2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Quick Lane Bowl champion
Quick Lane Bowl, W 30–24 vs. Bowling Green
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	P. J. Fleck (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Simon (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Greg Harbaugh Jr. (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Joe Rossi (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Nick Monroe (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Huntington Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^	9	–	0	15	–	0
No. 10 Ohio State	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 Penn State	7	–	2	10	–	3
Maryland	4	–	5	8	–	5
Rutgers	3	–	6	7	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	7	4	–	8
Indiana	1	–	8	3	–	9
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	4	8	–	5
Wisconsin	5	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	3	–	6	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	6	6	–	7
Nebraska	3	–	6	5	–	7
Purdue	3	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers were led by P. J. Fleck in his seventh year as head coach. They played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The team was originally ineligible for a bowl game due to a losing record; however, they were awarded a berth due to having the highest Academic Progress Rating among 5–7 teams.^[1]

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	FOX	W 13–10	53,629
September 9	6:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 25–6	48,101
September 16	2:30 p.m.	at No. 20 North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L 13–31	45,151
September 23	6:30 p.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 34–37 ^OT	20,148
September 30	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 35–24	46,843
October 7	6:30 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	NBC	L 10–52	52,179
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	NBC	W 12–10	69,250
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 27–12	47,392
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Illinois	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 26–27	42,906
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	NBC	L 30–49	59,049
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 3–37	104,019
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	FS1	L 14–28	48,119
December 26	1:00 p.m.	vs. Bowling Green	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–24	28,521
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, from the date when issued) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time Source: ^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Le'Meke Brockington	So
RB	`1`	Darius Taylor	Fr
RB	`2`	Sean Tyler	Sr
WR	`4`	Corey Crooms Jr.	Sr
WR	`7`	Chris Autman-Bell	GS
QB	`8`	Athan Kaliakmanis	So
WR	`9`	Daniel Jackson	Sr
WR	`11`	Elijah Spencer	Jr
QB	`12`	Cole Kramer	Sr
WR	`13`	Kristen Hoskins	Fr
WR	`14`	Evan Redding	Fr
WR	`15`	Kenric Lanier Ii	Fr
WR	`17`	Cade Conzemius	Fr
QB	`18`	Drew Viotto	Fr
RB	`21`	Bryce Williams	GS
RB	`26`	Zach Evans	Fr
WR	`28`	Zach Jorgensen	Fr
RB	`30`	Jordan Nubin	So
RB	`33`	Max Grand	Fr
OL	`50`	J. J. Guedet	Sr
OL	`52`	Spencer Alvarez	Fr
OL	`55`	Karter Shaw	GS
OL	`58`	Jackson Hunter	So
OL	`59`	Tony Nelson	Fr
OL	`65`	Greg Johnson	Fr
OL	`66`	Nathan Boe	GS
OL	`68`	Jackson Ruschmeyer	Jr
OL	`69`	Aireontae Ersery	Jr
OL	`70`	Cade McConnell	Fr
OL	`71`	Martes Lewis	Jr
OL	`73`	Tyrell Lawrence	Jr
OL	`75`	Tyler Cooper	Sr
OL	`76`	Reese Tripp	Fr
OL	`77`	Quinn Carroll	GS
OL	`78`	Ashton Beers	Fr
OL	`79`	Logan Purcell	So
WR	`80`	Dino Kaliakmanis	So
WR	`81`	Quentin Redding	So
TE	`82`	Wyatt Schroeder	Sr
TE	`84`	Jack DiSano	Fr
TE	`85`	Frank Bierman	Jr
TE	`86`	Jameson Geers	So
TE	`87`	Nick Kallerup	Sr
TE	`88`	Brevyn Spann-Ford	GS
TE	`89`	Nathan Jones	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Anthony Smith	Fr
DB	`5`	Justin Walley	Jr
LB	`6`	Maverick Baranowski	Fr
DL	`8`	Darnell Jefferies	GS
LB	`9`	Devon Williams	So
DB	`12`	Darius Green	So
DL	`13`	Chris Collins	GS
DB	`14`	Kerry Brown	Fr
DB	`16`	Coleman Bryson	Fr
DL	`17`	Jah Joyner	Jr
DB	`18`	Rhyland Kelly	Fr
LB	`19`	Joey Gerlach	Fr
DB	`20`	Jack Henderson	Sr
DB	`23`	Garrison Monroe	Fr
DB	`24`	Tariq Watson	Fr
DB	`26`	Victor Pless	Jr
DB	`27`	Tyler Nubin	GS
DL	`28`	Colton Gregersen	Fr
DB	`31`	Jordan Greenhow	So
LB	`33`	Ryan Selig	GS
LB	`34`	Jack Tinnen	Fr
LB	`35`	Derik LeCaptian	Sr
LB	`41`	Cade Larson	Fr
DL	`42`	Jack Hawkinson	So
LB	`43`	Eli Mau	So
LB	`44`	Tyler Stolsky	Fr
LB	`45`	Cody Lindenberg	Jr
LB	`46`	Lucas Finnessy	Sr
DL	`47`	Hayden Schwartz	Fr
DL	`52`	Luther McCoy	So
DL	`62`	Jacob Schuster	So
DL	`87`	Martin Owusu	Fr
DL	`89`	Nate Becker	So
DL	`91`	Deven Eastern	So
DL	`92`	Danny Striggow	Sr
DL	`93`	Kyler Baugh	GS
DL	`96`	Logan Richter	Sr
DL	`97`	Jalen Logan-Redding	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`36`	Ryan Shamburger	Jr
LS	`37`	Brady Weeks	GS
K	`48`	Jacob Lewis	Jr
P	`96`	Mark Crawford	Sr
K	`99`	Dragan Kesich	Sr

