Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5)
Big Ten (5-4)
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2025 Minnesota Golden Gophers Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the ELO Ladder (increase or decrease ELO Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.

ELO Ladder

ELO Team ELO Pts
Needed
1
Montana State
 108.0
25
Southern Utah
 -134.1
26
Richmond
 -134.3
27
Lafayette
 -135.1
28
Youngstown State
 -135.3
29
San Diego
 -140.3
30
Monmouth
 -144.2
31
Presbyterian College
 -148.4
32
Western Carolina
 -148.8
33
Prairie View A&M
 -151.2
34
North Dakota
 -152.2
35
East Tennessee State
 -154.9
36
North Carolina Central
 -159.8
37
Tennessee-Martin
 -159.8
38
West Georgia
 -166.7
39
Southern Illinois
 -167.8
40
Penn
 -174.2
41
William & Mary
 -175.5
42
Sacramento State
 -176.7
43
Northern Arizona
 -178.4
44
Austin Peay
 -180.7
45
Lamar
 -181.9
46
Central Connecticut
 -184.9
47
UTRGV
 -185.7
48
Duquesne
 -189.9
49
Saint Thomas
 -190.4
50
Idaho State
 -197.1
51
Incarnate Word
 -198.2
52
Sacred Heart
 -198.3
53
Stony Brook
 -198.9
54
Gardner-Webb
 -199.3
55
Wofford
 -200.3
56
Maine
 -204.0
57
Elon
 -205.1
58
Towson
 -205.7
59
Chattanooga
 -214.0
60
Eastern Kentucky
 -215.0
61
Lindenwood
 -217.5
62
Dayton
 -223.9
63
Long Island
 -226.6
64
Brown
 -227.4
75
Georgetown
 -259.1
100
East Texas A&M
 -332.7
125
Fordham
 -423.5

Direct Impact Games

FS1
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Wisconsin
(4-8, 2-7 Big Ten)		 0 7 0 0 7
Minnesota
(8-5, 5-4 Big Ten)		 0 10 7 0 17
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
18.8 ELO Points
-31.2 ELO Points
ESPN
Final/1OT 1 2 3 4 OT T
New Mexico
(9-4, 6-2 Mountain West)		 3 3 0 8 3 17
Minnesota
(8-5, 5-4 Big Ten)		 0 7 0 7 6 20
Rate Bowl
Chase Field
Minnesota Wins:
Minnesota Loses:
23.6 ELO Points
-26.4 ELO Points