1949

Consensus All-AmericanT

Leo Nomellini1948

Consensus All-AmericanT

Dick Wildung1942

Consensus All-AmericanT

Bruce Smith1941

Consensus All-AmericanB

Dick Wildung1941

Consensus All-AmericanT

Bruce Smith1941

Heisman Trophy★HB

George Franck1940

Consensus All-AmericanB

Urban Odson1940

Consensus All-AmericanT

George Franck1940

Heisman FinalistHB

Ed Widseth1936

Consensus All-AmericanT

Ed Widseth1935

Consensus All-AmericanT

Bill Bevan1934

Consensus All-AmericanG

Frank Larson1934

Consensus All-AmericanE

Pug Lund1934

Consensus All-AmericanB

Biggie Munn1931

Consensus All-AmericanG

Bronko Nagurski1929

Consensus All-AmericanT

Herb Joesting1927

Consensus All-AmericanB

Herb Joesting1926

Consensus All-AmericanB

Ray Ecklund1923

Consensus All-AmericanE

George Hauser1917

Consensus All-AmericanT

Bert Baston1916

Consensus All-AmericanE

James Walker1910

Consensus All-AmericanT

John McGovern1909

Consensus All-AmericanB

Fred Schacht1903

Consensus All-AmericanT

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