Head coach

P. J. Fleck (head coach)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Harbaugh Jr. (co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Matt Simon (co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers)
Joe Rossi (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Nick Monroe (co-defensive coordinator / cornerbacks)
Rob Wenger (special teams coordinator / defensive ends)
Danny Collins (safeties / pass game coordinator)
Brian Callahan (run game coordinator / offensive line)
Winston DeLattiboudere III (defensive line)
Nic McKissic-Luke (running backs)
Andrew Sowder (tight ends)
Gerrit Chernoff (general manager)
Dan Nichol (head strength & conditioning)
Norries Wilson (director of player development)
Eric Koehler (offensive analyst)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2023

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Minnesota
Rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	0	7	3	10
• Golden Gophers	0	3	0	10	13

Date: August 31
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 7:05 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 53,629
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Sunny, Wind SE 13 mph (21 km/h)
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

2	12:31	Minn	Dragan Kesich 34-yard field goal	Minn 3–0

3	14:03	Neb	Alex Bullock 34-yard pass from Jeff Sims (Tristan Alvano kick)	Neb 7–3

4	12:42	Neb	Tristan Alvano 27-yard field goal	Neb 10–3
	2:32	Minn	Daniel Jackson 13-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick)	Tied 10–10
	0:00	Minn	Dragan Kesich 47-yard field goal	Minn 13–10

Sunset over a sold-out Huntington Bank Stadium for the season opener.

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Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	0	0	6
• Golden Gophers	0	10	10	5	25

Date: September 9
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 6:40 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 48,101
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 11 mph (18 km/h)
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (BTN): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Tommy Olson (analyst), and Audrey Dahlgren (sideline)

Source: Box Score

at No. 20 North Carolina

Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	10	3	0	13
• No. 20 Tar Heels	7	14	3	7	31

Date: September 16
Location:
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 50,500
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny, Wind W 4 mph (6.4 km/h)-->
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)

Source: Box Score

at Northwestern

Minnesota at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	7	17	7	0	31
Wildcats	0	7	3	21	31

Date: September 23
Location:
Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Game start: 6:40 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:39
Game attendance: 20,148
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear, Wind E 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Tim O'Dey
TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)

Source: Box Score

Louisiana

Louisiana at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	10	0	7	24
• Golden Gophers	7	7	7	14	35

Date: September 30
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 11:01 am CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 46,843
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	10:36	LA	Peter LeBlanc 7-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:24)	LA 7–0
1	02:30	MIN	Daniel Jackson 10-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (9 plays, 86 yards, 5:03)	TIE 7–7

2	13:26	LA	Kenneth Almendares 28-yard field goal (7 plays, 64 yards, 4:04)	LA 10–7
	07:21	MIN	Athan Kaliakmanis 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 6:05)	MIN 14–10
	01:47	LA	Robert Williams 6-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41)	LA 17–14

3	08:48	MIN	Zach Evans 18-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09)	MIN 21–17

4	13:45	MIN	Bryce Williams 2-yard rush (Dragan Kesich kick) (8 plays, 42 yards, 3:59)	MIN 28–17
	05:21	MIN	Daniel Jackson 37-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 4:30)	MIN 35–17
	03:01	LA	Jacob Kibodi 52-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20)	MIN 35–24

No. 2 Michigan

Michigan at Minnesota
Little Brown Jug

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Wolverines	10	14	21	7	52
Golden Gophers	3	7	0	0	10

Date: October 7
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 6:35 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 52,179
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h)-->
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Source: Box Score

at No. 24 Iowa

Minnesota at Iowa
Floyd of Rosedale

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Gophers	3	0	6	3	12
No. 24 Hawkeyes	3	7	0	0	10

Date: October 21
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:33 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 69,250
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 22 mph (35 km/h)
Referee: Tim O'Dey
Television network: NBC

Source: Box Score

Michigan State

Michigan State at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	6	0	0	6	12
• Golden Gophers	0	10	0	17	27

Date: October 28
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 2:40 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 47,392
Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind W 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Chris Coyte

Source: Box Score

Illinois

Illinois at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fighting Illini	14	0	7	6	27
Golden Gophers	7	10	3	6	26

Date: November 4
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 2:45 pm CST
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 42,906
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Sunny, Wind S 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Gregory Blum

Source: Box Score

at Purdue

Minnesota at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	10	10	0	10	30
• Boilermakers	14	14	7	14	49

Date: November 11
Location:
Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 3:32 pm EST
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 59,049
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Sunny, Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski

Source: Box Score

at Ohio State

Minnesota at Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	3	3
• Buckeyes	7	6	17	7	37

Date: November 18
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 4:01 pm EST
Elapsed time: 2:55
Game attendance: 104,019
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Sunny, Wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: Kole Knueppel

Source: Box Score

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Minnesota
Paul Bunyan's Axe

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Badgers	0	14	14	0	28
Golden Gophers	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 25
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 2:40 pm CST
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 48,119
Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Larry Smith

Source: Box Score

Despite the loss giving them an overall 5–7 record, the Golden Gophers would head to a bowl game due to their Academic Progress Rate.

vs. Bowling Green (Quick Lane Bowl)

Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	14	24
• Golden Gophers	6	3	14	7	30

Date: December 26
Location:
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Game start: 2:04 pm EST
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 28,521
Game weather: Indoor
Referee: Tim Rich
Television network: ESPN

Source: Box Score

References

^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers score bowl spot, thanks to good grades". KARE (TV). November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Schedule". Minnesota Go Gophers Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "Minnesota rallies late to beat Nebraska 13-10 and ruin Rhule's debut". AP News. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan: Little Brown Jug Nebraska Wisconsin
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