University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, November 29
Madison, WI
11:00 AM
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Game 12: Minnesota at Wisconsin
11/27/2024 9:24:00 AM | Football
THE ESSENTIALS
Date/Time:Â Nov. 29, 2024 / 11 a.m. CT
Site:Â Madison, Wis.
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Surface:Â FieldTurf
Capacity:Â 76,057
Series Overall:Â Minnesota trails 62-63-8
Series Streak:Â Minnesota lost 1
Series in Wisconsin:Â Minnesota trails 24-35-6
Streak in Wisconsin:Â Minnesota won 1
First Meeting:Â Minnesota won 63-0 in Minneapolis (11/15/1890)
Last Meeting:Â Minnesota lost 28-14 in Minneapolis (11/25/2023)
Television: CBS // Tom McCarthy (PXP), Jay Feely (Analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (reporter)
Gopher Radio: KFAN FM 100.3 | SiriusXM: 139 or 196; SXM App // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) closes out the 2024 regular season on Friday with a trip to Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5). Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. on CBS and the Gopher Radio Network. The most played FBS rivalry in college football history at 133 games, featuring a razor-tight advantage in the series for the Badgers at 63-62-8, Friday will be the 11th straight year that the Gophers and Badgers face off in the regular season finale.
2. The all-time series has been played 133 times, but Saturday marks the 76th battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, a full history of which can be found on Page 55 of the Game Notes. First played for in 1948, the all-time series record for the Axe is tilted in Wisconsin's favor at 46-27-3, but the teams have split the six contests since 2018, the first time they've gone 3-3 against one another in a six-game span since 1990-95.Â
3. The contest with Wisconsin marks just the 17th game in Minnesota history to be played on a Friday and the first since hosting Purdue on Nov. 20, 2020. Minnesota and Wisconsin have never met on a Friday before. The Gophers are 5-10-1 all-time in program history on Fridays, including 4-5-1 in the regular season. Minnesota is 2-2 under P.J. Fleck on Fridays. The Gophers have a .658 winning percentage in their history when playing on days other than Saturday, going 59-30-3. Under Fleck, the team is 12-4 on non-Saturdays. A list of Friday games can be found on Page 12 of the notes.
4. Max Brosmer has been excellent in his lone season in Minnesota, completing 233-of-348 passes for 2,426 yards and 15 touchdowns with five interceptions for a rating of 136.9. He's also scored four rushing touchdowns. Pro Football Focus ranks Brosmer 12th among FBS QBs with a passer grade of 86.2 this year, while his overall offensive grade of 86.8 ranks 22nd at the position. He's fifth in the Big Ten in both passing grade and overall grade. Brosmer's completion percentage of 67.0 percent is on pace to be the best in both Minnesota single-season history (min. 100 attempts) and career (300 att.). In addition, Brosmer's TD:INT ratio of 3.00 is third in Minnesota single-season history. Before an interception last week against Penn State, he had gone over five games (and 206 passes) without an interception, the longest streak at Minnesota since Mitch Leidner went five games without a pick over the final three games of 2014 and first two of 2015. More on Brosmer can be found on Pages 4-5 of the Game Notes.
5. The 2024 campaign is the eighth for P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where his record stands at 56-39. He is fourth in program history in Big Ten wins (33) and is fifth in overall wins and games coached (95). Fleck's .589 win percentage is third best among Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). In his 12th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 86-61 (.585).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
Date/Time:Â Nov. 29, 2024 / 11 a.m. CT
Site:Â Madison, Wis.
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Surface:Â FieldTurf
Capacity:Â 76,057
Series Overall:Â Minnesota trails 62-63-8
Series Streak:Â Minnesota lost 1
Series in Wisconsin:Â Minnesota trails 24-35-6
Streak in Wisconsin:Â Minnesota won 1
First Meeting:Â Minnesota won 63-0 in Minneapolis (11/15/1890)
Last Meeting:Â Minnesota lost 28-14 in Minneapolis (11/25/2023)
Television: CBS // Tom McCarthy (PXP), Jay Feely (Analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (reporter)
Gopher Radio: KFAN FM 100.3 | SiriusXM: 139 or 196; SXM App // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) closes out the 2024 regular season on Friday with a trip to Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5). Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. on CBS and the Gopher Radio Network. The most played FBS rivalry in college football history at 133 games, featuring a razor-tight advantage in the series for the Badgers at 63-62-8, Friday will be the 11th straight year that the Gophers and Badgers face off in the regular season finale.
2. The all-time series has been played 133 times, but Saturday marks the 76th battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, a full history of which can be found on Page 55 of the Game Notes. First played for in 1948, the all-time series record for the Axe is tilted in Wisconsin's favor at 46-27-3, but the teams have split the six contests since 2018, the first time they've gone 3-3 against one another in a six-game span since 1990-95.Â
3. The contest with Wisconsin marks just the 17th game in Minnesota history to be played on a Friday and the first since hosting Purdue on Nov. 20, 2020. Minnesota and Wisconsin have never met on a Friday before. The Gophers are 5-10-1 all-time in program history on Fridays, including 4-5-1 in the regular season. Minnesota is 2-2 under P.J. Fleck on Fridays. The Gophers have a .658 winning percentage in their history when playing on days other than Saturday, going 59-30-3. Under Fleck, the team is 12-4 on non-Saturdays. A list of Friday games can be found on Page 12 of the notes.
4. Max Brosmer has been excellent in his lone season in Minnesota, completing 233-of-348 passes for 2,426 yards and 15 touchdowns with five interceptions for a rating of 136.9. He's also scored four rushing touchdowns. Pro Football Focus ranks Brosmer 12th among FBS QBs with a passer grade of 86.2 this year, while his overall offensive grade of 86.8 ranks 22nd at the position. He's fifth in the Big Ten in both passing grade and overall grade. Brosmer's completion percentage of 67.0 percent is on pace to be the best in both Minnesota single-season history (min. 100 attempts) and career (300 att.). In addition, Brosmer's TD:INT ratio of 3.00 is third in Minnesota single-season history. Before an interception last week against Penn State, he had gone over five games (and 206 passes) without an interception, the longest streak at Minnesota since Mitch Leidner went five games without a pick over the final three games of 2014 and first two of 2015. More on Brosmer can be found on Pages 4-5 of the Game Notes.
5. The 2024 campaign is the eighth for P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where his record stands at 56-39. He is fourth in program history in Big Ten wins (33) and is fifth in overall wins and games coached (95). Fleck's .589 win percentage is third best among Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). In his 12th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 86-61 (.585).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
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