Dec 28, 2012; Houston, TX, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers wide receiver MarQueis Gray (5) rushes for a first down against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second quarter of the Car Care Bowl at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
The Gopher’s 2015 football schedule was released on Monday, which included a few unfamiliar opponents for Minnesota fans.
Minnesota will open the 2015 football season on Sept. 3 at home against Texas Christian University and will also host Kent State and Ohio. The Gophers will travel to Fort Collins, Colo. for a match up against the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference on Sept. 12 for their only non-conference road game that season.
Now that the complete schedules for the 2014 and 2015 season have been released, it seems like a good time if any to layout the schedule for both years.
Minnesota Gophers 2014 Season Schedule:
Aug. 28 vs. Eastern Illinois
Sept. 6 vs. Middle Tennessee State
Sept. 13 at TCU
Sept. 20 vs. San Jose State
Sept 27 at Michigan
Oct. 4 BYE
Oct. 11 Northwestern
Oct. 18 Purdue
Oct. 25 at Illinois
Nov. 1 BYE
Nov. 8 vs. Iowa
Nov. 15 vs. Ohio State
Nov. 22 at Nebraska
Nov. 29 at Wisconsin
Minnesota Gophers 2015 Season Schedule:
Sept. 3 vs. TCU
Sept. 12 at Colorado State
Sept. 19 vs. Kent State
Sept. 26 vs. Ohio
Oct. 3 at Northwestern
Oct. 10 at Purdue
Oct. 17 vs. Nebraska
Oct. 31 vs. Michigan
Nov. 7 at Ohio State
Nov. 14 at Iowa
Nov. 21 vs. Illinois
Nov. 28 vs. Wisconsin
- John Hopkins University will compete in the Big Ten in men’s lacrosse beginning in 2015. Minnesota has a lacrosse team, but they are not one of six teams part of the Big Ten conference.
- Gophers wide receiver, Andre McDonald, is attending summer school, according to coach Jerry Kill. The former No. 1 overall prospect in Minnesota from Hopkins High School is expected to report to fall camp on Aug. 1.
- Memphis Grizzles head coach Lionel Hollins, the father of Gopher shooting guard Austin Hollins, was given permission by his organization to talk to other NBA teams after negotiations stalled between the two parties. Hollins led the Grizzles to the Western Conference Finals this season but his team was swept by the San Antonio Spurs last week.
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If Johns Hopkins is added to the B1G Ten for only 1 of the 28 sports does that bring the total number of teams in "B1G Ten" to 14.03? #Math
— (The Mascot formerly known as “Goldy”) Gopher (@GoldytheGopher) June 4, 2013
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