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Minnesota Football Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006

Since 2006, Minnesota has played 119 home games with a kickoff temperature. The coldest was 16°F on Nov. 15, 2014, against Ohio State. The hottest was 92°F on Sept. 15, 2018, against Miami (OH). Minnesota is 8-8 at 32°F or colder and 2-0 at 90°F or hotter.

Minnesota Home Record by Kickoff Temperature Since 2006

Kickoff temperatureoutdoor gamesGamesat homeRecordW-LRankof FBS schools ranked
Below 20°F30-3—
20–29°F96-33 of 9
30–39°F137-633 of 52
40–49°F1911-847 of 88
50–59°F2411-1393 of 118
60–69°F2520-518 of 124
70–79°F1713-426 of 128
80–89°F75-269 of 125
90°F or hotter22-0—
32°F or colder168-816 of 24

Minnesota 10 Coldest Home Games Since 2006

#Dateweek or gameGamefinal scoreKickofftemperatureStadium
1Nov. 15, 2014Week 12Ohio State 31, Minnesota 2416°FHuntington Bank Stadium
2Nov. 19, 2022Week 12Iowa 13, Minnesota 1017°FHuntington Bank Stadium
3Nov. 23, 2013Week 13Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 719°FHuntington Bank Stadium
4Nov. 21, 2015Week 12Illinois 23, Minnesota 3222°FHuntington Bank Stadium
5Nov. 10, 2018Week 11Purdue 10, Minnesota 4122°FHuntington Bank Stadium
6Nov. 29, 2025Week 14Wisconsin 7, Minnesota 1723°FHuntington Bank Stadium
7Nov. 27, 2010Week 13Iowa 24, Minnesota 2725°FHuntington Bank Stadium
8Nov. 17, 2018Week 12Northwestern 24, Minnesota 1425°FHuntington Bank Stadium
9Nov. 24, 2012Week 13Michigan State 26, Minnesota 1027°FHuntington Bank Stadium
10Nov. 12, 2022Week 11Northwestern 3, Minnesota 3128°FHuntington Bank Stadium

Minnesota 10 Hottest Home Games Since 2006

#Dateweek or gameGamefinal scoreKickofftemperatureStadium
1Sept. 15, 2018Week 3Miami (OH) 3, Minnesota 2692°FHuntington Bank Stadium
2Aug. 29, 2013Week 1UNLV 23, Minnesota 5191°FHuntington Bank Stadium
3Sept. 10, 2011Week 2New Mexico State 28, Minnesota 2188°FHuntington Bank Stadium
4Sept. 3, 2026Week 1Eastern Illinois 7, Minnesota 5986°FSingle readingHuntington Bank Stadium
5Sept. 1, 2022Week 1New Mexico State 0, Minnesota 3884°FHuntington Bank Stadium
6Sept. 17, 2022Week 3Colorado 7, Minnesota 4981°FSingle readingHuntington Bank Stadium
7Sept. 12, 2009Week 2Air Force 13, Minnesota 2080°FSingle readingHuntington Bank Stadium
8Sept. 3, 2015Week 1TCU 23, Minnesota 1780°FHuntington Bank Stadium
9Aug. 31, 2023Week 1Nebraska 10, Minnesota 1380°FHuntington Bank Stadium
10Sept. 26, 2015Week 4Ohio 24, Minnesota 2777°FHuntington Bank Stadium

Three more games were also 77°F at kickoff.

Minnesota Coldest and Hottest Road and Neutral-Site Games, 2006–2026

Every Minnesota road and neutral-site game with a kickoff temperature, coldest first. Select a column heading to sort.

