How have the Gophers fared in Big Ten games under coach P.J. Fleck?

The record vs. the West is best as they head into perhaps the last season in that division.

July 30, 2022 at 8:52PM
Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck took a victory in the locker room after his team defeated Purdue 20-13 on Oct. 2, 2021 at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. (Nikos Frazier, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers vs. Big Ten under Fleck

A look at how the Gophers have fared against Big Ten teams in coach P.J. Fleck's five seasons:

West

Illinois 3-2

Iowa 0-5

Nebraska 4-1

Northwestern 2-2

Purdue 4-1

Wisconsin 2-3

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West total 15-14

East

Indiana 2-0

Maryland 2-3

Michigan 0-2

Michigan State 0-1

Ohio State 0-2

Penn State 1-0

Rutgers 1-0

East total 6-8

Big Ten total 21-22

Big Ten record by year, division finish

2017: 2-4, 6th

2018: 2-4, tie-5th

2019: 7-2, tie-1st

2020: 3-4, tie-3rd

2021: 6-3, tie-2nd

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Randy Johnson

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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