Head Coach: Tim Brewster (2nd season)
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Record: 7-6 (3-5 Big Ten)
Previous: 2007
Next: 2009
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | Northern Illinois | W | 31-27 | 1-0 |
| 9/6 | @ Bowling Green | W | 42-17 | 2-0 |
| 9/13 | Montana State | W | 35-23 | 3-0 |
| 9/20 | Florida Atlantic | W | 37-3 | 4-0 |
| 9/27 | @ Ohio State | L | 21-34 | 4-1 (0-1) |
| 10/4 | Indiana | W | 16-7 | 5-1 (1-1) |
| 10/11 | @ Illinois | W | 27-20 | 6-1 (2-1) |
| 10/25 | @ Purdue | W | 17-6 | 7-1 (3-1) |
| 11/1 | Northwestern | L | 17-24 | 7-2 (3-2) |
| 11/8 | Michigan | L | 6-29 | 7-3 (3-3) |
| 11/15 | @ Wisconsin | L | 32-35 | 7-4 (3-4) |
| 11/22 | Iowa | L | 0-55 | 7-5 (3-5) |
| Insight Bowl (@ Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ) | ||||
| 12/31 | Kansas | L | 21-42 | 7-6 (3-5) |
Notes[]
This was the last season Minnesota would play its home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The following year the Golden Gophers would begin play at the new TCF Bank Stadium.