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Not sure if anyone follows CFB on Reddit but a user there has been ranking every FBS program over the last 40 years. Minnesota was placed at No. 62. Here's the write-up.
Minnesota is the master of mid, with over 1/3 of their seasons ending with 6 or 7 wins. It’s also cool to see how well PJ Fleck’s done, with 3 of his seasons falling in Minnesota’s top 6. In terms of bowls, it was rough sledding for a while. They were just 0-7 from 2005-14, but have gone 6-0 since—another benefit of the Fleckster, finishing seasons on a high.
NFL Hall of Fame alumni include Bronko Nagurski, Carl Eller, Bobby Bell, Tony Dungy, and Bud Grant. More recent players include WR Eric Decker, RB Marion Barber, LB De’Vondre Campbell, and S Antoine Winfield Jr. Consensus All-Americans include OL Ben Hamilton (1999 and 2000), and OL Greg Eslinger (2005), winner of the Outland and Rimington Trophies.
The top five seasons picked were 2016, 1999, 2021, 2003 and 2019.
Ohio State and Michigan have yet to be ranked, but the other Big Ten teams are listed
9. Nebraska
12. Penn State
21. Wisconsin
23. Iowa
29. Michigan State
58. Maryland
61. Illinois
64. Purdue
67. Northwestern
86. Rutgers
90. Indiana
And here's the four newcomers to the Big Ten
No. 11 USC
No. 18 Oregon
No. 22 Washington
No. 26 UCLA
Minnesota is the master of mid, with over 1/3 of their seasons ending with 6 or 7 wins. It’s also cool to see how well PJ Fleck’s done, with 3 of his seasons falling in Minnesota’s top 6. In terms of bowls, it was rough sledding for a while. They were just 0-7 from 2005-14, but have gone 6-0 since—another benefit of the Fleckster, finishing seasons on a high.
NFL Hall of Fame alumni include Bronko Nagurski, Carl Eller, Bobby Bell, Tony Dungy, and Bud Grant. More recent players include WR Eric Decker, RB Marion Barber, LB De’Vondre Campbell, and S Antoine Winfield Jr. Consensus All-Americans include OL Ben Hamilton (1999 and 2000), and OL Greg Eslinger (2005), winner of the Outland and Rimington Trophies.
The top five seasons picked were 2016, 1999, 2021, 2003 and 2019.
Ohio State and Michigan have yet to be ranked, but the other Big Ten teams are listed
9. Nebraska
12. Penn State
21. Wisconsin
23. Iowa
29. Michigan State
58. Maryland
61. Illinois
64. Purdue
67. Northwestern
86. Rutgers
90. Indiana
And here's the four newcomers to the Big Ten
No. 11 USC
No. 18 Oregon
No. 22 Washington
No. 26 UCLA