Minnesota Golden Gophers football
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| 2025 | Cody Lindenberg drafted in the 7th round (222nd overall) by the Las Vegas Raiders as a linebacker |
| 2025 | Aireontae Ersery drafted in the 2nd round (48th overall) by the Houston Texans as a tackle |
| 2025 | Justin Walley selected in the 3rd round (80th overall) by the Indianapolis Colts as a defensive back |
| January 3 2025 | Minnesota Golden Gophers are scheduled to play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Virginia Tech at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina under head coach P. J. Fleck. |
| 2024 | Three Minnesota Golden Gophers players entered the NFL as undrafted free agents: Kyler Baugh (DT) signed with the New Orleans Saints, Corey Crooms (WR) signed with the Dallas Cowboys, and Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE) signed with the Dallas Cowboys. |
| 2024 | Tyler Nubin drafted in the 2nd round by New York Giants. |
| 2024 | Minnesota won the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Virginia Tech with a score of 24-10. |
| 2023 | Three Minnesota Golden Gophers players entered the NFL as undrafted free agents: Chuck Filiaga (G) signed with the Green Bay Packers, Mohamed Ibrahim (RB) signed with the Detroit Lions, and Tanner Morgan (QB) signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
| 2023 | Three Minnesota Golden Gophers drafted: John Michael Schmitz (2nd round, New York Giants), Jordan Howden (5th round, New Orleans Saints), and Terell Smith (5th round, Chicago Bears). |
| 2023 | Minnesota won the Quick Lane Bowl against Bowling Green with a score of 30-24. |
| 2022 | Minnesota Golden Gophers drafted include Boye Mafe (2nd round, Seattle Seahawks), Daniel Faalele (4th round, Baltimore Ravens), Esezi Otomewo (5th round, Minnesota Vikings), and Ko Kieft (6th round, Tampa Bay Buccaneers). |
| 2022 | Minnesota won the Pinstripe Bowl against Syracuse with a score of 28-20. |
| 2021 | Rashod Bateman drafted in the 1st round by Baltimore Ravens, and Benjamin St-Juste drafted in the 3rd round by Washington Football Team. |
| 2021 | Minnesota won the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against West Virginia with a score of 18-6. |
| 2020 | Multiple Minnesota Golden Gophers drafted: Antoine Winfield Jr. (2nd round, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Tyler Johnson (5th round, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Kamal Martin (5th round, Green Bay Packers), Carter Coughlin (7th round, New York Giants), and Chris Williamson (7th round, New York Giants). |
| January 1 2020 | Minnesota Golden Gophers won the Outback Bowl against Auburn 31-24 under head coach P. J. Fleck at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. |
| 2019 | Blake Cashman drafted by New York Jets in the 5th round as a linebacker (Pick 157). |
| 2019 | P.J. Fleck is head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. |
| 2019 | The team had a historic season, going 11-2 and achieving their first victory over a top 5 team in 20 years by defeating No. 4 Penn State 31-26. |
| 2019 | Rashod Bateman is named Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year. |
| 2019 | Minnesota won the Outback Bowl against Auburn with a score of 31-24. |
| 2019 | Antoine Winfield Jr. is named Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year. |
| 2019 | Minnesota shared the Big Ten West Division championship under head coach P. J. Fleck, but lost the tiebreaker to Wisconsin. |
| 2018 | Under coach P.J. Fleck, Minnesota won the Quick Lane Bowl against Georgia Tech with a decisive score of 34-10. |
| 2018 | The Gophers defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, reclaiming Paul Bunyan's Axe and ending a 14-season losing streak. |
| 2017 | Wisconsin secured its first-ever lead in the historical rivalry series against Minnesota, after maintaining a 14-game win streak. |
| 2016 | Tony Dungy inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his coaching career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996-2001 and Indianapolis Colts from 2002-2008. |
| 2016 | Minnesota won the Holiday Bowl against Washington State with a score of 17-12. |
| 2015 | Continued serving as the temporary home for the Minnesota Vikings while U.S. Bank Stadium was being built. |
| 2015 | Under coach Tracy Claeys, Minnesota won the Quick Lane Bowl against Central Michigan, 21-14. |
| 2014 | Minnesota Golden Gophers played in the Citrus Bowl, losing to Missouri 17-33. |
| 2014 | Huntington Bank Stadium became the temporary home of the Minnesota Vikings NFL team during their stadium construction period. |
| 2014 | Fans created the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy through a humorous Twitter exchange between the Minnesota mascot Goldy Gopher and Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini's parody account. |
| 2014 | Maxx Williams is named Big Ten Tight End of the Year. |
| 2014 | Peter Mortell is named Big Ten Punter of the Year. |
| 2014 | Big Ten Football divisions were realigned geographically into East and West Divisions, with Minnesota placed in the West Division. |
| 2014 | The Gophers achieved an 8-4 record with a 5-3 Big Ten performance, narrowly missing the Big Ten Championship Game. |
| 2014 | Jerry Kill is head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. |
| 2013 | Minnesota Golden Gophers played in the Texas Bowl, losing to Syracuse 17-21. |
| 2012 | Under coach Jerry Kill, Minnesota Golden Gophers played in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, losing to Texas Tech 31-34. |
| 2011 | Big Ten Football adopted divisional play, with Minnesota competing in the Legends Division. |
| 2010 | Tim Brewster was fired after a 1-6 start to the season, with Jeff Horton serving as interim head coach. |
| December 6 2010 | Jerry Kill was hired as the new head coach of the University of Minnesota football program. |
| September 18 2010 | Bobby Bell's jersey number 78 was retired, commemorating his outstanding performance as a linebacker and defensive end for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1960 to 1962. |
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