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2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Holiday Bowl champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 9–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Tracy Claeys (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel (1st year)
Home stadium TCF Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 50,805)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$   8 1         11 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^   8 1         11 2  
No. 10 Michigan   7 2         10 3  
Indiana   4 5         6 7  
Maryland   3 6         6 7  
Michigan State   1 8         3 9  
Rutgers   0 9         2 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy   7 2         11 3  
Iowa   6 3         8 5  
Nebraska   6 3         9 4  
Minnesota   5 4         9 4  
Northwestern   5 4         7 6  
Illinois   2 7         3 9  
Purdue   1 8         3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 16, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tracy Claeys and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9-4, 5-4 in conference play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated Washington State.

Minnesota will face all six West Division opponents: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Gophers will also face East Division opponents Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers. Minnesota will play three non-conference games: Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference, Indiana State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference. Minnesota has one bye week during the season between their games against Indiana State and Colorado State.


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