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Minnesota Gophers Release 2021 Football Schedule

The Minnesota Gophers will kick off the fall season against Big Ten juggernaut Ohio State University.

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Marvin Grant #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers sacks quarterback Seth Green #17 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers on fourth down during the fourth quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on November 20, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Marvin Grant #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers sacks quarterback Seth Green #17 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers on fourth down during the fourth quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on November 20, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota released the 2021 football schedule for the Golden Gophers Friday. Minnesota will kick off the fall season against Big Ten juggernaut Ohio State University. OSU lost to Alabama in the 2020 national championship game.

The Gophers will host Wisconsin on Nov. 27 for its annual rivalry game.

Check out the full schedule below:

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Sept. 2 — Ohio State

Sept. 11 — Miami of Ohio

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Sept. 18 — @Colorado

Sept. 25 — Bowling Green

Oct. 2 — @Purdue

Oct. 16 — Nebraska

Oct. 23 — Maryland

Oct. 30 — @Northwestern

Nov. 6 — Illinois

Nov. 13 — @Iowa

Nov. 20 — @Indiana

Nov. 27 — Wisconsin

The Gophers finished the 2020 season 3-4. Its game against Northwestern was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak that sidelined Minnesota.

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