Big Ten · 1986

MinnesotaGolden Gophers

6–6 overall, 5–3 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

6–6

5–3 in conference

Margin - All

−55

-4.6 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

21.8

261 total

Points against

26.3

316 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

John Gutekunst

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/12/1986 08:00 PMvsBowling GreenW 31–7

Fri 09/19/1986 08:00 PMat1OklahomaL 0–63

Fri 09/26/1986 08:00 PMvsPacificL 20–24

Fri 10/03/1986 08:00 PMatPurdueW 36–9

Fri 10/10/1986 08:00 PMvsNorthwesternW 44–23

Fri 10/17/1986 08:00 PMvsIndianaW 19–17

Fri 10/24/1986 08:00 PMat17Ohio StateL 0–33

Fri 10/31/1986 07:00 PMvsMichigan StateL 23–52

Fri 11/07/1986 07:00 PMatWisconsinW 27–20

Fri 11/14/1986 07:00 PMat6MichiganW 20–17

Fri 11/21/1986 07:00 PMvs20IowaL 27–30

Sun 12/28/1986 07:00 PMvs10TennesseeL 14–21Neutral

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