University of Minnesota Athletics
2024 Football Year in Review
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>> Minnesota finished 2024 with an 8-5 record, 5-4 Big Ten record and the program’s sixth bowl game appearance under Coach Fleck.
>> The Golden Gophers defeated Virginia Tech, 24-10, in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl for the program’s eighth straight bowl victory, which is a Big Ten record and tied for the fourth longest in college football history.
>> Playing on Black Friday for the first time, Minnesota downed Wisconsin, 24-7 in Madison for its third win in the series in the past four years.
>> Tackle Aireontae Ersery finished his Gopher career with All-American honors and being named the Big Ten Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year.
>> Safety Koi Perich became the first freshman in school history to earn All-American accolades and was one of five finalists for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.
Gallery: 2024 Gopher Football Season
All-America
Aireontae Ersery (FWAA: Second Team; Sporting News: Second Team; AP: Third Team), Koi Perich (Sporting News: Second Team)
Big Ten Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year
Aireontae Ersery
Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Finalist
Koi Perich
FWAA Freshman All-America
Koi Perich
All-Big Ten
Aireontae Ersery (First Team), Koi Perich (First Team), Cody Lindenberg (First Team), Cody Lindenberg (Second Team), Justin Walley (Second Team), Koi Perich (Specialist – Second Team), Daniel Jackson (HM), Darius Taylor (HM), Tyler Cooper (HM), Quinn Carroll (HM), Anthony Smith (HM), Danny Striggow (HM), Jah Joyner (HM), Jalen Logan-Redding (HM), Maverick Baranowski (HM), Ethan Robinson (HM), Alan Soukup (HM), Dragan Kesich (HM), Mark Crawford (HM)
CSC Academic All-America
Ashton Beers
CSC Academic All-District
Maverick Baranowski, Ashton Beers, Max Brosmer, Coleman Bryson, Mark Crawford, Lucas Finnessy, Joey Gerlach, Derek LeCaptain
Academic All-Big Ten
Ryan Algrim, Spencer Alvarez, Maverick Baranowski, Ashton Beers, Frank Bierman, Le'Meke Brockington, Kerry Brown, Coleman Bryson, Quinn Carroll, Cade Conzemius, Tyler Cooper, Mark Crawford, Jack DiSano, Cristian Driver, Deven Eastern, Alex Elliott, Lucas Finnessy, Jameson Geers, Joey Gerlach, Darius Green, Jack Hawkinson, Jack Henderson, Kristen Hoskins, Jackson Hunter, Daniel Jackson, Darnell Jefferies, Greg Johnson, Nathan Jones, Jah Joyner, Nick Kallerup, David Kemp, Dragan Kesich, Matt Kingsbury, Kenric Lanier II, Derik LeCaptain, Cody Lindenberg, Jalen Logan-Redding, Eli Mau, Luther McCoy, Caleb McGrath, T.J. McWilliams, Karter Menz, Garrison Monroe, Tony Nelson, Jordan Nubin, Martin Owusu, Sam Peters, Evan Redding, Logan Richter, Zander Rockow, Hayden Schwartz, Max Shikenjanski, Tyler Stolsky, Danny Striggow, Darius Taylor, Justin Walley, Pierce Walsh, Jerome Williams, Drew Wilson
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Maverick Baranowski, Ashton Beers, Frank Bierman, Mark Crawford, Deven Eastern, Jackson Hunter, Nathan Jones, David Kemp, Derik LeCaptain, Cody Lindenberg, Luther McCoy, Tony Nelson, Jordan Nubin, Evan Redding, Danny Striggow
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Danny Striggow
Thorpe Award National Defensive Back of the Week
Koi Perich (10/15)
Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week
Koi Perich (10/8)
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
Max Brosmer (10/28)
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
Dragan Kesich (11/4)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Kerry Brown (9/16), Koi Perich (10/14), Koi Perich (10/28)
