| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–4 |
| Head Coach: | P. J. Fleck |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Kirk Ciarrocca |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Matt Simon |
| Cooc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread option |
| Def Coach: | Joe Rossi |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Codef Coach1: | Paul Haynes |
| Codc1 Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Huntington Bank Stadium |
| Champion: | Pinstripe Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Pinstripe Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 28–20 vs. Syracuse |
The 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach P. J. Fleck, in his sixth season.
| + class="nowrap" | 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Incoming Transfers | ||||||
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beanie Bishop |
| CB | 5'10 | 185 | Junior | Louisville, KY | Western Kentucky |
| Ryan Stapp |
| 6'0 | 175 | Junior | College Station, TX | Abilene Christian | |
| Jacob Lewis |
| K | 6'2 | 207 | Delaware, OH | Ball State | |
| Chuck Filiaga |
| OL | 6'6 | 330 | Graduate student | Aledo, TX | Michigan |
| Quinn Carroll |
| 6'6 | 310 | Edina, MN | Notre Dame | ||
| Darrell Jefferies |
| DL | 6'2 | 295 | Covington, GA | Clemson | |
| Kyler Baugh |
| 6'2 | 300 | Senior | Talihina, OK | Houston Baptist | |
| Lorenza Surgers |
| 6'5 | 275 | Graduate student | Cary, NC | Vanderbilt |
See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football and Recruiting (college athletics).
Minnesota announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[1] The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Gophers will host Big Ten foes Purdue, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Iowa and will travel to Michigan State, Illinois, Penn State, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.[2]
The Golden Gophers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, New Mexico State from the FBS Independents, Western Illinois from Division I FCS and Colorado from the Pac-12.
See also: 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team. Statistics
| Statistics | NMSU | MINN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 6 | 31 |
| Total yards | 91 | 485 |
| Rushing yards | 38 | 297 |
| Passing yards | 53 | 188 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 15:30 | 44:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | Passing | Gavin Frakes | 2/7, 43 yards, INT |
| Rushing | 3 rushes, 14 yards | ||
| Receiving | Justice Powers | 1 reception, 34 yards | |
| Minnesota | Passing | 13/19, 174 yards | |
| Rushing | 21 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD | ||
| Receiving | Mike Brown-Stephens | 3 receptions, 52 yards |
See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
| Statistics | COL | MINN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 29 | |
| Total yards | 226 | 500 | |
| Rushes/yards | 34–136 | 52–334 | |
| Passing yards | 90 | 166 | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–24–0 | 12–20–1 | |
| Time of possession | 23:53 | 36:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Passing | 4/7, 52 yards | |
| Rushing | Deion Smith | 10 carries, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Jaylon Jackson | 1 reception, 28 yards | |
| Minnesota | Passing | Tanner Morgan | 11/16, 157 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Mohamed Ibrahim | 23 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Autman-Bell | 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
See also: 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team.
See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.
See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
| Statistics | MINN | NEB |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 13 |
| Total yards | 300 | 267 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–125 | 35–146 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 121 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–20–0 | 11–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:41 | 25:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis | 6/12, 137 yards |
| Rushing | Mohamed Ibrahim | 32 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Daniel Jackson | 5 receptions, 88 yards | |
| Nebraska | Passing | 5/10, 80 yards | |
| Rushing | Anthony Grant | 21 carries, 115 yards | |
| Receiving | Marcus Washington | 2 receptions, 63 yards |
See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team and 2022 Pinstripe Bowl.