2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; + – Conference co-champions; † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2010 record	3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Brewster (4th season: 1–7, fired); Jeff Horton (1st season: 8–12, interim);
Offensive coordinator	Thomas Hammock, Jeff Horton
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove, Ronnie Lee
Captains	Adam Weber; Jon Hoese; Kim Royston; Brandon Kirksey;
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium; (Capacity: 50,805)
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2010 college football season. The Golden Gophers are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Brewster until his firing on October 17, 2010, the result of 1–6 start. Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton was tapped as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[4] The Golden Gophers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPNU	W 24–17	25,908^[5]
September 11	11:00 am	South Dakota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 38–41	49,554^[6]
September 18	2:30 pm	USC*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 21–32	50,442^[7]
September 25	7:30 pm	Northern Illinois*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 23–34	49,368^[8]
October 2	11:00 am	Northwestern	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 28–29	49,228^[9]
October 9	11:00 am	at No. 19 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	L 23–41	80,328^[10]
October 16	11:00 am	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 17–28	47,319^[11]
October 23	11:00 am	Penn State	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Governor's Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 21–33	48,479^[12]
October 30	7:00 pm	No. 10 Ohio State	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ABC	L 10–52	48,717^[13]
November 6	11:00 am	at No. 15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 8–31	71,128^[14]
November 13	11:00 am	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 38–34	55,549^[15]
November 27	2:30 pm	No. 24 Iowa	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Battle for Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN	W 27–24	50,805^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References[]

^ "Buckeyes vacate wins from last football season". ESPN.com. July 8, 2011. The measures taken by the school included vacating all the Buckeyes' wins from last season, a year in which Ohio State captured a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and won an unprecedented seventh straight game over Michigan.
^ "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
^ "Brewster Relieved of Head Coaching Duties". University of Minnesota Department of Athletics. October 17, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN. September 2, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
^ "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
^ "USC Trojans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 2, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[1] "Buckeyes vacate wins from last football season". ESPN.com. July 8, 2011. The measures taken by the school included vacating all the Buckeyes' wins from last season, a year in which Ohio State captured a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and won an unprecedented seventh straight game over Michigan.

[BTFSESPN2010-2] "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[BTFRESPN2010-3] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[4] "Brewster Relieved of Head Coaching Duties". University of Minnesota Department of Athletics. October 17, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[5] "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN. September 2, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[6] "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

[7] "USC Trojans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

[8] "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

[9] "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 2, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.

[10] "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[11] "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[12] "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[13] "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[14] "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[15] "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[16] "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

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2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 14 Michigan State +		7	–	1		11	–	2
No. 7 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1		11	–	2
Iowa		4	–	4		8	–	5
Illinois		4	–	4		7	–	6
Penn State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Michigan		3	–	5		7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5		7	–	6
Purdue		2	–	6		4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6		3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7		5	–	7
No. 5 Ohio State† %		0	–	1		0	–	1

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins^[1] Rankings from AP Poll^[2]^[3]