Big Ten football 2025 win-loss record predictions for each team after spring practice

[MisterGopher]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers​

Projected Record: 7-5 (5-4 Big Ten)

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Record in 2024: 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten)

Most Notable Games

• at Ohio State
• at Oregon
• vs Wisconsin

Projected Wins: Buffalo, Northwestern State, Rutgers, Purdue, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin

Projected Losses: Cal, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa, Oregon

Minnesota has a manageable schedule other than the Ohio State and Oregon matchups. The team has established a strong, consistent baseline of winning. That culture should again be on display with an experienced defense, most of which elected to stay after coordinator Corey Hetherman left for Miami. The big question will be at quarterback, where redshirt freshman Drake Lindsey is taking over for 2024 standout Max Brosmer.

 

[PMWinSTP]

MSU and Cal are definitely winnable. In the last six seasons, MSU has won 18 conference games, Gophs have won 28.

 

[TNGophfan]

As I said on another thread, the Nebraska/Iowa back to back is critical. If we get at worst a split, I see 9-3, assuming Lindsay plays reasonably well.

 

[DanvilleGopher]

MSU and Cal are definitely winnable. In the last six seasons, MSU has won 18 conference games, Gophs have won 28.

They should NOT lose to Cal. Cal lost all their RB's, WR's, Starting TE and their starting QB (to Indiana). Their O-line was atrocious last year and a big reason they didn't get to a bowl game. Their Punter was good but outside of that their ST's were terrible (missed numerous FG's by 2 different kickers) otherwise, another reason they didn't make a bowl game. Their Defense was very good.

I can't see how the Gophers lose this one.

The coaching staff (and newly hired OC) is one of the reasons the whole offense jumped into the Portal. The OC is the 4th one if 4 years under Wilcox. If you think the Gophers have issues with NIL, Cal has a bigger problems with raising money (though there is huge potential with many wealthy alums) due to some donors not wanting to contribute unless, or until, Ron Rivera is granted much more power than the HC.

It's a mess that hopefully won't be resolved until at the earliest, after the Gopher game

 

[ShushPush]

I hate predicting the season until after game one. I need to see how the offensive line moves its feet and hands before a decent prediction can be made. With that excuse out of the way, allowing me plausible denial later, I predict a 7-5 record, due to the lack of playing time together of the O-line. If they gel quickly, we could sweep the table. We'll have plenty of time.

 

[Jack jones]

Please share what you are drinking!

 

[Great Plains Gopher]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers​

Projected Record: 7-5 (5-4 Big Ten)

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Record in 2024: 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten)

Most Notable Games

• at Ohio State
• at Oregon
• vs Wisconsin

Projected Wins: Buffalo, Northwestern State, Rutgers, Purdue, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin

Projected Losses: Cal, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa, Oregon

Minnesota has a manageable schedule other than the Ohio State and Oregon matchups. The team has established a strong, consistent baseline of winning. That culture should again be on display with an experienced defense, most of which elected to stay after coordinator Corey Hetherman left for Miami. The big question will be at quarterback, where redshirt freshman Drake Lindsey is taking over for 2024 standout Max Brosmer.

Nebraska not likely a Gopher win.

 

[Crosby]

Nebraska not likely a Gopher win.

Says every Nebraska fan before every season, and during the week before every Gopher win.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

I think with the unknown at QB these predictions of 6 or 7 wins is totally fair. If Drake is really good it moves the needle up. If he’s brutal it goes down.

 

[Arminius]

I hate predicting the season until after game one. I need to see how the offensive line moves its feet and hands before a decent prediction can be made. With that excuse out of the way, allowing me plausible denial later, I predict a 7-5 record, due to the lack of playing time together of the O-line. If they gel quickly, we could sweep the table. We'll have plenty of time.

I agree with your "I'll tell you what the season will be like after the first game" and yet after the UNC opener last year I thought we wouldn't be Bowl- eligible. With that, I told my bookie to put me down for 8 wins.

 

[ShushPush]

I agree with your "I'll tell you what the season will be like after the first game" and yet after the UNC opener last year I thought we wouldn't be Bowl- eligible. With that, I told my bookie to put me down for 8 wins.

I have to confess that I was at the game, in the worst possible angle to the line of scrimmage and found it impossible to watch the game. In fact, a married woman in front of me was so distracting that for most of the game I was distracted/attracted to her. I think I could tell you more about her footwork than the Gopher line.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

MSU and Cal are definitely winnable. In the last six seasons, MSU has won 18 conference games, Gophs have won 28.

Cal game could be a real inflection point for the 2025 season. Based on recent history, we should beat Cal. And Cal lost a lot of offensive players in the portal. But Cal also had some success in the portal, ... including bringing in a QB from Ohio State, Devin Brown, who was ranked a four star (97) out of high school--44th ranked player and 5th QB in the nation. Of course, Brown didn't crack through to start at tOSU. Cal is supposed to have a strong defense. Both Cal and the Gophers have talented athletes at QB who haven't played in any big games yet. I think this should be one hell of a contest ... I favor the Gophers, but don't have this in the "sure win" category by any stretch.

 

[MNVCGUY]

I agree with your "I'll tell you what the season will be like after the first game" and yet after the UNC opener last year I thought we wouldn't be Bowl- eligible. With that, I told my bookie to put me down for 8 wins.

The mistake people make with predictions is they don't allow for them to change and evolve over the course of the season.

Early in the season last year there were people legit wanting to see Fleck fired because they had made up their mind that the season was going to be a dumpster fire. Obviously it didn't turn out that way and those early season over reactions look foolish now.

So right now.....we may look like a 7-5 team on paper.....after a few games we will have a better sense of what the team is going to look like but even after those games that can all change based on injuries and other factors for us and our opponents.

It's the main reason I avoid making predictions on how a season is going to go because so much will change from now until the end of the season.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Nebraska, as always, will bring a team loaded with athletic talent. Its 2025 recruiting effort ranked 20th in the nation, with 6 four-stars coming out of HS and 6 more four star transfer players. This "normal" class for the Huskers would be the haul of the century for the Gophers. If the Huskers ever play a full 60 minutes against the Gophers at the supposed level of the Husker's talent ranking, they should beat us. Recent history, however, is that the Gophers outperform their collective ranking and the Huskers underperform theirs. Let's hope that trend continues. Nebraska should be favored, but I seethe game as a toss up.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

I agree with your "I'll tell you what the season will be like after the first game" and yet after the UNC opener last year I thought we wouldn't be Bowl- eligible. With that, I told my bookie to put me down for 8 wins.

This year, I think we'll know a lot about the team after the Cal game--number three on the schedule. Last year, if UNC had been our third rather than first non-conf game, I think we would have beaten them handily. The Rutgers game, fourth on the schedule this year, should also be a big tell. We lost to Rutgers last year because, among other things, PJ was out-coached and placed way too much responsibility on a knicked up and not full-speed RB. I'm thinking 7-5, if Drake and the WR corps are average; 8-4 if they are better then average. Could go the other way fast though, if Drake and WRs are subpar. Can't wait to see this year's product.