Minnesota record by year
Since 1892
737-545-42
Win %
.573
Bowl trips
26
Winning seasons
82
Best year
13-0 (1904)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 160 | 90 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 299 | 298 | Won Rate Bowl |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 340 | 220 | Won Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 272 | 347 | Won Quick Lane Bowl |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 367 | 180 | Won Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 331 | 225 | Won Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 191 | 211 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 443 | 293 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 376 | 345 | Won QUICK LANE BOWL |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 265 | 274 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 381 | 287 | Won NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 292 | 327 | Won QUICK LANE BOWL |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 369 | 314 | Lost BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 334 | 289 | Lost TEXAS BOWL |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 287 | 321 | Lost MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 221 | 380 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 278 | 396 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 272 | 309 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 302 | 322 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 315 | 440 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 376 | 338 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 429 | 348 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 361 | 273 | Won Bowl game |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 503 | 285 | Won Bowl game |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 376 | 319 | Won Bowl game |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 308 | 299 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 375 | 318 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1999 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 368 | 196 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1998 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 229 | 249 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 238 | 334 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 236 | 340 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 272 | 368 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 256 | 348 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 253 | 354 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 200 | 313 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 104 | 302 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 224 | 281 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 263 | 283 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 195 | 246 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 257 | 262 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 261 | 316 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1985 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 293 | 240 | Won Bowl game |
| 1984 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 194 | 316 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 181 | 518 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 247 | 299 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 274 | 264 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 210 | 250 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 264 | 271 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 210 | 267 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 171 | 180 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1976 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 201 | 211 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 236 | 192 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 161 | 332 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 260 | 295 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 185 | 304 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 212 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 180 | 237 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 210 | 260 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 207 | 190 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 163 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 124 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 188 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 136 | 131 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 95 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 131 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 161 | 78 | Won Bowl game |
| 1960 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 228 | 88 | National champions |
| 1959 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 98 | 159 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 115 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 201 | 188 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 127 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 110 | 172 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 195 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 150 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 131 | 171 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 162 | 258 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | 79 | 196 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 231 | 80 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 203 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 174 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 130 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 177 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 225 | 162 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 170 | 184 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 152 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 186 | 38 | National champions |
| 1940 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 154 | 71 | National champions |
| 1939 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 154 | 82 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 97 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 184 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 203 | 32 | National champions |
| 1935 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 194 | 46 | National champions |
| 1934 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 270 | 38 | National champions |
| 1933 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 64 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 86 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 191 | 72 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 126 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 179 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 191 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .875 | 209 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 269 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 176 | 85 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 68 | 63 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 114 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 79 | 65 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 60 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 62 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 130 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 133 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 164 | 25 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 348 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .929 | 191 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 123 | 44 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 116 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 87 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .929 | 102 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 179 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 158 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 32 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 55 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 47 | 29 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 542 | 22 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 725 | 12 | National champions |
| 1903 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .967 | 618 | 12 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 335 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 183 | 18 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .917 | 299 | 23 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 151 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 92 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 112 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 168 | 24 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 136 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 74 | 8 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 148 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 122 | 56 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Minnesota records for every season since 1892, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Minnesota team page and the History Vault.
Minnesota all-time record against every opponent
- Wisconsin62-63-8
- Iowa62-54-2
- Michigan26-78-3
- Northwestern56-38-5
- Purdue42-35-3
- Illinois41-33-3
- Indiana40-26-3
- Nebraska38-25-2
- Ohio State7-49
- Michigan State20-30
- Iowa State22-3-1
- North Dakota20-0
- Chicago12-5-1
- Washington11-7
- Penn State6-11
- Grinnell10-2-1
- Pittsburgh9-3
- Ohio9-1-1
- South Dakota9-2
- Carleton9-0
- Missouri3-5-1
- USC2-6-1
- Maryland4-4
- North Dakota State6-2
- California2-5
- Kansas3-4
- Minneapolis Central High5-0-2
- South Dakota State7-0
- Lawrence6-0
- Minnesota Alumni4-1-1
- Syracuse4-2
- Washington State3-3
- Bowling Green3-2
- Colorado2-3
- Macalester5-0
- Miami (OH)5-0
- Notre Dame0-4-1
- Oregon3-2
- Oregon State4-1
- Rutgers4-1
- Beloit3-0-1
- Colorado State4-0
- Haskell4-0
- Louisiana4-0
- New Mexico State3-1
- San José State3-1
- St. Paul Central High3-0-1
- Toledo3-1
- UCLA3-1
- Vanderbilt2-2
- Western Michigan4-0
- Buffalo3-0
- Carlisle1-2
- Florida Atlantic2-1
- Hamline3-0
- Indiana State3-0
- Iowa Pre-Flight0-3
- Kansas State1-2
- Middle Tennessee3-0
- Northern Illinois2-1
- Shattuck3-0
- St. Thomas3-0
- Stanford1-1-1
- TCU1-2
- UL Monroe3-0
- Arkansas State2-0
- Ball State2-0
- Butler2-0
- Central Michigan2-0
- Eastern Illinois2-0
- Fresno State2-0
- Houston1-1
- Illinois State2-0
- Kent State2-0
- Memphis2-0
- Minneapolis South High2-0
- North Carolina0-2
- Oklahoma0-2
- Oklahoma State2-0
- Pacific1-1
- Rice2-0
- Ripon2-0
- San Diego State1-1
- Texas Tech0-2
- Tulsa2-0
- UNLV2-0
- Utah1-1
- Wabash2-0
- Western Illinois2-0
- Air Force1-0
- Akron1-0
- Alabama1-0
- Arizona1-0
- Arizona State0-1
- Arkansas1-0
- Army1-0
- Auburn1-0
- Baylor1-0
- Camp Grant1-0
- Carleton-St. Olaf1-0
- Chicago College1-0
- Chicago Naval Reserve0-1
- Clemson1-0
- Coe1-0
- Cornell (IA)1-0
- Creighton1-0
- Drake1-0
- Eastern Michigan1-0
- Fort Warren1-0
- Georgia Southern1-0
- Georgia Tech1-0
- Hawai'i0-1
- Minneapolis Boat Club1-0
- Minneapolis Eastern High1-0
- Mississippi State0-1
- Montana1-0
- Montana State1-0
- Murray State1-0
- Navy1-0
- NC State0-1
- Nevada1-0
- New Hampshire1-0
- New Mexico1-0
- Northern Iowa1-0
- Northwestern State1-0
- Ole Miss1-0
- Overland Station1-0
- Rhode Island1-0
- Rush Medical1-0
- SMU1-0
- Temple1-0
- Tennessee0-1
- Texas1-0
- Texas State1-0
- Troy1-0
- Tulane1-0
- Twin Cities Central High1-0
- Twin Cities High1-0
- Virginia0-1
- Virginia Tech1-0
- Wake Forest1-0
- West Virginia1-0
- Wichita State1-0
- Wyoming1-0
144 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Minnesota record since 1892?
Minnesota is 737-545-42 since 1892, a .573 win percentage, with 26 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Minnesota season since 1892?
Minnesota went 13-0 in 1904, the best record since 1892.
How many bowl games has Minnesota played since 1892?
Minnesota has played in the postseason 26 times since 1892, with 7 national championships.