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Chart: Gophers defense pointed in the right direction

October 16, 2014 at 1:53AM

The Gophers rank fourth in the Big Ten this season in scoring defense. A look at how the unit has improved in points per game allowed since hitting bottom in 2007:

YearPPGNCAA rank

201418.715th (tie)

201322.224th

201224.745th

201131.793rd

201033.098th

200923.850th

200824.861st

200736.7110th

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