1988 Minnesota
2–7–2 (0–6–2 Big Ten), coached by John Gutekunst. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami (OH) 35–3Sep 17
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Washington State | L 9–41 | 60% |
| Sep 17 | vs Miami (OH) | W 35–3 | 56% |
| Sep 24 | vs Northern Illinois | W 31–20 | 60% |
| Oct 1 | at Purdue | L 10–14 | 54% |
| Oct 8 | vs Northwestern | T 28–28 | 76% |
| Oct 15 | at 18Indiana | L 13–33 | 25% |
| Oct 22 | vs Ohio State | L 6–13 | 54% |
| Oct 29 | vs Illinois | T 27–27 | 51% |
| Nov 5 | at 14Michigan | L 7–22 | 15% |
| Nov 12 | at Wisconsin | L 7–14 | 64% |
| Nov 19 | vs Iowa | L 22–31 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 31–22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.
- Record
- 2–7–2
- Conference
- 0–6–2 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–246
- Coach
- John Gutekunst
- Elo
- 1394 −102 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.6 No. 83 of 102; offense No. 95, defense No. 60
- SRS
- −7.1 No. 73 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jason Bruce, Chuck McCree and Brian Williams
Drafted in 1989
The 1989 draft| Rd 1 | Brian Williams C | New York Giants |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Brent HerbelPUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1988 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 4 |
 Michigan State | 6–1–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 5–2–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 4–1–3 | 6–4–3 | |
| Indiana | 5–3 | 8–3–1 | 20 |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ohio State | 2–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–5–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Minnesota | 0–6–2 | 2–7–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.