Minnesota Gophers

College football: Gophers climb back into top 10 in AP poll
The Gophers beat Northwestern 38-22 on Saturday; the win improved their record to 10-1 this season, and bumped them up two spots to ninth in the national poll.
Minneapolis to host ESPN's "College GameDay" before Badgers-Gophers game
ESPN's "College GameDay" is finally heading to Minnesota. The popular national college football pregame show will broadcast from Minneapolis starting at 8 a.m. next Saturday ahead of the Minnesota-Wisconsin game.
College football: Morgan’s 4 TD passes lead Gophers past Wildcats
Tanner Morgan led No. 11 Minnesota to scores on its first three possessions and finished with four touchdown passes, and the Gophers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 38-22 win over Northwestern on Saturday.
In Minnesota, everyone’s aboard the Gophers boat
While last week’s tight loss to Iowa took a tiny bit of bloom off the team’s Rose Bowl hopes, a long-beleaguered fan base is enjoying a red-hot revival of their 11th-ranked Gophers under coach P.J. Fleck.
College football: Gophers drop four spots to No. 11 in national poll
The Minnesota Gophers football team has dropped four spots in the AP Top 25 poll after Saturday's loss to Iowa. It was Minnesota's first loss of the season.
Perfect no more: Iowa hands Gophers first loss of season
Nine and... oh, no. Minnesota's dreams of an undefeated season came crashing down Saturday, as Iowa maintained its recent football dominance over the Gophers with a 23-19 victory in Iowa City.
College football: Minnesota takes its undefeated record to Iowa
Minnesota proved it was for real by beating Penn State last weekend. The next challenge for the seventh-ranked Gophers will be to knock off yet another ranked opponent — in a stadium where they haven’t won in 20 years.
Gophers' Fleck presents Penn State game ball to Gov. Walz
University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck followed through on his promise to give the state an official token of appreciation from Saturday’s big win over Penn State.
College football: Big win lifts Gophers to No. 7 in national poll
The undefeated Gophers made a big leap in the new Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday, moving up six spots to No. 7 in the wake of Saturday's 31-26 win over Penn State. It’s the highest ranking for Minnesota since it reached No. 5 in the AP poll in November 1962.
Photo gallery: Minnesota's big win over Penn State
It's a sight not seen in Minnesota for years: thousands of Gopher fans rushing the field, as Minnesota upset Penn State on Saturday in a battle of unbeaten teams at TCF Bank Stadium. Here's a collection of photos from Saturday's big win.