1995 Minnesota
3–8 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by Jim Wacker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arkansas State 55–7Sep 30
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs Ball State | W 31–7 | 48% |
| Sep 23 | at Syracuse | L 17–27 | 29% |
| Sep 30 | vs Arkansas State | W 55–7 | 74% |
| Oct 7 | vs Purdue | W 39–38 | 54% |
| Oct 14 | vs 14Northwestern | L 17–27 | 49% |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | L 31–34 | 27% |
| Oct 28 | at 9Michigan | L 17–52 | 15% |
| Nov 4 | vs 4Ohio State | L 21–49 | 16% |
| Nov 11 | vs Wisconsin | L 27–34 | 38% |
| Nov 18 | at Illinois | L 14–48 | 23% |
| Nov 25 | at Iowa | L 3–45 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 45–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 131st-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 1995.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–7 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–368
- Coach
- Jim Wacker
- Elo
- 1372 −50 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.8 No. 57 of 107; offense No. 28, defense No. 81
- SRS
- −0.1 No. 58 of 108 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bob DeBesse
- Defensive coordinator
- Marc Dove
- Captains
- Justin Conzemius, Chris Darkins, Todd Jesewitz and Craig Sauer
Drafted in 1996
The 1996 draft| Rd 4 | Chris Darkins RB | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Craig Sauer LB | Atlanta Falcons |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
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From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1995 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 8–0 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–2 | 6 |
 Penn State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 13 |
| Michigan | 5–3 | 9–4 | 17 |
| Michigan State | 4–3–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 8–4 | 25 |
| Illinois | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
 Indiana | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.