0 3 , ▁and ▁highest ▁finish ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁G oph ers ' ▁off ense ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁red sh irt ▁s oph om ore ▁quarter back ▁T anner ▁Morgan , ▁who ▁had ▁ 3 , 2 5 3 ▁passing ▁yards ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁touch down s , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁second - team ▁All - Big ▁Ten . ▁W ide ▁rece ivers ▁R ash od ▁Bat eman ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁Johnson ▁both ▁finished ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁yards ▁and ▁were ▁both ▁named ▁first - team ▁all - con ference . ▁Running ▁back ▁Rod ney ▁Smith ▁finished ▁in ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁with ▁ 1 , 1 6 3 ▁yards . ▁The ▁defense ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁first - team ▁all - con ference ▁safety ▁Antoine ▁Win field ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁tack les ▁and ▁had ▁seven ▁inter ception s ▁on ▁the ▁year . ▁Head ▁coach ▁P . ▁J . ▁Fle ck ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁coach es . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁season ▁The ▁Golden ▁G oph ers ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁ 3 – 6 ▁in ▁Big ▁Ten ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁tied ▁for ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Division . ▁They ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Quick ▁Lane ▁Bowl , ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁Georgia ▁Te ch . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁Big ▁Ten ▁poll ▁Although ▁the ▁Big