Gophers football has nonconference foes penciled in through 2030

Conference changes could alter the landscape but here is the lineup, from North Carolina to North Dakota.

September 8, 2022 at 12:45PM
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown and Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark talked before a football game Sept. 3.
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While the Gophers' future Big Ten schedules have yet to be determined, the program has lined up nonconference opponents as far out as 2030. Here's a look at those schedules, with the caveat that conference realignment could alter things:

2023

Sept. 9: vs. Eastern Michigan

Sept. 16: at North Carolina

Sept. 30: vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

2024

Aug. 29: vs. North Carolina

Sept. 7: vs. Rhode Island

Sept. 14: vs. Nevada

2025

Aug. 28: vs. Buffalo

Sept. 6: vs. Bowling Green

Sept. 13: at California

2026

Sept. 3: vs. Eastern Illinois

Sept. 12: vs. Mississippi State

Sept. 19: vs. Akron

2027

Sept. 2: vs. San Jose State

Sept. 11: at Mississippi State

2028

Aug. 31: vs. North Dakota

Sept. 16: vs. California

2030

Aug. 29: vs. North Dakota

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Randy Johnson

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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