Minnesota

B10 · 2011 Season · Final

Season

Failing −

Record

3–9

0.250 Win %

Conference

11th

2–6 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

735–545–42

0.572 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1904, 1911, 1927 +2

#1 Finishes

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

2011 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 6	USC H2H	PAC	10–2	L 17–19
3	Week 3 · Sep 13	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	4–9	L 21–28
4	Week 4 · Sep 20	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H	MAC	4–8	W 29–23
5	Week 5 · Sep 27	NORTH DAKOTA STATE	Unranked	—	L 24–37
6	Week 6 · Oct 4	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	11–2	L 0–58
7	Week 7 · Oct 11	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	7–6	L 17–45
9	Week 9 · Oct 25	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	B10	9–4	L 14–41
10	Week 10 · Nov 1	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	7–6	W 22–21
11	Week 11 · Nov 8	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	11–3	L 24–31
12	Week 12 · Nov 15	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	11–3	L 13–42
13	Week 13 · Nov 22	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	6–7	L 13–28
14	Week 14 · Nov 29	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	7–6	W 27–7

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

5.554

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-18

-36+18

Iowa +7
Illinois +7
Miami (OH) +4
USC -2
Michigan -2
Michigan State -3
Wisconsin -3
Nebraska -4
Purdue -6
Northwestern -7
New Mexico State -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 #98Better than 29%

Win % Place 99thBetter than 28%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-2

-7

-13

-58

-28

-27

-7

-29

-15

+20

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.