Mark the calendar: the Gophers play at Penn State on November 14, 2026, according to the University of Minnesota Athletics' 2026 football schedule. Kickoff time has not yet been announced.
It's a late-season date, landing in the heart of the Big Ten grind, and it's the kind of trip that tends to double as a measuring-stick game this deep into November. No records, rankings or storylines are attached to it yet — this far out, it's simply a line on the schedule that Gophers fans traveling to State College can start planning around.
The Penn State game slots into a broader 2026 slate that opens with Eastern Illinois on September 3, followed by Mississippi State on September 12, Akron on September 19, Washington on September 26, Michigan on October 3, Purdue on October 10 and Indiana on October 31, according to the athletics department's full schedule release.
That stretch gives Minnesota a mix of home dates and road tests before the Penn State trip, though home/away designations for several of those games, and the exact kickoff window for Penn State, have not yet been published. Expect more detail — times, TV info, the works — as the season gets closer.
