2018 The 2018 Season

Minnesota's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +2.2 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs New Sta 48-10 W vs Fres Sta 21-14 W vs Miam (OH 26-3 L @ Maryland 13-42 L vs Iowa 31-48 L @ Ohio St 14-30 L @ Nebraska 28-53 W vs Indiana 38-31 L @ Illinois 31-55 W vs Purdue 41-10 L vs Northw 14-24 W @ Wiscon 37-15 W @ Geor Tec 34-10 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Minnesota 48, New Mexico State 10. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Minnesota 13, Maryland 42. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Minnesota beat Georgia Tech 34-10 in the postseason.

"Row the boat"
— Minnesota fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Minnesota — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.