| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–7 |
| Head Coach: | P. J. Fleck |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Kirk Ciarrocca |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Robb Smith |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | TCF Bank Stadium |
The 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gophers were led by first-year head coach P. J. Fleck and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota competed as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the West Division.
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
The Gophers signed a total of 26 recruits.
The Gophers' 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. Minnesota hosted two of its non-conference games; against Buffalo from the MAC and against Middle Tennessee from Conference USA; the Gophers played on the road against Oregon State from the Pac-12.
The Gophers played nine conference games; they hosted Maryland, Michigan State, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. They traveled to Purdue, Iowa, and Michigan, and Northwestern.
See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2017 Maryland Terrapins football team.
See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2017 Michigan State Spartans football team.
See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team and Little Brown Jug (college football trophy).
See also: 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry.