tmvander
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Seeing Iowa fans get to celebrate a huge upset over Michigan after we loss a close one to Nebraska really stung. It had me thinking about Gophers pulling upsets over ranked opponents so I did a little digging. Since 2002 the gophers are 6-44 against ranked opponents. This includes non conference and bowl games. Of those 6 games 5 were teams ranked in the 20's (nowhere near top 5 teams).
I know that the Gophers had some rough seasons mixed in there, but that seems extreme. We've had some very good teams since 2002 as well. What are we missing that can get us an upset or two every year?
Below is a breakdown of Big Ten teams against ranked opponents since 2002. Note that some of these teams weren't in the Big Ten all of these years. These are all games against ranked opponents regardless if the team in question was also ranked (not looking at just underdog games).
OVERALL
GOPHERS 6-44 (#11, #21, #22, #23, #24, #24)
Iowa 21-28 (#3, #3, #5, #5, #8, #9, #9, #9, #12, #12, #12, #15, #16, #16, #18, #19, #19, #19, #20, #22, #25)
Wisconsin 27-32 (#1, #3, #5, #5, #7, #7 #8, #8, #12, #12, #12, #12, #14, #15, #15, #16, #17, #18, #18, #19, #19, #19, #21, #21, #22, #25, #25
Illinois 4-44 (#1, #5, #21, #22)
Indiana 7-38 (#15, #17, #18, #22, #23, #24, #24)
Nebraska 14 - 36 (#6, #7, #11, #12, #14, #20, #20, #22, #22, #22, #23, #24, #24, #24)
Northwestern 14 - 38 (#4, #7, #10, #13, #14, #16, #17, #17, #17, #18, #20, #21, #22, #25)
Maryland 12-37 (#5, #8, #10, #14, #16, #19, #19, #20, #21, #21, #23, #23)
Michigan 26-34 (#2, #4, #8, #8, #9, #9, #10, #10, #11, #11, #11, #12, #12, #13, #13, #14, #15, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #21, #22, #23, #24)
Michigan St 23-36 (#2, #3, #4, #4, #5, #5, #6, #7, #10, #11, #11, #12, #13, #16, #18, #18, #19, #19, #21, #22, #24, #25, #25)
Ohio St 50-18 (#1, #1, #2, #2, #2, #5, #7, #7, #8, #8, #8, #8, #9, #10, #10, #10, #10, #11, #11, #12, #12, #13, #13, #13, #14, #14, #15, #16, #16, #16, #17, #18, #18, #19, #20, #20, #20, #21, #21, #21, #21, #23, #23, #23, #24, #24, #24, #25, #25, #25)
Penn St 16-36 (#2, #6, #8, #9, #12, #14, #15, #15, #17, #18, #18, #19, #19, #22, #22, #24)
Purdue 5-42 (#7, #10, #14, #20, #23)
Rutgers 4-27 (#2, #3, #17, #24)
Win Percentage
Ohio St - .735
Wisconsin - .458
Michigan - .433
Iowa - .429
Michigan St - .390
Penn St - .308
Nebraska - .280
Northwestern - .269
Maryland - .245
Indiana - .156
Rutgers - .129
GOPHERS - .120
Purdue - .106
Illinois - .083
Best Win over ranked opponent
Ohio St - #1
Wisconsin - #1
Illinois - #1
Rutgers - #2
Michigan - #2
Michigan St - #2
Penn St - #2
Iowa - #3
Northwestern - #4
Maryland - #5
Nebraska - #6
Purdue - #7
GOPHERS - #11
Indiana - #15
I know that the Gophers had some rough seasons mixed in there, but that seems extreme. We've had some very good teams since 2002 as well. What are we missing that can get us an upset or two every year?
Below is a breakdown of Big Ten teams against ranked opponents since 2002. Note that some of these teams weren't in the Big Ten all of these years. These are all games against ranked opponents regardless if the team in question was also ranked (not looking at just underdog games).
OVERALL
GOPHERS 6-44 (#11, #21, #22, #23, #24, #24)
Iowa 21-28 (#3, #3, #5, #5, #8, #9, #9, #9, #12, #12, #12, #15, #16, #16, #18, #19, #19, #19, #20, #22, #25)
Wisconsin 27-32 (#1, #3, #5, #5, #7, #7 #8, #8, #12, #12, #12, #12, #14, #15, #15, #16, #17, #18, #18, #19, #19, #19, #21, #21, #22, #25, #25
Illinois 4-44 (#1, #5, #21, #22)
Indiana 7-38 (#15, #17, #18, #22, #23, #24, #24)
Nebraska 14 - 36 (#6, #7, #11, #12, #14, #20, #20, #22, #22, #22, #23, #24, #24, #24)
Northwestern 14 - 38 (#4, #7, #10, #13, #14, #16, #17, #17, #17, #18, #20, #21, #22, #25)
Maryland 12-37 (#5, #8, #10, #14, #16, #19, #19, #20, #21, #21, #23, #23)
Michigan 26-34 (#2, #4, #8, #8, #9, #9, #10, #10, #11, #11, #11, #12, #12, #13, #13, #14, #15, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #21, #22, #23, #24)
Michigan St 23-36 (#2, #3, #4, #4, #5, #5, #6, #7, #10, #11, #11, #12, #13, #16, #18, #18, #19, #19, #21, #22, #24, #25, #25)
Ohio St 50-18 (#1, #1, #2, #2, #2, #5, #7, #7, #8, #8, #8, #8, #9, #10, #10, #10, #10, #11, #11, #12, #12, #13, #13, #13, #14, #14, #15, #16, #16, #16, #17, #18, #18, #19, #20, #20, #20, #21, #21, #21, #21, #23, #23, #23, #24, #24, #24, #25, #25, #25)
Penn St 16-36 (#2, #6, #8, #9, #12, #14, #15, #15, #17, #18, #18, #19, #19, #22, #22, #24)
Purdue 5-42 (#7, #10, #14, #20, #23)
Rutgers 4-27 (#2, #3, #17, #24)
Win Percentage
Ohio St - .735
Wisconsin - .458
Michigan - .433
Iowa - .429
Michigan St - .390
Penn St - .308
Nebraska - .280
Northwestern - .269
Maryland - .245
Indiana - .156
Rutgers - .129
GOPHERS - .120
Purdue - .106
Illinois - .083
Best Win over ranked opponent
Ohio St - #1
Wisconsin - #1
Illinois - #1
Rutgers - #2
Michigan - #2
Michigan St - #2
Penn St - #2
Iowa - #3
Northwestern - #4
Maryland - #5
Nebraska - #6
Purdue - #7
GOPHERS - #11
Indiana - #15
