Minnesota Golden GophersHead coach P.J. Fleck
83 Overall rating steady
P.J. Fleck has led Minnesota since 2017, going 70-45 across 10 seasons with 7 bowl trips.
- Record since 2017
- 70-45
- Seasons
- 10
- Bowl trips
- 7
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme15
Game planning13
Situational management18
Leadership & results
Comeback factor18
Underdog edge8
Recent form18
Win rate16
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from P.J. Fleck's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Minnesota record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8-5 | Won Rate Bowl |
| 2024 | 8-5 | Won Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2023 | 6-7 | Won Quick Lane Bowl |
| 2022 | 9-4 | Won Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl |
| 2021 | 9-4 | Won Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| 2020 | 3-4 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 11-2 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2018 | 7-6 | Won QUICK LANE BOWL |
| 2017 | 5-7 | No bowl |
Records with Minnesota since 2017, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Minnesota games under P.J. Fleck
Status
Result
Season
14
7
38
7
17
20
6
28
0
10
23
17
0
0
19No games match these filters.
P.J. Fleck: Minnesota head coach profile
P.J. Fleck is the Minnesota head coach. This profile covers P.J. Fleck's record and season-by-season results with Minnesota, and connects to Minnesota team hub, the Big Ten teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big Ten Championship Game on the Big Ten title race page.
P.J. Fleck in the news
All newsRecapMinnesota beat Michigan 20-14 (Week 5, 2026)Minnesota beat Michigan 20-14 at Huntington Bank Stadium. Now Minnesota is 4-1, 2-0 in Big Ten play, and Michigan is 3-2, 0-2 in Big Ten play.2026-10-03RecapMinnesota edged Washington 27-24 (Week 4, 2026)Minnesota edged Washington 27-24 at Husky Stadium. Now Minnesota is 3-1, 1-0 in Big Ten play, and Washington is 3-1, 0-1 in Big Ten play.2026-09-26RecapMinnesota beat Akron 41-7 (Week 3, 2026)Minnesota beat Akron 41-7 at Huntington Bank Stadium. Now Minnesota is 2-1, and Akron is 1-2.2026-09-19
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