By Joe Christensen joe.christensen@startribune.com
2017 schedule
DateOpponent
Aug. 31*Buffalo
Sept. 9at Oregon State
Sept. 16Middle Tennessee State
Sept. 23(Bye week)
Sept. 30Maryland
2017 Gophers football schedule: P.J. Fleck's first season in Minnesota
P.J. Fleck's first Gophers season begins with a Thursday night home game, and ends with five games against rivals.
April 13, 2017 at 5:40PM
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Oct. 7at Purdue
Oct. 14Michigan State
Oct. 21Illinois
Oct. 28at Iowa
Nov. 4at Michigan
Nov. 11Nebraska
Nov. 18at Northwestern
Nov. 25Wisconsin
*Thursday night game. All times tbd.
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