season

Minnesota

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

4-1 5 games tracked Offense C- Defense B-

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 95th of 137

C-

2025 D+ 101st of 136

Points added per play: +0.05opponents usually allow +0.142025: +0.10
Plays that work: 44%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 40%

Defense 50th of 137

B-

2025 C- 96th of 136

Points allowed per play: +0.04opponents usually get +0.152025: +0.17
Plays that work against it: 39%usual for these opponents 43%2025: 44%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Minnesota finished 8-5. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

35%of runs gain 4 or more

Offense

Give the backs a crease

Only 35% of Minnesota's runs gain 4 yards or more, against 49% for all teams. That ranks 137th of 137.

22%of passing downs work

Offense

Get out of passing downs

Minnesota's plays work only 22% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 125th of 137.

57%of runs gain 4 or more

Defense

Close the creases

57% of opponents' runs gain 4 yards or more against Minnesota, against 49% for all teams. That ranks 135th of 137.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs Eastern Illinois	W59-7	B	C+	Replay
2	vs Mississippi State	L13-38	C-	F	Replay
3	vs Akron	W41-7	C-	A-	Replay
4	at Washington	W27-24	C	B	Replay
5	vs Michigan	W20-14	C	A-	Replay
6	at Purdue	Not played			Tracker
8	vs Iowa	Not played			Tracker
9	at Indiana	Not played			Tracker
10	vs UCLA	Not played			Tracker
11	at Penn State	Not played			Tracker
12	vs Northwestern	Not played			Tracker
13	at Wisconsin	Not played			Tracker

What Minnesota calls

64%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 45th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+112 plays

Run 42% Pass 58%

Runs work 47% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 54% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-319 plays

Run 63% Pass 37%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 57% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-618 plays

Run 56% Pass 44%

Runs work 40% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 50% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+47 plays

Run 40% Pass 60%

Runs work 10% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 32% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-321 plays

Run 76% Pass 24%

Runs work 62% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 80% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-613 plays

Run 15% Pass 85%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 46% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+26 plays

Run 19% Pass 81%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 24% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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