Minnesota Golden Gophers

The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, coached by Lucas95, are a collegiate football team playing in the B1G. The Gophers play in TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and are a member of the West Division of the B1G. The Gophers went 6-7 in the inaugural 2013 CFBHC season, and finished the 2014 campaign at 9-4, ranked #11 in the Final Poll, and winners of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Minnesota is the current holder of Floyd of Rosedale, the traveling trophy for the winner of the Iowa/Minnesota border battle.
== History ==
=== 2013 Season ===
The 2013 season was the first in which the Gophers played. The Gophers finished the regular season with a 6-7 record and lost to Missouri in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
===2014 Season===
The 2014 season is the second in which the Golden Gophers played. Minnesota opened the season with an upset victory in Anthens, Georgia over the favored Bulldogs, 17-15. Minnesota won the next four games handily, setting up a mid-season Top 10 clash with Texas in Austin. Minnesota fought, and led deep into the 2nd half. But Texas prevailed 21-17. Wins over Purdue and Illinois followed the disappointment in Austin, setting up a top 15 showdown in Lincoln, Nebraska. Despite a solid effort from O.J. Carano, Nebraska was able to shut down the Gophers en route to a 16-10 home win. Following a loss at Northwestern and bye week, Minnesota again got on the winning track against Maryland and Iowa, retaining the Floyd of Rosedale trophy against the latter. In the regular season finale, Minnesota dropped a hard-fought game against the Badgers of Wisconsin, missing out on Paul Bunyan's Axe for the second year in a row. Minnesota finished the regular season at 8-4, good for a tie for 5th in the B1G. Minnesota beat Arizona State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on July 13, and finished ranked #11 in the Final Coaches Poll.
===2015 Season===
The 2015 season is currently underway. Minnesota opened with a resounding win against Arizona State, in a game played at Mile High Stadium in Denver. Following a win at Baylor, Minnesota put the screws to a visiting Boston College team that was ranked #24 at game time. Minnesota traveled to Provo, UT for a showdown with the BYU Cougars. The Cougars scored a late 2-point conversion to send the game to overtime, where an interception and quick touchdown handed the Gophers their first loss of the season.
==== Schedule ====
Week 	Date 	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	August 17th, 2014 	vs. Arizona State	#20 	Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 	W 35-13	1-0
2 	August 23rd, 2014 	@ Baylor 	#19 	Baylor Stadium, Waco, TX 	W 17-10	2-0
3 	August 30th, 2014 	Boston College 	#12 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN	W 31-21	3-0
4 	September 6th, 2014 	at BYU 	#12 	Provo, UT 	L 24-31	3-1
5 	September 13th, 2014	Texas 	#19 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN	19-7 	4-1
6 	September 20th, 2014	at Illinois 	#15 	Champaign, IL 	22-3 	5-1
7 	Sept. 27th, 2014 	Nebraska 	#14 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN	31-7 	6-1
8 	October 4th, 2014 	Northwestern 	#12 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN	7-20 	6-2
9 	October 11th, 2014 	BYE 	#21 	 	 	6-2
10 	October 18th, 2014 	@ Iowa 	#16 	Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 	14-23 	6-3
11 	October 25th, 2014 	Purdue 	- 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN	31-34 	6-4
12 	November 2st, 2014 	Michigan 	 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN	22-7 	7-4
13 	November 9th, 2014 	@ Wisconsin 	#24 	Camp Randall Field, Madison, WI 	TBD 	3-1
Bowl Week	November 24th, 2014 	vs. TBD 	#24 	TBD 	 	3-1
===2016 Season===
====2016 Schedule====
Week	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result	Record	Conference Record
1 	at SMU 	- 	Dallas, TX 	24-27 	0-1 	0-0
2 	Alabama 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	0-30 	0-2 	0-0
3 	Vanderbilt 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	31-21 	1-2 	0-0
4 	at Clemson 	- 	Clemson, SC 	20-24 	1-3 	0-0
5 	UCLA 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	17-31 	1-4 	0-0
6 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
7 	Iowa 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	20-31 	1-5 	0-1
8 	at Nebraska 	- 	Lincoln, NE 	24-28 	1-6 	0-2
9 	Rutgers 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	17-14 	2-6 	1-2
10 	Illinois 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	- 	- 	-
11 	at Northwestern	- 	Evanston, IL 	- 	- 	-
12 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
13 	at Purdue 	- 	West Lafayette, IN	- 	- 	-
14 	Wisconsin 	- 	Minneapolis, MN 	- 	- 	-
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference	Record	Record 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Minnesota Gophers	 	 	 	 	 	
Bingo415 	2013	B1G 	6 	7 	Lost Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl vs Missouri (13-35)	unranked
2014 	8 	B1G 	4 	WonFamous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Arizona State (13-6)	#11 	
2015 	8 	B1G 	5 	WonZaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. SMU (38-) 	unranked 	
2016 	2 	B1G 	6 	- 	- 	
Total 	22 	22 	 	 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
== Bowl History == 
Minnesota earned a bid in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl following the 2013 season. Following the 2014 season, Minnesota earned a bid in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The Gophers have compiled a 2-1 record in Bowl Games, including a 0-0 record in Access Bowls. 
===By year===
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| 2013 || Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl || Bingo415 || Missouri || L 13-35
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| 2014 || Famous Idaho Potato Bowl || Bingo415 || Arizona State || W 13-6
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| 2015 || Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl || Bingo415 || SMU || W 38-7
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===By game===
Bowl 	#	Appearances	Record
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 	1	2013 	0–1
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 	1	2014 	1-0
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl	1	2015 	1-0
== Individual Award Winners ==
R.W. Pittman - OT
*All-American (2013)
Enoch Dickinson - C
*All-American (2014)
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