Big Ten · Through Oct 23

Minnesota Golden Gophers

4-2 · 2-2 vs Power 4

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Résumé Rankings

#58▲1

Who has earned it.

Record Strength: -1.01 #44
Schedule strength: .544 #91
Best win: Michigan
Statboy T25 W: 0
AP T25 W: 0

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Power Rankings

#68–

Who is best right now.

+3.7points vs an average FBS team

Last week: +3.7 (#68) · ▲ 0.0

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Power rating breakdown

Offense-2.1#97
Defense+4.1#49
Special teams+2.1#3
Record-0.5#44

Points per game better than average. Together they add up to the Power rating (Record only gets a small say).

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Top players

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Ranks compare each player with every FBS player at the same position. Points per game are points added versus an average player at that position, adjusted for opponents.

Offense

Drake Lindsey
QB · Fr. · #84 QB · Bottom 47%
+0.73pts/game
1,218 pass yds · 7 TD · 5 INT · 0.18 EPA/dropback
Best at: Avoiding sacks
TJ Thomas
RB · Fr. · #177 RB · Bottom 11%
-1.19pts/game
45 car · 193 yds · 0 TD · 4.3 YPC
Darius Taylor
RB · Fr. · #188 RB · Bottom 5%
-1.66pts/game
63 car · 161 yds · 3 TD · 2.6 YPC
Best at: Carry share, EPA per target
Javon Tracy
WR · Fr. · #124 WR · Top 38%
+0.52pts/game
32 rec · 375 yds · 1 TD · 8.9 yds/target
Best at: Catch rate, Target share
Jalen Smith
WR · Fr. · #167 WR · Bottom 50%
+0.28pts/game
12 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD · 8.1 yds/target
Best at: Average depth of target
Noah Jennings
WR · Fr. · #192 WR · Bottom 42%
+0.12pts/game
28 rec · 342 yds · 1 TD · 7.1 yds/target
Best at: Target share

Defense

TJ Bush Jr.
DL · Fr. · #45 DL · Top 4%
+1.87pts/game
23 tkl · 6.0 TFL · 4.0 sacks · 1 PD · 0 INT
Best at: Havoc plays per game, Sacks
John Nestor
DB · Fr. · #56 DB · Top 6%
+1.86pts/game
20 tkl · 4.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 2 PD · 1 INT
Best at: Tackles for loss, Havoc plays per game
Maverick Baranowski
LB · Fr. · #51 LB · Top 7%
+1.81pts/game
45 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.0 sacks · 0 PD · 1 INT
Best at: Tackles per game, Havoc plays per game

Teams like Minnesota

The closest matches across every FBS team, based on this week's numbers.

How they've moved

Rank after each week of the season.

Schedule & results

#numbers are this week's Statboy Résumé ranks

Wk 1Sep 3	vsEastern Illinois(FCS)	W59-7
Wk 2Sep 12	vsMississippi State	L13-38
Wk 3Sep 19	vsAkron	W41-7
Wk 4Sep 26	atWashington	W27-24
Wk 5Oct 3	vsMichigan	W20-14
Wk 6Oct 10	atPurdue	L13-41
Still to play · computer projections
Wk 8Oct 24	vs#23Iowa	Iowa by 12.0MINN: 22% to winMinnesota: 22% to win Compare
Wk 9Oct 31	at#16Indiana	Indiana by 23.0MINN: 7% to winMinnesota: 7% to win Compare
Wk 10Nov 7	vs#9UCLA	UCLA by 14.5MINN: 18% to winMinnesota: 18% to win Compare
Wk 11Nov 14	atPenn State	Penn State by 5.5MINN: 36% to winMinnesota: 36% to win Compare
Wk 12Nov 21	vs#24Northwestern	Northwestern by 12.0MINN: 22% to winMinnesota: 22% to win Compare
Wk 13Nov 27	atWisconsin	Wisconsin by 12.0MINN: 22% to winMinnesota: 22% to win Compare

Projections come from the Power Rankings, with 2 points for home field. They update every Sunday.

Schedule swap

How would Minnesota have done against another team's games so far, or that team against Minnesota's? Same opponents, same sites, projected with this week's Power Ratings.