Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers are 1-2 in the 2026 College football season (1-1 at home, 0-1 away). They last lost to UCLA 20-34 on Nov 7. Next: at Penn State, Sat, Nov 14, 7:00 PM ET. Against the closing spread they are 2-1 (3 games), and 1-2 on the over/under (3 games). Kelly lists 154 players on the roster.
Next games (1)
- at Penn StateSat, Nov 14, 7:00 PM ETOdds
Results (3)
16.3 points scored and 22.3 allowed per game over 3 games, 2026 season.
Betting record (3)
- Straight up
- 1-2 (3 games)
- Against the spread
- 2-1 (3 games)
- Over/under
- 1-2 (3 games)
- ATS at home
- 1-1 (2 games)
- ATS away
- 1-0 (1 game)
- ATS as favourite
- –
- ATS as underdog
- 2-1 (3 games)
- O/U at home
- 1-1 (2 games)
- O/U away
- 0-1 (1 game)
- Average cover margin
- +4.5 (3 games)
Closing lines: Kelly's closing consensus. Ties, pushes and games without a line are counted apart.
Closing lines (3)
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Roster (154)
- (1)
DB (30)
- Aidan Gousby
- Aidan Gousby
- Aydan West
- Aydan West
- Chance Payne
- Elisha West
- Garrison Monroe
- Garrison Monroe
- John Nestor
- John Nestor
- Jordan Lampkins
- Justin Hopkins
- Kerry Brown
- Kerry Brown
- Lamont Hamilton
- Mekhai Smith
- Mekhai Smith
- Mike Gerald
- Mike Gerald
- Naiim Parrish
- Naiim Parrish
- Parker Knutson
- Rhyland Kelly
- Samuel Madu
- Simon Seidl
- Tavian White
- Trason Richardson
- Zack Harden
- Zack Harden
- Zahir Rainer
DL (32)
- Aaden Aytch
- Abu Tarawallie
- Adam Kissayi
- Anthony Charles
- Anthony Smith
- Anthony Smith
- Colin Hansen
- Enoch Atewogbola
- Howie Johnson
- Jaxon Howard
- Jaxon Howard
- Jay'Quan Stubbs
- Jaylin Hicks
- Jaylin Hicks
- Jeremiah Benson
- Josiah Anyansi
- Karter Menz
- Karter Menz
- Mo Saine
- Naquan Crowder
- Naquan Crowder
- Rhett Hlavacka
- Riley Sunram
- Riley Sunram
- Sam Macy
- Sid Kaba
- T.J. Bush
- TJ Bush Jr.
- Theorin Randle
- Theorin Randle
- Xion Chapman
- Xion Chapman
LB (16)
OL (18)
RB (12)
TE (11)
Injuries (0)
No player on the team has an injury status.
Season stats (2)
- Plays
- 511
- Drives
- 97
- Avg start
- 66.4
- Def plays
- 499
- Def drives
- 99
- Havoc rate
- 0.168
- Line yards
- 2.254245283018868
- Stuff rate
- 0.24528301886792453
- Epa per play
- 0.014362048493870707
- Success rate
- 0.36203522504892366
- Def avg start
- 73.2
- Explosiveness
- 1.197704823944947
- Power success
- 0.6
- Def havoc rate
- 0.2
- Def line yards
- 3.051394422310757
- Def stuff rate
- 0.19123505976095617
- Def epa per play
- 0.029394952118951042
- Def success rate
- 0.3967935871743487
- Def explosiveness
- 1.2647688281586973
- Def power success
- 0.6785714285714286
- Pass epa per play
- 0.14149834825145866
- Pass success rate
- 0.37809187279151946
- Rush epa per play
- -0.11165711273827134
- Rush success rate
- 0.3443396226415094
Source cfbd, 2026 regular (rate)