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2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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The 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach P. J. Fleck.
On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] However, on September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.[3]
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Big Ten preseason poll
The Big Ten preseason media prediction poll was released on July 31, 2020. The Golden Gophers were predicted to finish second in the Big Ten West.[4]
Schedule
Minnesota had games scheduled against Florida Atlantic, Tennessee Tech, and BYU, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
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No. 18 Michigan
No. 18 Michigan Wolverines at No. 21 Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 30 °F (−1 °C)
- Game attendance: 589
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Maria Taylor
- Box score, Recap
At Maryland
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins – Game summary
at Maryland Stadium, College Park, Maryland
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Mostly clear, 46 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, and Quint Kessenich
- Box score, Recap
At Illinois
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 863
- Referee: Greg Blum
- TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Anthony Herron, and Elise Menaker
- Box score, Recap
Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 33 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 771
- Referee: Reggie Smith
- TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith and Brady Quinn
- Box score, Recap
Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 34 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 593
- Referee: Ron Snodgrass
- TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus and Glen Mason
- Box score, Recap
At Nebraska
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Ben Leber
- Box score, Recap
At Wisconsin
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Haze, 36 °F (2 °C)
- Game attendance: 1
- Referee: J. McGinn
- TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Matt Millen, and Rick Pizzo
- Box score, Recap
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