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2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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The 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers were led by P. J. Fleck in his seventh year as head coach. They played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The team was originally ineligible for a bowl game due to a losing record; however, they were awarded a berth due to having the highest Academic Progress Rating among 5–7 teams.[1]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team drew an average home attendance of 48,453 in 2023.
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Nebraska
Nebraska at Minnesota
Rivalry
Rivalry
- Date: August 31
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 7:05 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:26
- Game attendance: 53,629
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Sunny, Wind SE 13 mph (21 km/h)
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
2 | 12:31 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 34-yard field goal | Minn 3–0 |
3 | 14:03 | Neb | Alex Bullock 34-yard pass from Jeff Sims (Tristan Alvano kick) | Neb 7–3 |
4 | 12:42 | Neb | Tristan Alvano 27-yard field goal | Neb 10–3 |
2:32 | Minn | Daniel Jackson 13-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) | Tied 10–10 | |
0:00 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 47-yard field goal | Minn 13–10 |


Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota
- Date: September 9
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 6:40 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:05
- Game attendance: 48,101
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 11 mph (18 km/h)
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (BTN): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Tommy Olson (analyst), and Audrey Dahlgren (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
at No. 20 North Carolina
Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina
- Date: September 16
- Location:
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC - Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
- Elapsed time: 3:12
- Game attendance: 50,500
- Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny, Wind W 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 11:47 | UNC | Nate McCollum 46 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13) | UNC 7–0 |
2 | 13:17 | UNC | Omarion Hampton 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:25) | UNC 14–0 |
9:47 | MIN | Dragan Kesich 23 yd. field goal (7 plays, 11 yards, 2:29) | UNC 14–3 | |
2:23 | UNC | Bryson Nesbit 19 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29) | UNC 21–3 | |
0:30 | MIN | Darius Taylor 2 yd. rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53) | UNC 21–10 | |
3 | 10:22 | MIN | Dragan Kesich 42 yd. field goal (9 plays, 48 yards, 4:38) | UNC 21–13 |
1:26 | UNC | Noah Burnette 42 yd. field goal (8 plays, 56 yards, 1:26) | UNC 24–13 | |
4 | 5:00 | UNC | British Brooks 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 5:23) | UNC 31–13 |
at Northwestern
Minnesota at Northwestern
- Date: September 23
- Location:
Ryan Field
Evanston, IL - Game start: 6:40 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:39
- Game attendance: 20,148
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear, Wind E 9 mph (14 km/h)
- Referee: Tim O'Dey
- TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
Louisiana
Louisiana at Minnesota
- Date: September 30
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 11:01 am CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:06
- Game attendance: 46,843
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Ron Snodgrass
- TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 10:36 | LA | Peter LeBlanc 7-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) | LA 7–0 |
02:30 | MIN | Daniel Jackson 10-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (9 plays, 86 yards, 5:03) | TIE 7–7 | |
2 | 13:26 | LA | Kenneth Almendares 28-yard field goal (7 plays, 64 yards, 4:04) | LA 10–7 |
07:21 | MIN | Athan Kaliakmanis 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 6:05) | MIN 14–10 | |
01:47 | LA | Robert Williams 6-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) | LA 17–14 | |
3 | 08:48 | MIN | Zach Evans 18-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09) | MIN 21–17 |
4 | 13:45 | MIN | Bryce Williams 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (8 plays, 42 yards, 3:59) | MIN 28–17 |
05:21 | MIN | Daniel Jackson 37-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 4:30) | MIN 35–17 | |
03:01 | LA | Jacob Kibodi 52-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) | MIN 35–24 |
No. 2 Michigan
Michigan at Minnesota
Little Brown Jug
Little Brown Jug
- Date: October 7
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 6:35 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 52,179
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 14:14 | MICH | Will Johnson 35-yard interception return (James Turner kick) | MICH 7–0 |
1 | 7:33 | MICH | James Turner 31-yard field goal | MICH 10–0 |
1 | 2:35 | MINN | Dragan Kesich 54-yard field goal | MICH 10–3 |
2 | 10:08 | MICH | Blake Corum 1-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 17–3 |
2 | 5:50 | MICH | J. J. McCarthy 5-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 24–3 |
2 | 0:06 | MINN | Daniel Jackson 35-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) | MICH 24–10 |
3 | 8:28 | MICH | J. J. McCarthy 7-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 31–10 |
3 | 3:20 | MICH | Colston Loveland 24-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) | MICH 38–10 |
3 | 1:43 | MICH | Keon Sabb 29-yard interception return (James Turner kick) | MICH 45–10 |
4 | 9:21 | MICH | Leon Franklin 2-yard run (James Turner kick) | MICH 52–10 |
at No. 24 Iowa
Minnesota at No. 24 Iowa
Floyd of Rosedale
Floyd of Rosedale
- Date: October 21
- Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA - Game start: 2:33 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:38
- Game attendance: 69,250
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 22 mph (35 km/h)
- Referee: Tim O'Dey
- TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 10:35 | Iowa | Drew Stevens 23-yard field goal | Iowa 3–0 |
