Big Ten · 2018 · Final

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2018

7-63-6 in conference
Final TDC rank
#48
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+3.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+0.2
63rd in FBS
Defense
+3.0
39th in FBS
Schedule
+2.7
27th toughest
Preseason
+0.1
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+3.2 now, +0.1 preseason · up 15 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#48

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 30vs127New Mexico StateW 48–10+10.7—BTN
2Sep 8vs11Fresno StateW 21–14+16.3—FS1
3Sep 15vs74Miami (OH)W 26–3+20.0—BTN
4Sep 22@61MarylandCONFL 13–42-22.0—BTN
5—Bye
6Oct 6vs13IowaCONFL 31–48-8.3—BTN
7Oct 13@5Ohio StateCONFL 14–30+1.3—FS1
8Oct 20@63NebraskaCONFL 28–53-20.8—BTN
9Oct 26vs68IndianaCONFW 38–31+4.8—FS1
10Nov 3@104IllinoisCONFL 31–55-30.5—BTN
11Nov 10vs37PurdueCONFW 41–10+29.2—ESPN2
12Nov 17vs40NorthwesternCONFL 14–24-7.8—BTN
13Nov 24@28WisconsinCONFW 37–15+31.9—ESPN2
BowlsDec 26vs53Georgia TechNEUTRALW 34–10+26.2—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 rate43.4%65th41.7%60th
Rushing success rate45.6%47th40.6%32nd
Passing success rate40.5%82nd42.7%81st
Explosive run rate13.1%89th18.2%118th
Explosive pass rate10.2%84th8.5%18th
Line yards / carry3.3715th2.8541st
Opportunity rate39.2%58th35.5%33rd
Stuff rate12.2%5th23.6%11th
Sack rate6.9%84th4.7%102nd
3rd-down conversion39.7%73rd39.9%63rd
Red-zone TD rate62.3%80th57.1%33rd
Havoc rate13.1%77th12.9%60th
Box score · season totals
Points / game28.979th26.548th
Yards / game379.686th——
Yards / play5.5072nd——
Pass yards / game208.890th——
Yards / pass att.7.8440th——
Completion %54.9%104th——
Rush yards / game170.864th——
Yards / carry4.2475th——
3rd-down conv. %39.3%64th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.0857th——
Penalty yards / game39.17th——

Players

51 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

51 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 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 2018 power rankings →