2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Opponent Kickoff Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/16 | Oregon St. | Turf | W 30-23 | 4 | 224 | 56.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10/16 | Indiana St. | Turf | W 58-28 | 4 | 224 | 56.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 09/24/16 | Colorado St. | Turf | W 31-24 | 5 | 317 | 63.40 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/01/16 | @ 5 Penn St. | Grass | L 26-29 | 6 | 372 | 62.00 | 3 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/08/16 | 21 Iowa | Turf | L 7-14 | 4 | 250 | 62.50 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/15/16 | @ Maryland | Turf | W 31-10 | 3 | 176 | 58.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/22/16 | Rutgers | Turf | W 34-32 | 7 | 390 | 55.71 | 1 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/29/16 | @ Illinois | Turf | W 40-17 | 5 | 264 | 52.80 | 1 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/05/16 | Purdue | Turf | W 44-31 | 5 | 258 | 51.60 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12/16 | @ 24 Nebraska | Turf | L 17-24 | 5 | 317 | 63.40 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/19/16 | Northwestern | Turf | W 29-12 | 2 | 123 | 61.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/26/16 | @ 8 Wisconsin | Turf | L 17-31 | 6 | 372 | 62.00 | 5 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/27/16 | + Washington St. | Grass | W 17-12 | 3 | 182 | 60.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 59 | 3469 | 58.80 | 17 | 28.81 | 4 | 3 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | ||||||||||