The 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gophers were led by first-year head coach P.J. Fleck and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota competed as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 5-7, 2-7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the West Division.
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Recruiting
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Recruits
The Gophers signed a total of 26 recruits.
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Schedule
The Gophers' 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. Minnesota hosted two of its non-conference games; against Buffalo from the MAC and against Middle Tennessee from Conference USA; the Gophers played on the road against Oregon State from the Pac-12.
The Gophers played nine conference games; they hosted Maryland, Michigan State, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. They traveled to Purdue, Iowa, and Michigan, and Northwestern.
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Game summaries
Buffalo
at Oregon State
Middle Tennessee
Maryland
at Purdue
Michigan State
Illinois
at Iowa
at Michigan
Nebraska
at Northwestern
Wisconsin
Roster
References
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