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American college football season
The 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Gophers were led by P. J. Fleck in his seventh year as head coach. They played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis . The team was originally ineligible for a bowl game due to a losing record; however, they were awarded a berth due to having the highest Academic Progress Rating among 5–7 teams.[1]
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Nebraska FOX W 13–1053,629
September 9 6:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan * Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 25–648,101
September 16 2:30 p.m. at No. 20 North Carolina * ESPN L 13–3145,151
September 23 6:30 p.m. at Northwestern BTN L 34–37 OT 20,148
September 30 11:00 a.m. Louisiana * Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 35–2446,843
October 7 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Michigan NBC L 10–5252,179
October 21 2:30 p.m. at No. 24 Iowa NBC W 12–1069,250
October 28 2:30 p.m. Michigan State Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 27–1247,392
November 4 2:30 p.m. Illinois Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN L 26–2742,906
November 11 2:30 p.m. at Purdue NBC L 30–4959,049
November 18 3:00 p.m. at No. 2 Ohio State BTN L 3–37104,019
November 25 2:30 p.m. Wisconsin FS1 L 14–2848,119
1:00 p.m. vs. Bowling Green ESPN W 30–2428,521
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries [ edit ]
Nebraska [ edit ]
Nebraska at Minnesota Rivalry
1
2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers
0
0 7 3
10
• Golden Gophers
0
3 0 10
13
Scoring summary 2 12:31 Minn Dragan Kesich 34-yard field goalMinn 3–0
3 14:03 Neb Alex Bullock 34-yard pass from Jeff Sims (Tristan Alvano kick) Neb 7–3
4 12:42 Neb Tristan Alvano 27-yard field goal Neb 10–3
2:32 Minn Daniel Jackson 13-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) Tied 10–10
0:00 Minn Dragan Kesich 47-yard field goal Minn 13–10
Sunset over a sold-out Huntington Bank Stadium for the season opener.
WR Daniel Jackson and QB Athan Kaliakmanis talk about Jackson's game-tying, toe-dragging touchdown catch in the 4th Quarter against Nebraska.
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Eastern Michigan [ edit ]
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
6 0 0
6
• Golden Gophers
0
10 10 5
25
Date: September 9Location: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 6:40 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 48,101Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 11 mph (18 km/h)Referee: Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (BTN ): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Tommy Olson (analyst), and Audrey Dahlgren (sideline)
at No. 20 North Carolina [ edit ]
Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
10 3 0
13
• No. 20 Tar Heels
7
14 3 7
31
at Northwestern [ edit ]
Minnesota at Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
7
17 7 0
31
Wildcats
0
7 3 21
31
Date: September 23Location: Ryan Field Evanston, IL Game start: 6:40 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:39Game attendance: 20,148Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear, Wind E 9 mph (14 km/h)Referee: Tim O'DeyTV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
Louisiana [ edit ]
Louisiana at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
7
10 0 7
24
• Golden Gophers
7
7 7 14
35
Date: September 30Location: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 11:01 am CDT Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 46,843Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), SunnyReferee: Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 10:36 LA Peter LeBlanc 7-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) LA 7–0
02:30 MIN Daniel Jackson 10-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick)(9 plays, 86 yards, 5:03) TIE 7–7
2 13:26 LA Kenneth Almendares 28-yard field goal(7 plays, 64 yards, 4:04) LA 10–7
07:21 MIN Athan Kaliakmanis 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 6:05) MIN 14–10
01:47 LA Robert Williams 6-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) LA 17–14
3 08:48 MIN Zach Evans 18-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09) MIN 21–17
4 13:45 MIN Bryce Williams 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick)(8 plays, 42 yards, 3:59) MIN 28–17
05:21 MIN Daniel Jackson 37-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick)(7 plays, 56 yards, 4:30) MIN 35–17
03:01 LA Jacob Kibodi 52-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) MIN 35–24
No. 2 Michigan [ edit ]
Michigan at Minnesota Little Brown Jug
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 2 Wolverines
10
14 21 7
52
Golden Gophers
3
7 0 0
10
at No. 24 Iowa [ edit ]
Minnesota at Iowa Floyd of Rosedale
1
2 3 4 Total
• Golden Gophers
3
0 6 3
12
No. 24 Hawkeyes
3
7 0 0
10
Date: October 21Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:33 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:38Game attendance: 69,250Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 22 mph (35 km/h)Referee: Tim O'DeyTelevision network: NBC
Michigan State [ edit ]
Michigan State at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
6
0 0 6
12
• Golden Gophers
0
10 0 17
27
Date: October 28Location: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 2:40 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 47,392Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind W 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Chris Coyte
Illinois [ edit ]
Illinois at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fighting Illini
14
0 7 6
27
Golden Gophers
7
10 3 6
26
Date: November 4Location: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 2:45 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 42,906Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Sunny, Wind S 6 mph (9.7 km/h)Referee: Gregory Blum
at Purdue [ edit ]
Minnesota at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
10
10 0 10
30
• Boilermakers
14
14 7 14
49
Date: November 11Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 3:32 pm EST Elapsed time: 3:29Game attendance: 59,049Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Sunny, Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
at Ohio State [ edit ]
Minnesota at Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
0 0 3
3
• Buckeyes
7
6 17 7
37
Date: November 18Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 4:01 pm EST Elapsed time: 2:55Game attendance: 104,019Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Sunny, Wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Kole Knueppel
Wisconsin [ edit ]
Wisconsin at Minnesota Paul Bunyan's Axe
1
2 3 4 Total
• Badgers
0
14 14 0
28
Golden Gophers
7
7 0 0
14
Despite the loss giving them an overall 5–7 record, the Golden Gophers would head to a bowl game due to their Academic Progress Rate .
vs. Bowling Green (Quick Lane Bowl) [ edit ]
Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Falcons
7
3 0 14
24
• Golden Gophers
6
3 14 7
30
Date: December 26Location: Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Game start: 2:04 pm EST Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 28,521Game weather: IndoorReferee: Tim RichTelevision network: ESPN
References [ edit ]
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