Big Ten · 2021 · Final

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2021

9-46-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#29
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+6.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+0.4
67th in FBS
Defense
+6.1
14th in FBS
Schedule
+1.0
36th toughest
Preseason
-1.4
rating going in

2021 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+6.5 now, -1.4 preseason · up 52 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#29

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2vs3Ohio StateCONFL 31–45+0.7—FOX
2Sep 11vs60Miami (OH)W 31–26+4.7—ESPNU
3Sep 18@104ColoradoW 30–0+21.9—PACN
4Sep 25vs117Bowling GreenL 10–14-17.7—ESPNU
5Oct 2@33PurdueCONFW 20–13+15.3—BTN
6—Bye
7Oct 16vs44NebraskaCONFW 30–23+9.3—ESPN2
8Oct 23vs71MarylandCONFW 34–16+15.2—ESPN2
9Oct 30@107NorthwesternCONFW 41–14+20.2—BTN
10Nov 6vs73IllinoisCONFL 6–14-11.6—ESPN2
11Nov 13@32IowaCONFL 22–27+3.5—BTN
12Nov 20@103IndianaCONFW 35–14+17.0—BTN
13Nov 27vs13WisconsinCONFW 23–13+17.4—FOX
BowlsDec 28vs65West VirginiaNEUTRALW 18–6+12.9—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 rate42.9%77th38.2%10th
Rushing success rate43.8%84th40.2%22nd
Passing success rate41.1%83rd36.4%13th
Explosive run rate13.0%91st11.5%21st
Explosive pass rate13.1%25th8.0%11th
Line yards / carry3.1569th2.7917th
Opportunity rate35.9%96th32.1%8th
Stuff rate13.3%31st17.4%52nd
Sack rate7.0%88th6.1%65th
3rd-down conversion44.9%29th33.3%9th
Red-zone TD rate60.9%66th58.3%57th
Havoc rate8.8%72nd8.5%81st
Box score · season totals
Points / game25.584th17.36th
Yards / game360.199th284.84th
Yards / play5.3286th4.8322nd
Pass yards / game162.0118th172.517th
Yards / pass att.8.2336th6.5623rd
Completion %59.4%82nd55.3%8th
Rush yards / game198.127th100.29th
Yards / carry4.2866th3.4419th
3rd-down conv. %44.1%28th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.0022nd——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.6931st1.6797th
Penalty yards / game45.335th——

Players

55 players who recorded a stat in 2021 (from box scores)

55 players

Final ratings for 2021, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2021 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 2021 power rankings →