Big Ten · 1985

MinnesotaGolden Gophers

7–5 overall, 4–4 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

7–5

4–4 in conference

Margin - All

+53

4.4 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

24.4

293 total

Points against

20.0

240 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Lou Holtz

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/13/1985 08:00 PMvsWichita StateW 28–14

Fri 09/20/1985 08:00 PMvsMontanaW 62–17

Fri 09/27/1985 08:00 PMvs2OklahomaL 7–13

Fri 10/04/1985 08:00 PMvsPurdueW 45–15

Fri 10/11/1985 08:00 PMatNorthwesternW 21–10

Fri 10/18/1985 08:00 PMatIndianaW 22–7

Fri 10/25/1985 08:00 PMvs9Ohio StateL 19–23

Fri 11/01/1985 07:00 PMatMichigan StateL 26–31

Fri 11/08/1985 07:00 PMvsWisconsinW 27–18

Fri 11/15/1985 07:00 PMvs8MichiganL 7–48

Fri 11/22/1985 07:00 PMat3IowaL 9–31

Fri 12/20/1985 07:00 PMvsClemsonW 20–13Neutral

Home field

Huntington Bank Stadium

92%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity: 50,850
Average crowd: 46,951
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 835 ft
Opened: 2009