2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2010 college football season. The Golden Gophers are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Brewster until his firing on October 17, 2010, the result of 1–6 start. Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton was tapped as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] The Golden Gophers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Ten play.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
6:30 PM |
at Middle Tennessee* |
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Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
ESPNU |
W 24–17 |
25,908[4] |
September 11 |
11:00 AM |
South Dakota* |
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TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
BTN |
L 38–41 |
49,554[5] |
September 18 |
2:30 PM |
USC* |
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TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
ESPN |
L 21–32 |
50,442[6] |
September 25 |
7:30 PM |
Northern Illinois* |
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TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
BTN |
L 23–34 |
49,368[7] |
October 2 |
11:00 AM |
Northwestern |
|
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
ESPN |
L 28–29 |
49,228[8] |
October 9 |
11:00 AM |
at #19 Wisconsin |
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Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe) |
BTN |
L 23–41 |
80,328[9] |
October 16 |
11:00 AM |
at Purdue |
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Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
ESPN2 |
L 17–28 |
47,319[10] |
October 23 |
11:00 AM |
Penn State |
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TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Governor's Victory Bell) |
ESPNU |
L 21–33 |
48,479[11] |
October 30 |
7:00 PM |
#10 Ohio State |
|
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
ABC |
L 10–52 |
48,717[12] |
November 6 |
11:00 AM |
at #15 Michigan State |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
BTN |
L 8–31 |
71,128[13] |
November 13 |
11:00 AM |
at Illinois |
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Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
BTN |
W 38–34 |
55,549[14] |
November 27 |
2:30 PM |
#24 Iowa |
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TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for Floyd of Rosedale) |
BTN |
W 27–24 |
50,805[15] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone, All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change. |
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