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Minnesota

B10 · 2008 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
3–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
735–545–42
0.572 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1904, 1911, 1927 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 25 · Top 25: 43
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Minnesota head-to-head · History & Eras

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC6–7W 31–27
3Week 3 · Sep 9Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–6W 42–17
4Week 4 · Sep 16FCSUnranked—W 35–23
5Week 5 · Sep 23Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HSUN7–6W 37–3
6Week 6 · Sep 30Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3L 21–34
7Week 7 · Oct 7Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–9W 16–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–7W 27–20
10Week 10 · Oct 28Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–8W 17–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB109–4L 17–24
12Week 12 · Nov 11Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB103–9L 6–29
13Week 13 · Nov 18Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–6L 32–35
14Week 14 · Nov 25Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4L 0–55
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB128–5L 21–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.349
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-31+31
  • Florida Atlantic +7
  • Northern Illinois +6
  • Bowling Green +6
  • Illinois +5
  • Purdue +4
  • Indiana +3
  • Ohio State -3
  • Northwestern -4
  • Iowa -4
  • Kansas -5
  • Wisconsin -6
  • Michigan -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W2#57Post-Season W3#62Post-Season W4#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+25
+12
+34
-13
+9
+7
+11
-7
-23
-3
-55
-21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#222003#462004#272005#632006#1132007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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