Meaningful November games

Jerry Kill has talked about the importance of positioning his team to control its own destiny in its final month. The Gophers have done so the past two seasons. A look at the results, with two November games yet to play this season:

2013

Nov. 2at IndianaW, 42-39

Nov. 9vs. Penn StateW, 24-10

Nov. 23vs. (16) WisconsinL, 20-7

Nov. 30at (11) Michigan St.L, 14-3

2014

Nov. 8vs. IowaW, 51-14

Nov. 15vs. (8) Ohio StateL, 31-24

Todayat (21) Nebraska11 a.m.

Nov. 29at (14) Wisconsin2:30 p.m.

Two-year November record3-3

vs. unranked teams3-0

vs. ranked teams0-3