2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach P. J. Fleck, in his sixth season.

2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	P. J. Fleck (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Ciarrocca (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Simon (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Joe Rossi (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Paul Haynes (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Huntington Bank Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan State		3	–	6					5	–	7
Indiana		2	–	7					4	–	8
Rutgers		1	–	8					4	–	8
West Division
Purdue xy		6	–	3					8	–	6
Illinois		5	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa		5	–	4					8	–	5
Minnesota		5	–	4					9	–	4
Wisconsin		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Northwestern		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Positions key

C	Center		CB	Cornerback		DB	Defensive back		DE	Defensive end^[a]
DL	Defensive lineman		DT	Defensive tackle		FB	Fullback		FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[b]		K	Kicker^[c]		KR	Kickoff returner		LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper		MLB	Middle linebacker^[d]		OT	Offensive tackle		OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker^[a]		NT	Nose tackle		P	Punter		PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback		RS	Return specialist		RB	Running back		S	Safety
SS	Strong safety		TE	Tight end		WR	Wide receiver

1. May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
2. Also known as offensive guard (OG)
3. Also known as placekicker (PK)
4. Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Incoming Transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Beanie Bishop	#9	CB	5'10	185	Junior	Louisville, KY	Western Kentucky
Ryan Stapp	#22		6'0	175	Junior	College Station, TX	Abilene Christian
Jacob Lewis	#48	K	6'2	207		Delaware, OH	Ball State
Chuck Filiaga	#76	OL	6'6	330	Graduate student	Aledo, TX	Michigan
Quinn Carroll	#77		6'6	310		Edina, MN	Notre Dame
Darrell Jefferies	#90	DL	6'2	295		Covington, GA	Clemson
Kyler Baugh	#93		6'2	300	Senior	Talihina, OK	Houston Baptist
Lorenza Surgers	#99		6'5	275	Graduate student	Cary, NC	Vanderbilt

2022 recruiting class

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Evans RB	Heath, Texas	Rockwall-Heath High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 11, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Hayden Schwartz DT	Jacksonville, Florida	The Bolles School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Dec 12, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Cade McConnell OL	Choctaw, Oklahoma	Choctaw High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Dec 12, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Ike White WR	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Saint Frances Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 16, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Rhyland Kelly CB	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Clear Water Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 20, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Tariq Watson CB	Gretna, Louisiana	Helen Cox High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 20, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Coleman Bryson S	Waynesville, North Carolina	Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 21, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Maverick Baranowski LB	Ponce Inlet, Florida	Spruce Creek High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 12, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 72
Spencer Alvarez OT	Columbia Heights, Minnesota	Columbia Heights High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 10, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 72
Trey Bixby DE	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Aug 13, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Anthony Smith DE	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Shippensburg High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 21, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Jacob Knuth QB	Harrisburg, South Dakota	Harrisburg High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 27, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Aidan Gousby ATH	Lehigh Acres, Florida	Lehigh Senior High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 20, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Kristen Hoskins WR	Alexandria, Minnesota	Alexandria High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 19, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Ashton Beers OL	Slinger, Wisconsin	Slinger High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Dec 5, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Tony Nelson OT	Tracy, Minnesota	Tracy-Milory-Balaton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Mar 7, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Joey Gerlach LB	Woodbury, Minnesota	Woodbury High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Nathan Jones OT / TE	Brock, Texas	Brock High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 26, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 49  247Sports: 53
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

