2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Scoring Defense Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/16 | Oregon St. | Turf | W 30-23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 09/10/16 | Indiana St. | Turf | W 58-28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 09/24/16 | Colorado St. | Turf | W 31-24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 10/01/16 | @ 5 Penn St. | Grass | L 26-29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 10/08/16 | 21 Iowa | Turf | L 7-14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 10/15/16 | @ Maryland | Turf | W 31-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10/22/16 | Rutgers | Turf | W 34-32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 10/29/16 | @ Illinois | Turf | W 40-17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 11/05/16 | Purdue | Turf | W 44-31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 11/12/16 | @ 24 Nebraska | Turf | L 17-24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 11/19/16 | Northwestern | Turf | W 29-12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11/26/16 | @ 8 Wisconsin | Turf | L 17-31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 12/27/16 | + Washington St. | Grass | W 17-12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 35 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 287 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||||