NOT BY ANY MEASURE
The Gophers football team ranked in the bottom half of the 14-team Big Ten and the 127-team Football Bowl Subdivision in most major offensive statistics this season:
Big Ten rankFBS rank
Total offense: 357.1 yards per game 12th 103rd
Scoring offense: 22.5 points per game 9th T-104th
Rushing offense: 142.9 yards per game 10th100th
Passing offense: 214.2 yards per game 7th 75th
Passing efficiency: 118.2 rating 10th 98th
First downs: 208 13thT-112th
Third-down conversions: 37.9 percent 9th78th
Time of possession: 28:27 average 11th93rd
Turnover margin: minus-4 10thT-92nd
Red-zone scoring percentage: 84.8 10th 56th