Minnesota 2016 season
Record
8-4
Points for
381
Points against
287
How it ended
Won NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs |  Oregon State | W | 30-23 |
| 2 | vs |  Indiana State | W | 58-28 |
| 4 | vs |  Colorado State | W | 31-24 |
| 5 | at |  Penn State | L | 26-29 |
| 6 | vs |  Iowa | L | 7-14 |
| 7 | at |  Maryland | W | 31-10 |
| 8 | vs |  Rutgers | W | 34-32 |
| 9 | at |  Illinois | W | 40-17 |
| 10 | vs |  Purdue | W | 44-31 |
| 11 | at |  Nebraska | L | 17-24 |
| 12 | vs |  Northwestern | W | 29-12 |
| 13 | at |  Wisconsin | L | 17-31 |
| NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL | vs |  Washington State | W | 17-12 |
Minnesota 2016 roster
| No | Player | Pos | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mitch Leidner | QB | Lakeville, MN |
| 11 | Demry Croft | QB | Rockford, IL |
| 15 | Conor Rhoda | QB | Eagan, MN |
| James Johannesson | RB | Fargo, ND | |
| 1 | Rodney Smith | RB | Jonesboro, GA |
| 4 | Shannon Brooks | RB | Austell, GA |
| 22 | Kobe McCrary | RB | Chipley, FL |
| 28 | Jonathan Femi-Cole | RB | Vaughan, ON |
| 29 | Carlton Djam | RB | Lindstrom, MN |
| 32 | Zachariah Knox | RB | Stillwater, MN |
| 40 | Connor Mohs | FB | Woodbury, MN |
| 2 | Isaiah Gentry | WR | Cincinnati, OH |
| 5 | Melvin Holland Jr. | WR | Ashburn, VA |
| 6 | Tyler Johnson | WR | Minneapolis, MN |
| 8 | Mark Williams | WR | Gainestown, AL |
| 9 | Eric Carter | WR | Lakeland, FL |
| 12 | Hunter Register | WR | Lafayette, LA |
| 19 | Michael Conway | WR | La Crescent, MN |
| 24 | Adam Mayer | WR | Walnut Creek, CA |
| 24 | Drew Hmielewski | WR | Marshall, MN |
| 26 | Brian Smith | WR | Milwaukee, WI |
| 82 | Drew Wolitarsky | WR | Santa Clarita, CA |
| 84 | Will Reger | WR | Burnsville, MN |
| 88 | Rashad Still | WR | El Paso, TX |
| 89 | Matt Morse | WR | Apple Valley, MN |
| 89 | Tyler Moore | WR | Galena Park, TX |
| 42 | Ko Kieft | TE | Sioux Center, IA |
| 44 | Colton Beebe | TE | Kansas City, KS |
| 45 | Nick Hart | TE | Prior Lake, MN |
| 80 | Nate Wozniak | TE | Greenwood, IN |
| 81 | Duke Anyanwu | TE | Blaine, MN |
| 83 | Danny Pietruszewski | TE | South St. Paul, MN |
| 86 | Brandon Lingen | TE | Wayzata, MN |
| 53 | Luke Rasmussen | OL | Brookfield, WI |
| 55 | Connor Mayes | OL | Van Alstyne, TX |
| 58 | Quinn Oseland | OL | Springfield, IL |
| 60 | Matt Leidner | OL | Lakeville, MN |
| 61 | Bronson Dovich | OL | Chaska, MN |
| 62 | Jared Weyler | OL | Dayton, OH |
| 63 | Ryan Just | OL | Rochester, MN |
| 64 | Conner Olson | OL | Monticello, MN |
| 66 | Ted Stieber | OL | Akron, OH |
| 70 | Chad Fahning | OL | St. Paul, MN |
| 73 | Donnell Greene | OL | Marietta, GA |
| 74 | Nick Connelly | OL | Red Wing, MN |
| 75 | Noah Kuehn | OL | Eagan, MN |
| 76 | Vincent Calhoun | OL | Roswell, GA |
| 78 | Garrison Wright | OL | Beattie, KS |
| 79 | Jonah Pirsig | OL | Blue Earth, MN |
| 3 | Jerry Gibson | DL | Theodore, AL |
| 12 | Tai'yon Devers | DL | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 19 | Gary Moore | DL | Mobile, AL |