Gamefinal score
Nov. 29, 2024Week 14Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 7Road22°FCamp Randall Stadium
Dec. 12, 2020Week 15Minnesota 24, Nebraska 17Road30°FMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Nov. 6, 2010Week 10Minnesota 8, Michigan State 31Road34°FSingle readingSpartan Stadium
Dec. 19, 2020Week 16Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 20Road34°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 23, 2019Week 13Minnesota 38, Northwestern 22Road35°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Nov. 11, 2006Week 11Minnesota 31, Michigan State 18Road36°FSpartan Stadium
Nov. 15, 2008Week 12Minnesota 32, Wisconsin 35Road36°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 13, 2021Week 11Minnesota 22, Iowa 27Road36°FKinnick Stadium
Oct. 17, 2009Week 7Minnesota 0, Penn State 20Road37°FBeaver Stadium
Oct. 28, 2017Week 9Minnesota 10, Iowa 17Road38°FKinnick Stadium
Nov. 18, 2017Week 12Minnesota 0, Northwestern 39Road38°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Nov. 12, 2016Week 11Minnesota 17, Nebraska 24Road39°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Jan. 3, 2025Bowl gameMinnesota 24, Virginia Tech 10Neutral site39°FBank of America Stadium
Nov. 30, 2013Week 14Minnesota 3, Michigan State 14Road40°FSingle readingSpartan Stadium
Nov. 5, 2022Week 10Minnesota 20, Nebraska 13Road40°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Oct. 14, 2006Week 7Minnesota 12, Wisconsin 48Road41°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 22, 2014Week 13Minnesota 28, Nebraska 24Road41°FMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Nov. 7, 2015Week 10Minnesota 14, Ohio State 28Road42°FOhio Stadium
Nov. 24, 2018Week 13Minnesota 37, Wisconsin 15Road42°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 29, 2014Week 14Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 34Road43°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 10, 2007Week 11Minnesota 16, Iowa 21Road44°FSingle readingKinnick Stadium
Oct. 25, 2008Week 9Minnesota 17, Purdue 6Road45°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Oct. 13, 2018Week 7Minnesota 14, Ohio State 30Road45°FOhio Stadium
Nov. 22, 2025Week 13Minnesota 35, Northwestern 38Road45°FStadium location from one sourceWrigley Field
Nov. 26, 2016Week 13Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 31Road46°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 4, 2017Week 10Minnesota 10, Michigan 33Road46°FMichigan Stadium
Nov. 16, 2019Week 12Minnesota 19, Iowa 23Road46°FKinnick Stadium
Oct. 28, 2006Week 9Minnesota 0, Ohio State 44Road47°FOhio Stadium
Nov. 21, 2009Week 12Minnesota 0, Iowa 12Road47°FKinnick Stadium
Nov. 5, 2011Week 10Minnesota 24, Michigan State 31Road47°FSingle readingSpartan Stadium
Oct. 15, 2022Week 7Minnesota 14, Illinois 26Road47°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Nov. 13, 2010Week 11Minnesota 38, Illinois 34Road48°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Oct. 1, 2011Week 5Minnesota 0, Michigan 58Road48°FMichigan Stadium
Nov. 19, 2011Week 12Minnesota 13, Northwestern 28Road49°FSingle readingRyan Field (through 2023)
Dec. 29, 2022Bowl gameSyracuse 20, Minnesota 28Neutral site49°FYankee Stadium
Nov. 18, 2023Week 12Minnesota 3, Ohio State 37Road49°FSingle readingOhio Stadium
Oct. 20, 2012Week 8Minnesota 13, Wisconsin 38Road50°FSingle readingCamp Randall Stadium
Oct. 24, 2009Week 8Minnesota 7, Ohio State 38Road51°FOhio Stadium
Oct. 19, 2013Week 8Minnesota 20, Northwestern 17Road51°FSingle readingRyan Field (through 2023)
Nov. 14, 2015Week 11Minnesota 35, Iowa 40Road51°FKinnick Stadium
