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The 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Tracy Claeys and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium . They were a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in conference play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated Washington State.
Schedule [ edit ] Minnesota faced all six West Division opponents: Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska , Northwestern , Purdue , and Wisconsin . The Gophers also faced East Division opponents Maryland , Penn State , and Rutgers .[1] Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference , Indiana State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference , and Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference . Minnesota had one bye week during the season between their games against Indiana State and Colorado State.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 8:00 pm Oregon State * BTN W 30–2344,582 September 10 11:00 am Indiana State * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPNews W 58–2841,026 September 24 11:00 am Colorado State * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPNU W 31–2444,854 October 1 2:30 pm at Penn State BTN L 26–29 OT 95,332 October 8 11:00 am Iowa ESPN2 L 7–1449,145 October 15 11:00 am at Maryland ESPNU W 31–1041,465 October 22 11:00 am Rutgers TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPNU W 34–3246,096 October 29 11:00 am at Illinois BTN W 40–1740,090 November 5 2:30 pm Purdue TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 44–3142,832 November 12 6:30 pm at No. 21 Nebraska BTN L 17–2490,456 November 19 2:30 pm Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 29–1238,162 November 26 2:30 pm at No. 5 Wisconsin BTN L 17–3177,216 December 27 6:00 pm vs. Washington State * ESPN W 17–1248,704 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ edit ] Oregon State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Beavers
7
7
9
0
23
Golden Gophers
0
17
0
13
30
Indiana State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Sycamores
7
0
14
7
28
Golden Gophers
14
24
10
10
58
Colorado State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
7
0
10
7
24
Golden Gophers
7
10
7
7
31
At Penn State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Golden Gophers
3
10
0
10 3
26
Nittany Lions
0
3
17
3 6
29
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
0
3
3
8
14
Golden Gophers
0
0
7
0
7
At Maryland [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
14
3
14
31
Terrapins
0
0
0
10
10
Rutgers [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Scarlet Knights
3
7
13
9
32
Golden Gophers
21
0
10
3
34
At Illinois [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
14
0
7
19
40
Fighting Illini
7
0
7
3
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Boilermakers
14
14
0
3
31
Golden Gophers
10
13
7
14
44
Purdue at Minnesota
At #21 Nebraska [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
7
10
0
0
17
#21 Cornhuskers
3
7
7
7
24
Northwestern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
0
6
6
12
Golden Gophers
6
6
3
14
29
At #6 Wisconsin [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
3
14
0
0
17
#6 Badgers
0
7
3
21
31
Washington State–Holiday Bowl [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
3
7
7
17
Cougars
3
3
0
6
12
Personnel [ edit ] Coaching sStaff [ edit ]
Name
Position
Alma mater
Joined Staff
Tracy Claeys Head coach
Kansas State (1994)2010
Brian Anderson
Wide receivers coach
Illinois (1994)2010
Jay Johnson
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach
Northern Iowa (1993)2015
Bart Miller
Offensive line coach
New Mexico (2007)2015
Jeff Phelps
Defensive line coach
Ball State (1997)2010
Pat Poore
Running backs coach / co-special team coordinator
Fort Hays State (1984)2010
Rob Reeves
H-backs coach / tight ends coach
Saginaw Valley State (1996)2010
Jay Sawvel Defensive coordinator
Mount Union (1993)2010
Mike Sherels
Linebackers coach
Minnesota (2007)2013
Dan O'Brien
Assistant Defensive Backs / co-special team coordinator / assistant head coach
St. Thomas (1987)2010
Eric Klein
Strength and conditioning
Carleton College (1993)2010
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Weekly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Emmit Carpenter
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
October 3, 2016
[2]
Rodney Smith
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[3]
Emmit Carpenter
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
November 7, 2016
[4]
Blake Cashman
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
November 21, 2016
[5]
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ "Future Schedules" . Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. October 24, 2016. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. November 21, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016 .
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