| 33 | Tamarion Johnson | DL | Detroit, MI |
| 46 | Winston DeLattiboudere | DL | Baltimore, MD |
| 52 | Yoshoub Timms | DL | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 87 | Gaelin Elmore | DL | Somerset, WI |
| 90 | Sam Renner | DL | Maple Grove, MN |
| 91 | Julien Kafo | DL | Mont-Tremblant, QC |
| 93 | Merrick Jackson | DL | East St. Louis, IL |
| 95 | Hendrick Ekpe | DL | Lewisville, TX |
| 96 | Steven Richardson | DL | Chicago, IL |
| 97 | Royal Silver | DL | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 97 | Scott Ekpe | DL | Lewisville, TX |
| 98 | Sam White | DL | Muskego, WI |
| 99 | Andrew Stelter | DL | Owatonna, MN |
| 12 | Cody Poock | LB | Okoboji, IA |
| 13 | Jonathan Celestin | LB | Jonesboro, GA |
| 15 | Everett Williams | LB | Mansfield, TX |
| 20 | Julian Huff | LB | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 21 | Kamal Martin | LB | Burnsville, MN |
| 31 | Troy Dipre | LB | Solon, OH |
| 35 | Jaylen Waters | LB | Killeen, TX |
| 36 | Blake Cashman | LB | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 41 | Thomas Barber | LB | Plymouth, MN |
| 45 | Carter Coughlin | LB | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 48 | Blake Weber | LB | Prior Lake, MN |
| 50 | Jack Lynn | LB | Lake Zurich, IL |
| 56 | Nick Rallis | LB | Edina, MN |
| 59 | Ray Dixon | LB | Loxahatchee, FL |
| 2 | Dior Johnson | DB | Detroit, MI |
| 2 | Jacob Huff | DB | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 3 | KiAnte Hardin | DB | Webb City, MO |
| 4 | Adekunle Ayinde | DB | Blaine, MN |
| 5 | Jalen Myrick | DB | Bloomingdale, GA |
| 6 | Ace Rogers | DB | Iowa City, IA |
| 7 | Damarius Travis | DB | Pensacola, FL |
| 8 | Duke McGhee | DB | Decatur, GA |
| 11 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | DB | The Woodlands, TX |
| 14 | Zo Craighton | DB | Geismar, LA |
| 16 | Coney Durr | DB | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 21 | Ray Buford | DB | Detroit, MI |
| 22 | Joey Gorgen | DB | Mineral Point, WI |
| 26 | Kendarian Handy-Holly | DB | Jackson, AL |
| 30 | Eric Amoako | DB | Arlington, TX |
| 32 | Brady Wieland | DB | Milwaukee, WI |
| 34 | Antonio Shenault | DB | Roselle, IL |
| 40 | Alexander Starks | DB | Plainfield, IL |
| 46 | Dorborwulu Cooper | DB | Coon Rapids, MN |
| 37 | John Mack | PK | Hartland, WI |
| 38 | Emmit Carpenter | PK | Green Bay, WI |
| 42 | Justin Juenemann | PK | Phillipsburg, KS |
| 97 | Andrew Harte | PK | Downers Grove, IL |
| 18 | Ryan Santoso | P | Pace, FL |
| 34 | Logan McElfresh | P | Brainerd, MN |
| 46 | Alex Melvin | P | Burnet, TX |
| 47 | Jacob Herbers | P | Battle Creek, MI |
| 25 | Payton Jordahl | LS | Perham, MN |
| 39 | Trey Hansen | LS | Cedar Falls, IA |
Game-by-game results and the record for the Minnesota Golden Gophers 2016 season.
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What was the Minnesota record in 2016?
Minnesota went 8-4 in the 2016 regular season. The season result: Won NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL.