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2020 SCHEDULE MICHIGAN AT MINNESOTA DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Television: ABC OCTOBER Date: Oct. 24, 2020 Chris Fowler (Play by Play) 24 No. 18 Michigan 6:30 p.m. ABC Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Kirk Herbstriet (Analyst) 30 at Maryland 6:30 p.m. ESPN Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Maria Taylor (Reporter) NOVEMBER Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Radio: KFAN 7 at Illinois TBA Surface: FieldTurf Mike Grimm (Play by Play) 13 Iowa 6:00 p.m. FS1 No. 18 Michigan No. 21 Minnesota Capacity: 50,805 (except 2020) Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 20 Purdue TBA 0-0 Overall, 0-0 B1G 0-0 Overall, 0-0 B1G Series: Michigan 75-25-3 Justin Gaard (Reporter) 28 at Wisconsin TBA HC Jim Harbaugh HC P.J. Fleck Streak: Michigan W2 Corbu Stathes (Host) DECEMBER HC Record (NCAA): 76-39 HC Record (NCAA): 53-37 Last: Michigan won 33-10 HC at Michigan: 47-18 HC at Minnesota: 23-15 Dan Rowbotham (Engineer) 5 Northwestern TBA in Ann Arbor in 2017 Streak: NA Streak: NA Sirius: 83 12 at Nebraska TBA Last U Win: Won 30-14 at 2019 Offense: 31.69 ppg 2019 Offense: 34.08 ppg XM: 83 19 East Division TBD TBA Michigan in 2014 2019 Defense: 20.69 ppg 2019 Defense: 22.54 ppg Internet: 83 All Big Ten games // All times Central MINNESOTA COACHES FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW P.J. Fleck (SL) Head Coach 1 Football. Finally. The No. 21 Gophers open the 2020 season against No. 18 Michigan in primetime on ABC. The Joe Rossi (PB) Defensive Coord. / Linebackers Gophers last played a game - a 31-24 Jan. 1 Outback Bowl win against No. 9 Auburn - 297 days ago in Tampa, Fla. Mike Sanford Jr. (PB) Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks Now, Minnesota kicks off the season against Michigan. This will be the 104th meeting between the Big Ten rivals and the Kenni Burns (SL) Asst. Head Coach / Running Backs 97th time that the Gophers and Wolverines will compete for the Little Brown Jug - an iconic earthenware jug from Red Brian Callahan (SL) Offensive Line / Run Game Coord. Wing, Minn., that was unintentionally left by Michigan in the University of Minnesota Armory after a 6-6 tie in 1903. The tie Joe Harasymiak (SL) Defensive Backs / Safeties / Co-DC snapped Michigan’s 28-game win streak and the Jug became the forefather of college football’s trophy games. Paul Haynes (SL) Cornerbacks Clay Patterson (SL) Tight Ends 2 Minnesota, which ended last season ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll (best ranking to end a season since 1961, when Matt Simon (PB) Wide Receivers / Co-OC it finished No. 6. Also finished No. 10 in 1962), was ranked No. 19 in the preseason poll. It then fell out of the polls Rob Wenger (SL) Special Teams Coord. / Rush Ends when the Big Ten announced it was postponing the season. Then, without playing a game, Minnesota entered the polls Chad Wilt (SL) Defensive Line at No. 25 on Oct. 4 and then moved up to No. 21 on Oct. 18. This is the first season that Minnesota was ranked in the preseason poll since it was No. 25 in 2004. Minnesota’s No. 19 preseason ranking was the highest it has been ranked pre- Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box season since 1968 when it started the season at No. 15 (U was also ranked No. 19 in the 1969 preseason poll). MEDIA SCHEDULE 3 This is the first time that a ranked-Minnesota team faces another ranked opponent to start the season since 1968. That year, the No. 16 Gophers faced No. 2 USC to start the season. Saturday’s game is also the third straight home Oct. 19 10:00 a.m. Coach Fleck Zoom press conference contest for Minnesota that will feature two ranked teams. Minnesota ended last season with home games against No. 5 11:40 a.m. Coach Fleck live on KFAN Penn State and No. 13 Wisconsin. The Gophers were ranked No. 13 when they beat Penn State and No. 9 when they Oct. 20 12:30 p.m. Tanner Morgan and Mohamed faced Wisconsin. Minnesota has won its last two games when Ibrahim press conference ranked and facing a higher ranked team (Penn State and RETURNING LEADERS 12:00 p.m.Gopher Football Weekly with P.J. Auburn last season). The last time Minnesota hosted three Offense Fleck live on KFAN straight homes games between ranked teams was 1956 (Nov. Total offense Tanner Morgan (3,196) Passing completions Tanner Morgan (210) Oct. 21 Post Practice: Coordinators and student-athletes 3: No. 8 Minnesota beat No. 11 Pitt; Nov. 10: No. 6 Minnesota lost to No. 15 Iowa and Nov. 17: No. 17 Minnesota beat No. 3 Passing attempts Tanner Morgan (318) available via Zoom Michigan State). Passing yards Tanner