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Minnesota Football vs Akron: Final Walkthrough

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Akron Zips on Saturday afternoon in a non-conference matchup in week three of the college football season.

Before kickoff, here’s everything you need to know: the coaching matchup, series history, key stats, uniform combination, weather forecast, and more.

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Matchup: Akron Zips at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date & Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. CT

Location: Huntington Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN

TV/Linear Broadcast: BTN

Live Stream: Paramount+ with the Paramount+ Premium plan

Radio Broadcast: KFAN 100.3 FM / Gopher Radio Network / iHeartRadio app … Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter),

Announcers: Joe Beninati (PXP), Tanner Morgan (Analyst), Anna Connelly (Reporter)

Current Betting Line: Minnesota -24.5 per Polymarket

Coaching Matchup

Category / Coach	P.J. Fleck	Jeff Lebby
Years with program	10	5
Total years as HC	14	11
Record with program	67-45	14-36
Overall Record	97-67	66-61
Record vs Opp.	1-0	0-0

Series History

Minnesota and Akron have never previously met.

Uniform combination

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Weather

Expect some rain throughout the morning but the weather should clear up mostly by kickoff. Rain is possible throughout the game. Temperatures will be in the low 60s.

Minnesota’s Record vs MAC opponents all-time

Team	Record	WIN %
Ball State	2-0	1.000
Bowling Green	3-2	.600
Buffalo	3-0	1.000
Central Michigan	2-0	1.000
Eastern Michigan	1-0	1.000
Kent State	2-0	1.000
Miami (OH)	5-0	1.000
Ohio	9-1-1	.864
Toledo	3-1	.750
Western Michigan	4-0	1.000

Big Ten Week 3 Slate

AWAY TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME (CDT)	TV	LOCATION
Kent State	6 Ohio State	11:00 AM	FOX	Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Buffalo	14 Penn State	11:00 AM	BTN	Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
Akron	Minnesota	11:00 AM	BTN	Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Eastern Michigan	Wisconsin	11:30 AM	Peacock	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Southern Illinois	Illinois	1:00 PM	Peacock	Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
12 USC	Rutgers	2:30 PM	CBS	SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
UTEP	19 Michigan	2:30 PM	BTN	Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Western Kentucky	4 Indiana	3:00 PM	Peacock	Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), Bloomington, IN
Northern Iowa	18 Iowa	3:00 PM	FS1	Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
North Dakota	Nebraska	6:15 PM	BTN	Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NE
Eastern Washington	Washington	6:15 PM	BTN	Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Michigan State	3 Notre Dame	6:30 PM	NBC	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Colorado	Northwestern	6:30 PM	FOX	Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, Evanston, IL
Virginia Tech	Maryland	6:30 PM	FS1	SECU Stadium, College Park, MD
Purdue	UCLA	10:00 PM	BTN	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA