The 2020 season's largest margin: Minnesota 41, Illinois 14. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2020 — The 2020 Season
Minnesota's 2020 season (3-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Tanner MorganQB1,374 passing yards
- Mohamed IbrahimRB1,076 rushing yards
- Rashod BatemanWR472 receiving yards
- Chris Autman-BellWR430 receiving yards
- Mariano Sori-MarinLB54 tackles
- Tyler NubinDB41 tackles
- Jordan HowdenDB37 tackles
- Boye MafeDL4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2020.
The season's deepest loss: Minnesota 7, Iowa 35. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Row the boat"
2020 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.