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Minnesota

B10 · 2018 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
8th
3–6 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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–9W 48–10
3Week 3 · Sep 11Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HMWC12–2W 21–14
4Week 4 · Sep 18Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–6W 26–3
5Week 5 · Sep 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB105–7L 13–42
7Week 7 · Oct 9Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4L 31–48
8Week 8 · Oct 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1013–1L 14–30
9Week 9 · Oct 23Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB104–8L 28–53
10Week 10 · Oct 30Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–7W 38–31
11Week 11 · Nov 6Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–8L 31–55
12Week 12 · Nov 13Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–7W 41–10
13Week 13 · Nov 20Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB109–5L 14–24
14Week 14 · Nov 27Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–5W 37–15
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6W 34–10

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
2.601
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-33+47
  • Fresno State +12
  • Wisconsin +8
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Miami (OH) +6
  • Purdue +6
  • Indiana +5
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Ohio State -1
  • Iowa -4
  • Northwestern -5
  • Maryland -7
  • Nebraska -8
  • Illinois -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 #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.538 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#76Post-Season W1#76Post-Season W2#76Post-Season W3#62Post-Season W4#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
+7
+23
-29
-17
-16
-25
+7
-24
+31
-10
+22
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#512013#452014#582015#392016#832017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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