Big Ten · 2015 · Final

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2015

6-72-6 in conference
Final TDC rank
#68
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+0.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-1.4
76th in FBS
Defense
+1.5
54th in FBS
Schedule
+2.8
20th toughest
Preseason
+2.1
rating going in

2015 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+0.2 now, +2.1 preseason · down 24 spots since preseason
0+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#68

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 3vs15TCUL 17–23+2.3—ESPN
2Sep 12@82Colorado StateW 23–20+2.6—CBSSN
3Sep 19vs110Kent StateW 10–7-11.3—BTN
4Sep 26vs78OhioW 27–24-1.3—BTN
5Oct 3@59NorthwesternCONFL 0–27-20.5—BTN
6Oct 10@99PurdueCONFW 41–13+20.1—ESPNU
7Oct 17vs41NebraskaCONFL 25–48-20.0—ESPN2
8—Bye
9Oct 31vs8MichiganCONFL 26–29+6.3—ESPN
10Nov 7@2Ohio StateCONFL 14–28+6.2—ABC
11Nov 14@34IowaCONFL 35–40+4.2—BTN
12Nov 21vs77IllinoisCONFW 32–23+4.9—ESPNEWS
13Nov 28vs24WisconsinCONFL 21–31-3.9—BTN
BowlsDec 28vs74Central MichiganNEUTRALW 21–14+6.5—ESPN2

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate40.0%89th42.4%71st
Rushing success rate37.2%114th45.5%92nd
Passing success rate42.7%48th38.7%44th
Explosive run rate10.1%124th13.9%50th
Explosive pass rate10.2%71st6.7%4th
Line yards / carry2.9473rd3.1598th
Opportunity rate33.9%113th39.6%83rd
Stuff rate15.4%19th15.4%107th
Sack rate3.4%19th5.3%73rd
3rd-down conversion41.7%60th43.7%86th
Red-zone TD rate54.5%105th70.7%102nd
Havoc rate10.6%26th13.2%49th
Box score · season totals
Points / game24.3107th25.038th
Yards / game358.9103rd——
Yards / play5.2388th——
Pass yards / game214.873rd——
Yards / pass att.6.5495th——
Completion %58.8%62nd——
Rush yards / game144.1101st——
Yards / carry4.2078th——
3rd-down conv. %38.9%71st——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.4633rd——
Penalty yards / game45.529th——

Players

45 players who recorded a stat in 2015 (from box scores)

45 players

Final ratings for 2015, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2015 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2015 power rankings →