Nov. 26, 2022Week 13Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 16Road51°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 11, 2023Week 11Minnesota 30, Purdue 49Road51°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Oct. 27, 2007Week 9Minnesota 10, Michigan 34Road52°FMichigan Stadium
Oct. 3, 2015Week 5Minnesota 0, Northwestern 27Road52°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Oct. 30, 2020Week 9Minnesota 44, Maryland 45Road52°FSECU Stadium
Nov. 20, 2021Week 12Minnesota 35, Indiana 14Road52°FMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Nov. 2, 2024Week 10Minnesota 25, Illinois 17Road52°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Dec. 29, 2006Bowl gameTexas Tech 44, Minnesota 41Neutral site53°FMountain America Stadium
Nov. 2, 2013Week 10Minnesota 42, Indiana 39Road53°FMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Nov. 3, 2018Week 10Minnesota 31, Illinois 55Road53°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Nov. 9, 2024Week 11Minnesota 19, Rutgers 26Road53°FSHI Stadium
Oct. 13, 2007Week 7Minnesota 48, Northwestern 49Road54°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Oct. 25, 2025Week 9Minnesota 3, Iowa 41Road54°FKinnick Stadium
Nov. 14, 2025Week 12Minnesota 13, Oregon 42Road57°FSingle readingAutzen Stadium
Sept. 26, 2026Week 4Minnesota 27, Washington 24Road58°FHusky Stadium
Oct. 1, 2016Week 5Minnesota 26, Penn State 29Road59°FBeaver Stadium
Oct. 30, 2021Week 9Minnesota 41, Northwestern 14Road59°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Oct. 22, 2022Week 8Minnesota 17, Penn State 45Road59°FBeaver Stadium
Nov. 17, 2012Week 12Minnesota 14, Nebraska 38Road60°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Sept. 9, 2006Week 2Minnesota 17, California 42Road61°FCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Oct. 25, 2014Week 9Minnesota 24, Illinois 28Road61°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Oct. 20, 2018Week 8Minnesota 28, Nebraska 53Road61°FMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Sept. 24, 2022Week 4Minnesota 34, Michigan State 7Road62°FSpartan Stadium
Sept. 26, 2009Week 4Minnesota 35, Northwestern 24Road63°FRyan Field (through 2023)
Dec. 31, 2009Bowl gameMinnesota 13, Iowa State 14Neutral site63°FMountain America Stadium
Oct. 16, 2010Week 7Minnesota 17, Purdue 28Road63°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Oct. 15, 2016Week 7Minnesota 31, Maryland 10Road63°FSECU Stadium
Oct. 19, 2019Week 8Minnesota 42, Rutgers 7Road63°FSHI Stadium
Dec. 27, 2016Bowl gameMinnesota 17, Washington State 12Neutral site64°FSingle readingQualcomm Stadium
Sept. 28, 2024Week 5Minnesota 24, Michigan 27Road64°FMichigan Stadium
Sept. 13, 2025Week 3Minnesota 14, California 27Road64°FCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Oct. 10, 2015Week 6Minnesota 41, Purdue 13Road65°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Oct. 10, 2026Week 6Minnesota 13, Purdue 41Road66°FSingle readingRoss-Ade Stadium
Sept. 27, 2008Week 5Minnesota 21, Ohio State 34Road67°FSingle readingOhio Stadium
Sept. 3, 2011Week 1Minnesota 17, USC 19Road67°FLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Aug. 31, 2006Week 1Minnesota 44, Kent State 0Road68°FDix Stadium
Jan. 1, 2020Bowl gameMinnesota 31, Auburn 24Neutral site68°FRaymond James Stadium
Oct. 2, 2021Week 5Minnesota 20, Purdue 13Road68°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Sept. 23, 2023Week 4Minnesota 34, Northwestern 37Road68°FSingle readingRyan Field (through 2023)
Oct. 21, 2023Week 8Minnesota 12, Iowa 10Road68°FKinnick Stadium
Sept. 23, 2006Week 4Minnesota 21, Purdue 27Road70°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Sept. 29, 2012Week 5Minnesota 13, Iowa 31Road70°FSingle readingKinnick Stadium
