2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2010 college football season. The Golden Gophers are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Brewster until his firing on October 17, 2010, the result of 1–6 start. Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton was tapped as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Golden Gophers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tim Brewster (4th season; first 7 games)
  • Jeff Horton (remaining 5 games)
Offensive coordinatorThomas Hammock, Jeff Horton
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove, Ronnie Lee
Captains
  • Adam Weber
  • Jon Hoese
  • Kim Royston
  • Brandon Kirksey
Home stadiumTCF Bank Stadium
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Michigan State +  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+  7 –1   11 –2  
Iowa  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois  4 –4   7 –6  
Penn State  4 –4   7 –6  
Michigan  3 –5   7 –6  
Northwestern  3 –5   7 –6  
Purdue  2 –6   4 –8  
Minnesota  2 –6   3 –9  
Indiana  1 –7   5 –7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %  0 –1   0 –1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins
Rankings from AP Poll
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