Roster

2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Le'Meke Brockington   Fr WR 1 Ike White Fr QB 2 Tanner Morgan   GS RB 3 Trey Potts   Jr WR 5 Dylan Wright   Jr QB 6 Jacob Knuth Fr WR 7 Chris Autman-Bell     GS QB 8 Athan Kaliakmanis   Fr WR 9 Daniel Jackson Jr QB 12 Cole Kramer   Jr WR 13 Kristen Hoskins Fr WR 14 Evan Redding Fr WR 17 Cade Conzemius Fr WR 18 Clay Geary   GS TE 19 Samuel Pickerign   GS RB 20 Cole Berghorn Fr RB 21 Bryce Williams   Sr WR 22 Mike Brown-Stephens   Jr RB 24 Mohamed Ibrahim   GS RB 25 Preston Jelen   Sr RB 26 Zach Evans Fr WR 27 Quentin Redding   Fr RB 30 Jordan Nubin   Fr RB 33 Max Grand Fr TE 47 Wyatt Schroeder   So OL 50 J. J. Guedet   Sr OL 55 Karter Shaw   Sr OL 57 Cameron James   Fr OL 58 Jackson Hunter   Fr OL 59 Tony Nelson Fr OL 60 John Michael Schmitz   GS OL 65 Axel Ruschmeyer   Sr OL 66 Nathan Boe   Sr OL 68 Jackson Ruschmeyer   So OL 69 Aireontae Ersery   So OL 70 Cade McConnell Fr OL 71 Martes Lewis   So OL 73 Tyrell Lawrence   So OL 75 Tyler Cooper   Jr OL 76 Chuck Filiaga GS OL 77 Quinn Carroll GS OL 78 Ashton Beers Fr OL 79 Logan Purcell   Fr WR 80 Dino Kaliakmanis   Fr TE 83 Spencer Alvarez Fr TE 84 Jack DiSano Fr TE 85 Frank Bierman Jr TE 86 Jameson Geers   Fr TE 87 Nick Kallerup   Jr TE 88 Brevyn Spann-Ford   Sr TE 89 Nathan Jones Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Jalen Glaze   So DL 1 Trill Carter   Jr DL 2 Gage Keys   So DL 3 Austin Booker   Fr DB 4 Terell Smith GS DB 5 Justin Walley So DB 6 Miles Fleming   So DL 8 Thomas Rush GS DB 9 Beanie Bishop   Jr DB 11 Michael Dixon Jr LB 13 Devon Williams   Fr LB 14 Braelen Oliver   Sr LB 15 Donald Williams   Jr DB 16 Coleman Bryson Fr DL 17 Jah Joyner   So DB 18 Rhyland Kelly Fr LB 19 Joey Gerlach Fr DB 20 Zach Jorgensen Fr DB 21 Steven Ortiz Jr.   Fr DB 22 Ryan Stapp Jr DB 23 Jordan Howden GS DB 24 Tariq Watson Fr DB 25 Aidan Gousby Fr DB 25 Darius Green   Fr DB 26 Victor Pless   So DB 27 Tyler Nubin Sr DL 28 Colton Gregersen Fr LB 29 Josh Aune   Sr LB 32 Maverick Baranowski Fr LB 34 Jack Tinnen Fr LB 35 Derik LeCaptian   Jr LB 41 Cade Larson Fr DL 42 Jack Hawkinson   Fr LB 43 Eli Mau   Fr LB 44 Tyler Stolsky Fr LB 45 Cody Lindenberg   So LB 46 Lucas Finnessy   So DL 47 Hayden Schwartz Fr DL 52 Luther McCoy   Fr LB 55 Mariano Sori-Marin GS DL 62 Jacob Schuster Fr DL 80 Anthony Smith Fr DL 89 Nate Becker   Fr DL 90 Darnell Jefferies GS DL 91 Deven Eastern   Fr DL 92 Danny Striggow   So DL 93 Kyler Baugh Sr DL 96 Logan Richter   Jr DL 97 Jalen Logan-Redding   So DL 98 Trey Bixby Fr DL 99 Lorenza Surgers GS	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 36 Ryan Shamburger Jr LS 37 Brady Weeks Sr K 48 Jacob Lewis Jr LS 49 Austin Sullivan   Jr K 95 Matthew Trickett GS P 96 Mark Crawford Jr K 99 Dragan Kesich Jr	Head coach P. J. Fleck (head coach) Coordinators/assistant coaches Kirk Ciarrocca (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Matt Simon (co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers) Joe Rossi (defensive coordinator / linebackers) Paul Haynes (co-defensive coordinator / cornerbacks) Rob Wenger (special teams coordinator / outside linebackers) Kenni Burns (assistant head coach / running backs) Brian Callahan (run game coordinators / offensive line) Danny Collins (safeties) Brick Haley (defensive line) Greg Harbaugh Jr. (tight ends) Gerrit Chernoff (general manager) Dan Nichol (head strength & conditioning) Norries Wilson (director of player development) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: June 23, 2022

