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2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2010 record3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coachTim Brewster (1–6)
Jeff Horton (2–3)
Offensive coordinatorThomas Hammock/Jeff Horton
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove/Ronnie Lee
CaptainAdam Weber
CaptainJon Hoese
CaptainKim Royston
CaptainBrandon Kirksey
Home stadiumTCF Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 50,805)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Wisconsin §   7 1         11 2  
#5 Ohio State   0* 1         0* 1  
#14 Michigan State §   7 1         11 2  
Iowa   4 4         8 5  
Illinois   4 4         7 6  
Penn State   0* 4         0* 6  
Michigan   3 5         7 6  
Northwestern   3 5         7 6  
Purdue   2 6         4 8  
Minnesota   2 6         3 9  
Indiana   1 7         5 7  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
  • *All wins for Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) and Penn State (7-6, 4-4) in the 2010 season are vacated
    As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2010 college football season. The Golden Gophers are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Brewster until his firing on October 17, 2010, the result of 1–6 start. Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton was tapped as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] The Golden Gophers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2* 6:30 PM at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN ESPNU W 24–17   25,908[4]
September 11* 11:00 AM South Dakota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN L 38–41   49,554[5]
September 18* 2:30 PM USC TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN L 21–32   50,442[6]
September 25* 7:30 PM Northern Illinois TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 23–34   49,368[7]
October 2† 11:00 AM Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN L 28–29   49,228[8]
October 9 11:00 AM at #19 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe) BTN L 23–41   80,328[9]
October 16 11:00 AM at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPN2 L 17–28   47,319[10]
October 23 11:00 AM Penn State TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Governor's Victory Bell) ESPNU L 21–33   48,479[11]
October 30 7:00 PM #10 Ohio State TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ABC L 10–52   48,717[12]
November 6 11:00 AM at #15 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN L 8–31   71,128[13]
November 13 11:00 AM at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN W 38–34   55,549[14]
November 27 2:30 PM #24 Iowa TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for Floyd of Rosedale) BTN W 27–24   50,805[15]
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

See also[]

References[]

  1. 2010 Big Ten football standings
  2. 2010 college football rankings
  3. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205013823
  4. "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100905080846/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302452393. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  5. "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100915135028/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540135. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  6. "USC Trojans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100922135827/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610135. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  7. "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100929075101/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680135. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  8. "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101005023456/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750135. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  9. "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302820275. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  10. "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302892509. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  11. "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302960135. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  12. "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303030135. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  13. "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100127. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  14. "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303170356. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  15. "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303310135. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

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