The 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was the third under head coach
Tim Brewster. They began play on September 5, 2009, at
Syracuse, a member of the
Big East Conference. On September 12, the Minnesota opened the new
TCF Bank Stadium with a 20–13 win against
Air Force, moving from the
Metrodome, which had been their home stadium since 1982. The Golden Gophers finished the season 6–7 and 3–5 in Big Ten play and lost 13–14 to
Iowa State in the
Insight Bowl. Despite the worse overall record, the Golden Gophers only suffered two blowout losses in the 2009 season (20-0 to Penn State and 38–7 to Ohio State), compared to 3 in 2008 (55–0 to Iowa, 42–21 to Kansas, 29–6 to a 3–9 Michigan team, and one could possibly also include a 34–21 loss to Ohio State that was 34–6 until the Buckeye reserves came in).
Preseason
The Golden Gophers came off a 7–6 season after starting 7–1, capped by an appearance in the
2008 Insight Bowl. On January 6, offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar resigned and defensive coordinator
Ted Roof left Minnesota for
Auburn.[1] On January 9, former Nebraska defensive coordinator
Kevin Cosgrove was hired as the co-defensive coordinator, a position he will share with
Ronnie Lee.[2] On January 21, Jedd Fisch was named the offensive coordinator.[3] He had previously been the wide receivers coach for the
Denver Broncos.[3]
The 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was the third under head coach
Tim Brewster. They began play on September 5, 2009, at
Syracuse, a member of the
Big East Conference. On September 12, the Minnesota opened the new
TCF Bank Stadium with a 20–13 win against
Air Force, moving from the
Metrodome, which had been their home stadium since 1982. The Golden Gophers finished the season 6–7 and 3–5 in Big Ten play and lost 13–14 to
Iowa State in the
Insight Bowl. Despite the worse overall record, the Golden Gophers only suffered two blowout losses in the 2009 season (20-0 to Penn State and 38–7 to Ohio State), compared to 3 in 2008 (55–0 to Iowa, 42–21 to Kansas, 29–6 to a 3–9 Michigan team, and one could possibly also include a 34–21 loss to Ohio State that was 34–6 until the Buckeye reserves came in).
Preseason
The Golden Gophers came off a 7–6 season after starting 7–1, capped by an appearance in the
2008 Insight Bowl. On January 6, offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar resigned and defensive coordinator
Ted Roof left Minnesota for
Auburn.[1] On January 9, former Nebraska defensive coordinator
Kevin Cosgrove was hired as the co-defensive coordinator, a position he will share with
Ronnie Lee.[2] On January 21, Jedd Fisch was named the offensive coordinator.[3] He had previously been the wide receivers coach for the
Denver Broncos.[3]