Schedule

Minnesota announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.^[1] The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Gophers will host Big Ten foes Purdue, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Iowa and will travel to Michigan State, Illinois, Penn State, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.^[2]

The Golden Gophers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, New Mexico State from the FBS Independents, Western Illinois from Division I FCS and Colorado from the Pac-12.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 38–0	44,012
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Western Illinois*		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 62–10	43,859
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Colorado*		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 49–7	42,101
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 34–7	74,587
October 1	11:00 a.m.	Purdue	No. 21	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 10–20	48,288
October 15	11:00 a.m.	at No. 24 Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 14–26	45,683
October 22	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–45	109,813
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 31–0	49,368
November 5	11:00 a.m.	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 20–13	86,284
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 31–3	41,686
November 19	3:00 p.m.	Iowa		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	FOX	L 10–13	45,816
November 26	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–16	75,728
December 29	1:00 p.m.	vs. Syracuse*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–20	31,131
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[2]

Game summaries

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Gophers	7	17	14	0	38

See also: 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	3	0	0	7	10
Golden Gophers	14	17	21	10	62

See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	0	7	7
Golden Gophers	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	14	3	7	10	34
Spartans	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	10	0	0	10	20
No. 21 Golden Gophers	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

At No. 24 Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	7	7	0	14
No. 24 Fighting Illini	7	6	7	6	26

See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

At No. 16 Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	3	7	0	7	17
No. 16 Nittany Lions	0	17	21	7	45

See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Gophers	0	14	0	17	31

See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

At Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	10	10	20
Cornhuskers	10	0	0	3	13

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	0	0	3
Golden Gophers	7	7	3	14	31

See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	10	0	0	3	13
Golden Gophers	0	7	3	0	10

See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

At Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	7	3	3	10	23
Badgers	3	3	10	0	16

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 26, 2022
• Game time: 2:34 p.m.
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 75,728
• Referee: Michael Cannon
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter WIS – Nate Van Zelst 40-yard field goal, 9:39 Wisconsin 3-0, Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:21 MIN - Daniel Jackson 6-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Matthew Trickett Kick), 3:45 Minnesota 7-3, Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:49 Second quarter WIS – Nate Van Zelst 43-yard field goal, 8:51 Minnesota 7-6, Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:04 MIN – Matthew Trickett 25-yard field goal, 0:00 Minnesota 10-6, Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:40 Third quarter MIN – Matthew Trickett 50-yard field goal, 10:59 Minnesota 13-6, Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:56 WIS – Nate Van Zelst 36-yard field goal, 7:58 Minnesota 13-10, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:01 WIS – Chimere Dike 9-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 3:14 Wisconsin 16-13, Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:07 Fourth quarter MIN – Matthew Trickett 27-yard field goal, 7:58 Tie 16-16, Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03 MIN - Le'Meke Brockington 45-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Matthew Trickett Kick), 3:40 Minnesota 23-16, Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:41 Top passers MIN – Athan Kaliakmanis – 19/29, 319 yards, 2 TD WIS – Graham Mertz – 16/27, 170 yards, INT Top rushers MIN – Mohamed Ibrahim – 27 carries, 70 yards WIS – Chez Mellusi – 19 carries, 75 yards Top receivers MIN – Brevyn Spann-Ford – 7 receptions, 95 yards WIS – Chimere Dike – 5 receptions, 52 yards Top defenders MIN – Justin Walley – 4 tackles, INT WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, QB hurry

Vs. Syracuse (Pinstripe Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	6	7	20
Golden Gophers	0	14	14	0	28

See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team and 2022 Pinstripe Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References

1. "Big Ten Releases Minnesota Golden Gopher's 2022 Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. "2022 Minnesota Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.