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1990 Minnesota

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by John Gutekunst.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1990, game by game: lost vs. Utah 29–35; won vs. Iowa State 20–16; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 0–56; won at Purdue 19–7; won vs. Northwestern 35–25; won vs. No. 20 Indiana 12–0; lost at Ohio State 23–52; won at Wisconsin 21–3; lost vs. No. 24 Michigan State 16–28; lost at No. 16 Michigan 18–35; won vs. No. 13 Iowa 31–24+18−56Lost 29–35 vs. Utah-6UtahWon 20–16 vs. Iowa State+4Iowa StateLost 0–56 at No. 8 Nebraska-56No. 8 NebraskaWon 19–7 at Purdue+12PurdueWon 35–25 vs. Northwestern+10NorthwesternWon 12–0 vs. No. 20 Indiana+12No. 20 IndianaLost 23–52 at Ohio State-29Ohio StateWon 21–3 at Wisconsin+18WisconsinLost 16–28 vs. No. 24 Michigan State-12No. 24 Michigan StateLost 18–35 at No. 16 Michigan-17No. 16 MichiganWon 31–24 vs. No. 13 Iowa+7No. 13 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsUtahL 29–⁠3563%
Sep 15vsIowa StateW 20–⁠1653%
Sep 22at8NebraskaL 0–⁠5618%
Oct 6atPurdueW 19–⁠752%
Oct 13vsNorthwesternW 35–⁠2578%
Oct 20vs20IndianaW 12–⁠043%
Oct 27atOhio StateL 23–⁠5238%
Nov 3atWisconsinW 21–⁠369%
Nov 10vs24Michigan StateL 16–⁠2843%
Nov 17at16MichiganL 18–⁠3518%
Nov 24vs13IowaW 31–⁠2441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠281
Coach
John Gutekunst
Elo
1520 +28 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 61 of 104; offense No. 63, defense No. 54
SRS
0.4 No. 50 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tom Gadd
Captains
Frank Jackson and Mike Sunvold

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 5Chris Thome CMinnesota Vikings

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1990 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1990 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠29–⁠37
Michigan State6–⁠28–⁠3–⁠116
Iowa6–⁠28–⁠418
Illinois6–⁠28–⁠425
Ohio State5–⁠2–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota5–⁠36–⁠5
Indiana3–⁠4–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠72–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠72–⁠9
Wisconsin0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.