2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Opponent Penalty Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Pen. | Yards | Pen./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/16 | Oregon St. | Turf | W 30-23 | 4 | 55 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 09/10/16 | Indiana St. | Turf | W 58-28 | 4 | 30 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 09/24/16 | Colorado St. | Turf | W 31-24 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 10/01/16 | @ 5 Penn St. | Grass | L 26-29 | 5 | 65 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 10/08/16 | 21 Iowa | Turf | L 7-14 | 4 | 32 | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 10/15/16 | @ Maryland | Turf | W 31-10 | 9 | 75 | 9.0 | 75.0 |
| 10/22/16 | Rutgers | Turf | W 34-32 | 6 | 30 | 6.0 | 30.0 |
| 10/29/16 | @ Illinois | Turf | W 40-17 | 3 | 33 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 11/05/16 | Purdue | Turf | W 44-31 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 11/12/16 | @ 24 Nebraska | Turf | L 17-24 | 8 | 81 | 8.0 | 81.0 |
| 11/19/16 | Northwestern | Turf | W 29-12 | 3 | 20 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 11/26/16 | @ 8 Wisconsin | Turf | L 17-31 | 3 | 35 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 12/27/16 | + Washington St. | Grass | W 17-12 | 7 | 56 | 7.0 | 56.0 |
| Totals | 61 | 547 | 4.7 | 42.1 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||