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2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

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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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

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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]

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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

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2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Schedule

Rankings

Roster

Game summaries

Nebraska

Eastern Michigan

at No. 20 North Carolina

at Northwestern

Louisiana

No. 2 Michigan

at No. 24 Iowa

Michigan State

Illinois

at Purdue

at Ohio State

Wisconsin

vs. Bowling Green (Quick Lane Bowl)

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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