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Minnesota

B10 · 2014 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
5–3 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

2014 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Eastern Illinois PanthersUnranked—W 42–20
3Week 3 · Sep 9Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA6–6W 35–24
4Week 4 · Sep 16TCUH2HB1212–1L 7–30
5Week 5 · Sep 23San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HMWC3–9W 24–7
6Week 6 · Sep 30Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB105–7W 30–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB105–7W 24–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–9W 39–38
10Week 10 · Oct 28Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–7L 24–28
12Week 12 · Nov 11Iowa (IOWA)H2HB107–6W 51–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1014–1L 24–31
14Week 14 · Nov 25Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB109–4W 28–24
15Week 15 · Dec 2Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1011–3L 24–34
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC11–3L 17–33

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
1.245
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-15+38
  • Nebraska +9
  • Iowa +7
  • Middle Tennessee +6
  • Michigan +5
  • Northwestern +5
  • San José State +3
  • Purdue +3
  • TCU -1
  • Ohio State -1
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Missouri -3
  • Illinois -7

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 #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#46Post-Season W4#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+11
-23
+17
+16
+7
+1
-4
+37
-7
+4
-10
-16

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

Final Rank by Season
#692009#942010#982011#782012#512013

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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