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Minnesota Golden Gophers 2016

9-45-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#40
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+4.7
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+1.1
49th in FBS
Defense
+3.6
32nd in FBS
Schedule
-0.7
64th toughest
Preseason
-0.2
rating going in

2016 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+4.7 now, -0.2 preseason · up 30 spots since preseason
0+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#41

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1vs78Oregon StateW 30–23+2.0—BTN
2Sep 10vsIndiana State FCSW 58–28+3.1—ESPNEWS
3—Bye
4Sep 24vs57Colorado StateW 31–24+5.6—ESPNU
5Oct 1@11Penn StateCONFL 26–29+11.4—BTN
6Oct 8vs41IowaCONFL 7–14-4.8—ESPN2
7Oct 15@77MarylandCONFW 31–10+21.0—ESPNU
8Oct 22vs113RutgersCONFW 34–32-11.0—ESPNU
9Oct 29@102IllinoisCONFW 40–17+17.2—BTN
10Nov 5vs115PurdueCONFW 44–31-0.3—BTN
11Nov 12@45NebraskaCONFL 17–24-0.4—BTN
12Nov 19vs47NorthwesternCONFW 29–12+18.5—BTN
13Nov 26@9WisconsinCONFL 17–31+1.2—BTN
BowlsDec 27vs26Washington StateNEUTRALW 17–12+12.1—ESPN

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 rate42.8%72nd36.8%14th
Rushing success rate44.0%78th38.7%23rd
Passing success rate41.0%67th35.2%13th
Explosive run rate12.9%100th13.1%32nd
Explosive pass rate10.8%57th8.9%19th
Line yards / carry2.9482nd2.5212th
Opportunity rate39.2%70th33.3%20th
Stuff rate19.8%90th24.4%5th
Sack rate4.7%40th7.2%25th
3rd-down conversion40.8%74th38.9%47th
Red-zone TD rate69.1%29th68.8%97th
Havoc rate13.2%87th15.6%9th
Box score · season totals
Points / game29.371st22.118th
Yards / game357.2107th——
Yards / play5.1596th——
Pass yards / game173.6111th——
Yards / pass att.6.8884th——
Completion %55.2%97th——
Rush yards / game183.654th——
Yards / carry4.2880th——
3rd-down conv. %37.8%86th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.2317th——
Penalty yards / game57.180th——

Players

54 players who recorded a stat in 2016 (from box scores)

54 players

Final ratings for 2016, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2016 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 2016 power rankings →