2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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.^[4] The Golden Gophers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Brewster (4th season; first 7 games) Jeff Horton (remaining 5 games)
Offensive coordinator	Thomas Hammock, Jeff Horton
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove, Ronnie Lee
Captains	Adam Weber Jon Hoese Kim Royston Brandon Kirksey
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Michigan State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois		4	–	4					7	–	6
Penn State		4	–	4					7	–	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
No. 5 Ohio State† %		0	–	1					0	–	1
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[1] Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPNU	W 24–17	25,908	[5]
September 11	11:00 am	South Dakota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 38–41	49,554	[6]
September 18	2:30 pm	USC*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 21–32	50,442	[7]
September 25	7:30 pm	Northern Illinois*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 23–34	49,368	[8]
October 2	11:00 am	Northwestern	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 28–29	49,228	[9]
October 9	11:00 am	at No. 19 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	BTN	L 23–41	80,328	[10]
October 16	11:00 am	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 17–28	47,319	[11]
October 23	11:00 am	Penn State	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 21–33	48,479	[12]
October 30	7:00 pm	No. 10 Ohio State	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ABC	L 10–52	48,717	[13]
November 6	11:00 am	at No. 15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 8–31	71,128	[14]
November 13	11:00 am	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 38–34	55,549	[15]
November 27	2:30 pm	No. 24 Iowa	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	BTN	W 27–24	50,805	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time