Minnesota

B10 · 2012 Season · Final

Season

Failing ＋

Record

6–7

0.462 Win %

Conference

9th

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

2012 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 4	UNLV H2H	MWC	2–11	W 30–27
3	Week 3 · Sep 11	NEW HAMPSHIRE	Unranked	—	W 44–7
4	Week 4 · Sep 18	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H	MAC	4–8	W 28–23
5	Week 5 · Sep 25	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H	IND BE	8–5	W 17–10
6	Week 6 · Oct 2	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	4–8	L 13–31
8	Week 8 · Oct 16	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	10–3	L 13–21
9	Week 9 · Oct 23	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	8–6	L 13–38
10	Week 10 · Oct 30	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	6–7	W 44–28
11	Week 11 · Nov 6	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	8–5	L 13–35
12	Week 12 · Nov 13	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	2–10	W 17–3
13	Week 13 · Nov 20	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	B10	10–4	L 14–38
14	Week 14 · Nov 27	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–6	L 10–26
4	Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	B12	8–5	L 31–34

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

4.178

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-15

-37+22

Syracuse +8
Purdue +6
Western Michigan +4
UNLV +2
Illinois +2
Northwestern -3
Nebraska -4
Michigan -5
Texas Tech -5
Wisconsin -6
Michigan State -6
Iowa -8

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 #78Better than 44%

Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+37

-18

-8

-25

+16

-22

+14

-24

-16

-3

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.