Which Big Ten football team has the toughest schedule in 2024? (7. Minnesota)

[BleedGopher]

Per Neel:

7. Minnesota Gophers

Total Opponent Score: 74.5

Average Opponent Score: 6.2

Toughest Games (Opponent Score 8 or Higher)​

• Iowa
• Michigan
• USC
• Penn State
• Wisconsin

Easiest Games (Opponent Score 5 or Lower)​

• Rhode Island
• Nevada
• Illinois

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Analysis: No Ohio State or Oregon is pretty nice, but there aren’t many easy games for Minnesota. Instead, a lot of the matchups come against solid to above-average teams.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Hard to tell how hard WA will be on the schedule as they are going through a big transition. Welcome to the B1G OR, USC and UCLA. Oof!

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Illinois will not be easy--for the Gophers. Illinois is easy for other teams, but not for the Gophers--so long as Bielema is the coach. For all his good points, PJ seems to have some kind of complex about Bielema. Bielema plays us very aggressively; we play Illinois as if we are afraid to make a mistake. And we lose.