Jan. 1, 2015Bowl gameMissouri 33, Minnesota 17Neutral site71°FCamping World Stadium
Oct. 9, 2010Week 6Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 41Road72°FCamp Randall Stadium
Nov. 7, 2020Week 10Minnesota 41, Illinois 14Road72°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Sept. 6, 2008Week 2Minnesota 42, Bowling Green 17Road73°FSingle readingDoyt L. Perry Stadium
Oct. 5, 2013Week 6Minnesota 13, Michigan 42Road73°FMichigan Stadium
Dec. 31, 2008Bowl gameKansas 42, Minnesota 21Neutral site74°FMountain America Stadium
Nov. 10, 2012Week 11Minnesota 17, Illinois 3Road74°FMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Oct. 29, 2016Week 9Minnesota 40, Illinois 17Road74°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Oct. 11, 2008Week 7Minnesota 27, Illinois 20Road75°FSingle readingMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Oct. 12, 2024Week 7Minnesota 21, UCLA 17Road75°FSingle readingRose Bowl
Sept. 13, 2014Week 3Minnesota 7, TCU 30Road77°FAmon G. Carter Stadium
Sept. 27, 2014Week 5Minnesota 30, Michigan 14Road77°FMichigan Stadium
Sept. 22, 2018Week 4Minnesota 13, Maryland 42Road77°FSECU Stadium
Sept. 7, 2019Week 2Minnesota 38, Fresno State 35Road77°FSingle readingValley Children's Stadium
Sept. 28, 2019Week 5Minnesota 38, Purdue 31Road77°FSingle readingRoss-Ade Stadium
Sept. 18, 2021Week 3Minnesota 30, Colorado 0Road77°FSingle readingFolsom Field
Oct. 8, 2011Week 6Minnesota 17, Purdue 45Road78°FSingle readingRoss-Ade Stadium
Oct. 4, 2025Week 6Minnesota 3, Ohio State 42Road79°FSingle readingOhio Stadium
Oct. 6, 2007Week 6Minnesota 20, Indiana 40Road82°FMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Sept. 12, 2015Week 2Minnesota 23, Colorado State 20Road82°FSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Oct. 7, 2017Week 6Minnesota 17, Purdue 31Road83°FRoss-Ade Stadium
Sept. 16, 2023Week 3Minnesota 13, North Carolina 31Road84°FKenan Stadium
Aug. 30, 2012Week 1Minnesota 30, UNLV 27Road86°FSam Boyd Stadium
Sept. 2, 2010Week 1Minnesota 24, Middle Tennessee 17Road88°FJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Sept. 7, 2013Week 2Minnesota 44, New Mexico State 21Road90°FAggie Memorial Stadium
Sept. 15, 2007Week 3Minnesota 39, Florida Atlantic 42Road91°FHard Rock Stadium

Minnesota has played six games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums since 2006; they are in the full game list and not counted here.

Minnesota Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006: Three Questions

What was the coldest Minnesota home game since 2006?
Nov. 15, 2014: Ohio State 31, Minnesota 24, at Huntington Bank Stadium, at 16°F.
What was the hottest Minnesota home game since 2006?
Sept. 15, 2018: Miami (OH) 3, Minnesota 26, at Huntington Bank Stadium, at 92°F.
What is the Minnesota home record at 32°F or colder since 2006?
8-8 in 16 games.

Kickoff temperatures come from NOAA airport weather records (GHCNh): the reading nearest kickoff, within an hour, at one fixed airport for each stadium. Game data provided by CollegeFootballData.com. Games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums are shown but left out of every record and list, whatever the roof position. A temperature with no second reading within 2°F to check it is marked “Single reading”, and a game whose stadium no official source confirms is marked and left out of the lists. Home records count every home game with a kickoff temperature, including games that cannot appear in the lists. When games tie at the end of a list, the line under it counts the rest.

Updated: October 25, 2026