2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Preview

The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in the Legends division in the Big Ten conference since the conference split in 2011. The Minnesota football program has been around since 1882. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Golden Gophers play in TCF Bank Stadium, which can fit a crowd of close to 51,000. Minnesota has claimed to have won six national championships in their history, though most of those are from the 1930s and 1940s. The latest of which came in 1961. The Golden Gophers have won 18 conference titles and have produced one Heisman Trophy winner, HB Bruce Smith (1941). Minnesota has played in 14 postseason bowl games, tabbing a 5-9 record.

2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers Outlook

It might be lonely at the top, but it's also very lonely at the bottom. And that is exactly where the Minnesota Golden Gophers find themselves at the bottom of the Big Ten odds looking up going into the 2012 season. It could be a long year for Minnesota fans, as the Golden Gophers are given a distant 100/1 shot to win it.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Schedule For 2012

• 08/30/12 at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 10:00 p.m. CT
• 09/08/12 vs. New Hampshire TCF Bank Stadium 11:00 a.m. CT
• 09/15/12 vs. Western Michigan TCF Bank Stadium 11:00 a.m. CT
• 09/22/12 vs. Syracuse TCF Bank Stadium 7:00 p.m. CT
• 09/29/12 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 11:00 a.m. CT
• 10/13/12 vs. Northwestern (HC) TCF Bank Stadium 11:00 a.m. CT
• 10/20/12 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. TBA
• 10/27/12 vs. Purdue TCF Bank Stadium TBA
• 11/03/12 vs. Michigan TCF Bank Stadium TBA
• 11/10/12 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. TBA
• 11/17/12 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. TBA
• 11/24/12 vs. Michigan State TCF Bank Stadium TBA