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2009 Total Offense Rank (yards per game): 109
2009 Total Defense Rank (yards per game): 63

When looking at the 2010-2011 schedule for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, anyone can see it will be an uphill battle to reach seven wins. Tough games against Ohio State, Iowa, Penn State and USC jump out, but there are few easy wins on the schedule. For a team in transition, this could spell big trouble.

Only two starters from last year’s offense are gone, but that may not be a good thing. Minnesota’s offense averaged the least amount of points scored and yards gained of any team in the Big Ten. To make things worse, the Gophers lost their best player in wide receiver Eric Decker.