A game-by-game comparison of the Gophers' 2019 and 2022 seasons.
2019 and 2022 Gophers football schedule comparison
This year's Gophers football team is already speculated to eclipse the 2019 team. Here's how the schedules for both years match up.
2019
Aug. 29 vs. South Dakota State, W 28-21
Sept. 7 at Fresno State, W 38-35
Sept. 14 vs. Georgia Southern, W 35-32
Sept. 28 at Purdue, W 38-31
Oct. 5 vs. Illinois, W 40-17
Oct. 12 vs. Nebraska, W 34-7
Oct. 19 at Rutgers, W 42-7
Oct. 26 vs. Maryland, W 52-10
Nov. 9 vs. Penn State, W 31-26
Nov. 16 at Iowa, L 19-23
Nov. 23 at Northwestern, W 38-22
Nov. 30 vs. Wisconsin, L 17-38
Jan. 1 vs. Auburn, W 31-24*
- — Outback Bowl
2022
Sept. 1 vs. New Mexico State, W 38-0
Sept. 10 vs. Western Illinois, W 62-10
Sept. 17 vs. Colorado, W 49-7
Sept. 24 at Michigan State, W 34-7
Oct. 1 vs. Purdue
Oct. 15 at Illinois
Oct. 22 at Penn State
Oct. 29 vs. Rutgers
Nov. 5 at Nebraska
Nov. 12 vs. Northwestern
Nov. 19 vs. Iowa
Nov. 26 at Wisconsin
Host Michael Rand starts with the Timberwolves, who always lose in Toronto but managed to do it in a very disheartening way on Thursday. The Wild, meanwhile, continued their scorching start. They are 9-1-2 on the road after a 5-3 win over Edmonton.