So, Minnesota’s offense is, uh, not great. Actually, it’s quite bad. How do they have a record over .500?
Well, reader, their defense is solid. Not elite-level solid, given their schedule, but solid. They’re currently 39th in total defense, but take into account the offenses that they’ve faced.
Two of their wins have been against Eastern Michigan and Iowa. Those two teams have the 129th- and 130th-ranked offenses in the top division of college football. There are 130 teams in the aforementioned top division of college football.
One of their losses happened against the third and final team on their schedule with a worse offense than the Gophers’ offense: Northwestern.