Minnesota last played in the Rate Bowl in 2021 when it was the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against West Virginia, an 18-6 win for the Gophers.

Crawford projects that Minnesota will have a rematch of last year's Duke Mayo Bowl against the Hokies. This is a scenario that many Gophers fans would likely scoff at, but it would still be a ...

Michigan State last played in a bowl game in 2021. The Spartans the only team in the Big Ten that hasn't gone to at least one bowl game in the last three seasons.

A bowl game appearence in 2025-26 would match a program record for Minnesota. The only other times they reached the mark were from 2002 to 2006 and from 2012 to 2016.