Big Ten · 2020 · Final

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2020

3-43-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#60
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+0.7
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+1.6
46th in FBS
Defense
-0.9
69th in FBS
Schedule
+1.4
52nd toughest
Preseason
+4.7
rating going in

2020 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+0.7 now, +4.7 preseason · down 34 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#60

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
8Oct 24vs61MichiganCONFL 24–49-25.9—ABC
9Oct 30@86MarylandCONFL 44–45-1.7—ESPN
10Nov 7@100IllinoisCONFW 41–14+20.4—BTN
11Nov 13vs8IowaCONFL 7–35-15.0—FS1
12Nov 20vs80PurdueCONFW 34–31-0.9—BTN
13Nov 28@18WisconsinCONFWisconsin −10.0 · o/u 47.0—25%BTN
14Dec 5vs23NorthwesternCONFNorthwestern −4.5 · o/u 45.4—38%FS1
15Dec 12@73NebraskaCONFW 24–17+8.3—FS1
16Dec 19@18WisconsinCONFL 17–20+7.7—BTN

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 rate45.5%39th51.8%125th
Rushing success rate44.8%57th54.2%120th
Passing success rate46.5%30th49.2%116th
Explosive run rate15.8%50th17.2%90th
Explosive pass rate14.7%12th8.4%20th
Line yards / carry3.0650th3.51120th
Opportunity rate37.1%79th44.3%112th
Stuff rate17.0%32nd12.3%121st
Sack rate4.1%30th3.2%114th
3rd-down conversion44.0%47th43.1%80th
Red-zone TD rate69.7%37th64.5%70th
Havoc rate10.5%24th5.9%127th
Box score · season totals
Points / game27.371st30.170th
Yards / game391.069th415.972nd
Yards / play5.5360th6.77123rd
Pass yards / game199.192nd201.041st
Yards / pass att.7.0041st7.6182nd
Completion %58.1%88th64.1%95th
Rush yards / game191.942nd207.1102nd
Yards / carry4.0031st6.30124th
3rd-down conv. %46.6%21st——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.0014th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.8641st1.14118th
Penalty yards / game41.920th——

Players

43 players who recorded a stat in 2020 (from box scores)

43 players

Final ratings for 2020, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2020 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 2020 power rankings →