0:17 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 43-yard field goal | Tied 3–3 | |
2 | 0:49 | Iowa | Deacon Hill 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) | Iowa 10–3 |
3 | 8:59 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 44-yard field goal | Iowa 10–6 |
2:25 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 28-yard field goal | Iowa 10–9 | |
4 | 8:33 | Minn | Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal | Minn 12–10 |
Michigan State
Michigan State at Minnesota
- Date: October 28
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 2:40 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 47,392
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind W 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 13:19 | MSU | Jonathan Kim 38-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22) | MSU 3–0 |
9:49 | MSU | Jonathan Kim 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 0:50) | MSU 6–0 | |
2 | 4:54 | UMN | Dragan Kesich 22-yard field goal (8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55) | MSU 6–3 |
0:19 | UMN | Daniel Jackson 22-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55) | UMN 10–6 | |
4 | 12:07 | UMN | Jordan Nubin 18-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (9 plays, 87 yards, 5:25) | UMN 17–6 |
8:37 | MSU | Tyell Henry 9-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (two-point conversion failed) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30) | UMN 17–12 | |
4:11 | UMN | Jordan Nubin 2-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 46 yards, 4:25) | UMN 24–12 | |
3:25 | UMN | Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 0:30) | UMN 27–12 |
Illinois
Illinois at Minnesota
- Date: November 4
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 2:45 pm CST
- Elapsed time: 3:08
- Game attendance: 42,906
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Sunny, Wind S 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
- Referee: Gregory Blum
- Source: Box Score
at Purdue
Minnesota at Purdue
- Date: November 11
- Location:
Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN - Game start: 3:32 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 3:29
- Game attendance: 59,049
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Sunny, Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
- Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
- Source: Box Score
at Ohio State
Minnesota at Ohio State
- Date: November 18
- Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH - Game start: 4:01 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 2:55
- Game attendance: 104,019
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Sunny, Wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
- Referee: Kole Knueppel
- TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 9:22 | OSU | TreVeyon Henderson 9-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 4:02) | OSU 7–0 |
2 | 13:05 | OSU | Jayden Fielding 47-yard field goal (9 plays, 58 yards, 2:46) | OSU 10–0 |
4:51 | OSU | Jayden Fielding 26-yard field goal (11 plays, 81 yards, 4:24) | OSU 13–0 | |
3 | 14:48 | OSU | TreVeyon Henderson 75-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) | OSU 20–0 |
13:53 | OSU | Marvin Harrison Jr. 4-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 0:43) | OSU 27–0 | |
10:17 | OSU | Jayden Fielding 32-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:13) | OSU 30–0 | |
4 | 13:43 | OSU | Cade Stover 1-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) (16 plays, 84 yards, 9:18) | OSU 37–0 |
6:43 | MINN | Dragan Kesich 54-yard field goal (12 plays, 39 yards, 7:00) | OSU 37–3 |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Paul Bunyan's Axe
Paul Bunyan's Axe
- Date: November 25
- Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN - Game start: 2:40 pm CST
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 48,119
- Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 9 mph (14 km/h)
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 12:21 | MINN | Jordan Nubin 1-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:34) | MIN 7–0 |
2 | 13:04 | WIS | Braelon Allen 5-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 5:16) | TIED 7–7 |
4:30 | MINN | Daniel Jackson 7-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 71 yards, 5:36) | MIN 14–7 | |
2:38 | WIS | Will Pauling 11-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:52) | TIED 14–14 | |
3 | 9:24 | WIS | Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:25) | WIS 21–14 |
0:10 | WIS | Riley Nowakowski 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick) (10 plays, 86 yards, 4:55) | WIS 28–14 |

Despite the loss giving them an overall 5–7 record, the Golden Gophers would head to a bowl game due to their Academic Progress Rate.
vs. Bowling Green (Quick Lane Bowl)
Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
- Date: December 26
- Location:
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan - Game start: 2:04 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 28,521
- Game weather: Indoor
- Referee: Tim Rich
- TV announcers (ESPN): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
- Source: Box Score
1 | 13:47 | BGSU | Odieu Hiliare 46-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13) | BGSU 7–0 |
5:56 | MINN | Elijah Spencer 4-yard pass from Cole Kramer (two-point run conversion failed) (13 plays, 75 yards, 7:51) | BGSU 7–6 | |
2 | 8:57 | MINN | Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal (7 plays, 42 yards, 2:58) | MINN 9–7 |
1:38 | BGSU | Alan Anaya 33-yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 1:02) | BGSU 10–9 | |
3 | 9:20 | MINN | Cole Kramer 1-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 78 yards, 5:40) | MINN 16–10 |
4:18 | MINN | Jameson Geers 7-yard pass from Cole Kramer (Dragan Keisch kick) (6 plays, 27 yards, 3:31) | MINN 23–10 | |
4 | 11:10 | BGSU | PaSean Wimberly 18-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:29) | MINN 23–17 |
8:03 | MINN | Darius Taylor 17-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) (5 plays, 48 yards, 3:07) | MINN 30–17 | |
2:33 | BGSU | Connor Bazelak 2-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 5:30) | MINN 30–24 |
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