GOLDEN GOPHER
BOWL GAME
2025
WHERE & WHEN?
update november 17th
BOWL PROJECTIONS - STEVE ERBAN NOVEMBER 17, 2025
BIG TEN WILL HAVE 11 TEAMS ELIGIBLE FOR BOWL GAMES IN 2025
OHIO STATE-INDIANA-OREGON-USC possible playoff teams
MICHIGAN is a possible playoff outsiders
ILLINOIS-IOWA high level bowl games
MINNESOTA-NORTHWESTERN-NEBRASKA
PENN STATE - RUTGERS long shots
USC - WASHINGTON former PAC 12 schools eligible to PAC 12 BOWL GAMES
so is Arizona-Arizona State-California-Utah
BOWL GAMES
12 PLAYOFF BOWL GAMES 3-4 BIG TEN TEAMS
INDIANA-OHIO STATE-OREGON
7 BIG TEN AFFILIATED BOWL GAMES 2025
TOP FOUR
RELIAQUEST BOWL TAMPA DEC 31 WED
IOWA-USC* (PAC 12 BOWL)
CHEEZIT CITRUS BOWL ORLANDO DEC 31 WED
MICHIGAN
MUSIC CITY BOWL NASHVILLE DEC 30 TUE
ILLINOIS
SRS BOWL LAS VEGAS DEC 31 WED
MINNESOTA*(MUST WE NEXT 2)-NEBRASKA-WASHINGTON * (PAC 12)
BOTTOM FOUR
BAD BOY MOWERS BOWL NEW YORK DEC 27 SAT
NORTHWESTERN
RATE BOWL PHOENIX DEC 26 FRI
MINNESOTA-NEBRASKA
GAME ABOVE SPORTS BOWL DETROIT DEC 26 FRI
PENN STATE-RUTGERS
IF USC-OREGON DON'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND ARE NOT PICKED IN THE
PAC 12 BOWL THIS YEAR..................GOPHERS BEST SHOT IS DETROIT OR FORT WORTH
INTERESTING POINT
THE PAC 12 WILL HAVE ONLY ONE TEAM
AVAILABLE FOR FOUR BOWL GAMES "MAYBE WASHINGTON STATE OR CALIFORNIA"
LAS VEGAS BOWL VS BIG TEN
THEREFORE USC - WASHINGTON WILL GO TO ONE OF THOSE PAC-12 BOWLS
UNLESS IT IS TRADED WITH THE BIG TEN...............................KEEP THIS ON RADAR
THIS COULD OPEN UP A FEW MORE BOWL FOR THE GOPHER
INSTEAD OF DETROIT,PHOENIX OR NEW YORK WHERE THE GOPHERS HAVE PLAYED.
"GOPHERS BEAT NORTHWESTERN AND WISCONSIN LOOK FOR NASHVILLE OR LAS VEGAS"
PAC 12 BOWL GAMES OPEN
VALERO ALAMO BOWL SAN ANTONIO DEC 30 TUE
TONY THE TIGER BOWL EL PASO DEC 31 WED
HOLIDAY BOWL SAN DIEGO DEC 31 WED
REALITY
"GOPHERS NEED TO WIN TWO MORE GAMES TO GET A DECENT BOWL GAME"
SIGN UP BELOW FOR A PRIORITY RESERVATION
BIG TEN WILL HAVE 11 TEAMS ELIGIBLE FOR BOWL GAMES IN 2025
OHIO STATE-INDIANA-OREGON-USC possible playoff teams
MICHIGAN is a possible playoff outsiders
ILLINOIS-IOWA high level bowl games
MINNESOTA-NORTHWESTERN-NEBRASKA
PENN STATE - RUTGERS long shots
USC - WASHINGTON former PAC 12 schools eligible to PAC 12 BOWL GAMES
so is Arizona-Arizona State-California-Utah
BOWL GAMES
12 PLAYOFF BOWL GAMES 3-4 BIG TEN TEAMS
INDIANA-OHIO STATE-OREGON
7 BIG TEN AFFILIATED BOWL GAMES 2025
TOP FOUR
RELIAQUEST BOWL TAMPA DEC 31 WED
IOWA-USC* (PAC 12 BOWL)
CHEEZIT CITRUS BOWL ORLANDO DEC 31 WED
MICHIGAN
MUSIC CITY BOWL NASHVILLE DEC 30 TUE
ILLINOIS
SRS BOWL LAS VEGAS DEC 31 WED
MINNESOTA*(MUST WE NEXT 2)-NEBRASKA-WASHINGTON * (PAC 12)
BOTTOM FOUR
BAD BOY MOWERS BOWL NEW YORK DEC 27 SAT
NORTHWESTERN
RATE BOWL PHOENIX DEC 26 FRI
MINNESOTA-NEBRASKA
GAME ABOVE SPORTS BOWL DETROIT DEC 26 FRI
PENN STATE-RUTGERS
IF USC-OREGON DON'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND ARE NOT PICKED IN THE
PAC 12 BOWL THIS YEAR..................GOPHERS BEST SHOT IS DETROIT OR FORT WORTH
INTERESTING POINT
THE PAC 12 WILL HAVE ONLY ONE TEAM
AVAILABLE FOR FOUR BOWL GAMES "MAYBE WASHINGTON STATE OR CALIFORNIA"
LAS VEGAS BOWL VS BIG TEN
THEREFORE USC - WASHINGTON WILL GO TO ONE OF THOSE PAC-12 BOWLS
UNLESS IT IS TRADED WITH THE BIG TEN...............................KEEP THIS ON RADAR
THIS COULD OPEN UP A FEW MORE BOWL FOR THE GOPHER
INSTEAD OF DETROIT,PHOENIX OR NEW YORK WHERE THE GOPHERS HAVE PLAYED.
"GOPHERS BEAT NORTHWESTERN AND WISCONSIN LOOK FOR NASHVILLE OR LAS VEGAS"
PAC 12 BOWL GAMES OPEN
VALERO ALAMO BOWL SAN ANTONIO DEC 30 TUE
TONY THE TIGER BOWL EL PASO DEC 31 WED
HOLIDAY BOWL SAN DIEGO DEC 31 WED
REALITY
"GOPHERS NEED TO WIN TWO MORE GAMES TO GET A DECENT BOWL GAME"
SIGN UP BELOW FOR A PRIORITY RESERVATION