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Minnesota sets school record streak with win in Outback Bowl
By Paul Harvey
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Minnesota is on a roll and has a lot of momentum moving forward under head coach P.J. Fleck!
With a win in the Outback Bowl, the Gophers hit the 11-win mark for the first time in over 100 years! That alone is a remarkable accomplishment for the program, but the bowl win also sets a school record for Minnesota.
According to the BTN Stats Guys, the New Year’s Day victory gives Minnesota a four-game bowl winning streak which is the longest in school history. The previous record was a three-game winning streak from 2002-03 under head coach Glen Mason.
.@GopherFootball has won 4 straight bowl game appearances for the 1st time in program history. The #Gophers 494 yards of offense in the #OutbackBowl was their 2nd-most in a bowl game ever. (502 yds vs NC State in the 2000 https://t.co/fuxxcZ0d2H Bowl )
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) January 1, 2020
The Gophers are now on a two-game bowl winning streak under Fleck after winning the Quick Lane Bowl last season. Minnesota missed a bowl in Fleck’s first season with the team, but the Gophers went 2-0 in bowls under Tracy Claeys from 2015-16.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.