Morgan (3,253) Oct. 22 No availability Passing touchdowns Tanner Morgan (30) Oct. 23 No availability 4 Minnesota has won 19-straight nonconference games, Rushing attempts Mohamed Ibrahim (114) Oct. 24 6:30 p.m. vs. Michigan which is the longest streak in the nation. Minnesota’s Rushing yards Mohamed Ibrahim (605) Rushing touchdowns Mohamed Ibrahim (7) last nonconference loss was to No. 2 TCU to start the season Receptions Rashod Bateman (60) in 2015. That streak will remain intact as the Gophers are UPDATED BIOS, STATS Receiving yards Rashod Bateman (1,219) scheduled to play an eight-game regular-season conference Please visit GopherSports.com for updated bios, season Receiving touchdowns Rashod Bateman (11) schedule this year. The last time Minnesota started a season stats and career stats. Defense with a Big Ten game was 1994 when it hosted Penn State. Tackles Jordan Howden (57) Minnesota played at Penn State in 1993. Prior to that it was Solo tackles Jordan Howden (40) 1976 when it hosted Indiana. Ironically, Minnesota opens the Assisted tackles Mariano Sori-Marin (24) 2021 season against Big Ten opponent Ohio State. Tackles-for-loss Esezi Otomewo (5.0) Sacks B. Oliver / B. Mafe (3.0) 5 Minnesota’s last home win against Michigan was in 1977 Interceptions Three players (1) and was a 16-0 victory against the No. 1 Wolverines. Pass breakups C. Durr / B. St-Juste (10) Minnesota’s last three wins against Michigan have all come on Forced fumbles J. Harris / P. Howard (1) the road (2014, 2005 and 1986). Fumbles recovered Braelen Oliver (1) Ski-U-Mah // Row The Boat Michigan at Minnesota // Oct. 24, 2020 MINNESOTA FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Population: 413,651 Founded: 1851 Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) First Year of Big Ten Football: 1896 Enrollment: 47,568 Nickname: Golden Gophers Colors: Maroon and Gold Marching Band: University of Minnesota Marching Band President: Joan T.A. Gabel Director of Athletics: Mark Coyle Faculty Representatives: Frances Homans, Perry Leo Ticket Office Phone: 612-624-8080 P.J. FLECK Website: GopherSports.com HEAD COACH // FOURTH SEASON TEAM INFORMATION P.J. Fleck was named head football coach at Minnesota on January 6, 2017. Fleck, 39, is the 30th head coach in the program’s history. He has a career record of 53-37 and is 23-15 at Minnesota. Offensive Formation: Multiple In 2019, Fleck led Minnesota to unprecedented heights as the Gophers won 11 games for the first time since 1904. Minnesota also won seven Big Defensive Formation: 4-3 Ten games for the first time in school history, beat two top-10 teams, won a Jan. 1 bowl game and ended the season ranked No. 10. Fleck was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by his fellow conference head coaches and was named AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year. He was Letterwinners returning: also named a finalist for the George Munger Award, Dodd Trophy, Eddie Robinson Award, Bear Bryant Award and AFCA National Coach of the Year. 63 (29 offense, 29 defense, 5 specialist) Minnesota won four Big Ten games by at least 20 points for the first time since 1934 and beat No. 5 Penn State at home and No. 9 Auburn in the Outback Bowl. This was the first time that Minnesota beat two top 10 teams in the same season since 1956. It was also the first time that Minnesota won Letterwinners lost: a Jan. 1 bowl game since 1962. 21 (7 offense, 12 defense, 2 specialists) The Penn State win was Minnesota’s first win against a top-five team since it beat No. 2 Penn State on the road in 1999. It was Minnesota’s first Starters Returning: home win against a top-five team since it beat No. 1 Michigan 16-0 in 1977. The Outback Bowl victory against Auburn was Minnesota’s best ranked nonconference win in school history. 17 (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialst) The Gophers ascended to No. 7 in the AP Poll, which was the team’s highest ranking since it was No. 5 on Nov. 19, 1962. Minnesota was also Starters Lost: ranked No. 8 in the College Football Playoffs, which is its highest CFP ranking in school history. The Gophers ended the year ranked No. 10, which was their best ranking to end a season since 1962. 8 (2 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Minnesota averaged 34.1 points per game, which was the third most in school history. The Gopher defense allowed only 306.6 yards per game, which was the fewest since 1977. Minnesota was led on offense by quarterback Tanner Morgan (All-Big Ten Second Team), running back Rodney Smith (All-Big Ten Second Team) TEAM HISTORY and receivers Tyler Johnson (All-Big Ten First Team) and Rashod Bateman (All-Big Ten First Team).