| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 160.0 (52nd) | 186.4 (86th) |
| Passing | 150.3 (105th) | 216.7 (44th) |
| Overall | 106th | 74th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 12 | Moses Alipate | QB | 6-5 | 235 | So | Bloomington, MN |
| 98 | Michael Amaefula | DE | 6-2 | 218 | Fr | Arlington, TX |
| 64 | Caleb Bak | OL | 6-3 | 262 | Fr | Columbia Heights, MN |
| 59 | Joey Balthazor | LB | 6-3 | 221 | So | Hartland, WI |
| 31 | Cole Banham | RB | 5-9 | 177 | Fr | Lakeville, MN |
| 82 | A.J. Barker | WR | 6-1 | 188 | So | St. Paul, MN |
| 47 | Quinn Bauducco | LB | 6-3 | 225 | Fr | Moorpark, CA |
| 1 | Brendan Beal | LB | 6-3 | 250 | So | Bangor, PA |
| 22 | Duane Bennett | RB | 5-9 | 210 | Sr | St. Louis, MO |
| 47 | Alex Bisch | TE | 6-6 | 235 | Fr | Northfield, MN |
| 73 | Joe Bjorklund | OL | 6-5 | 285 | Fr | Rosemount, MN |
| 46 | Cameron Botticelli | DL | 6-5 | 256 | Fr | Milwaukee, WI |
| 7 | Tyrone Bouie | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Fr | Sanford, FL |
| 80 | Xzavian Brandon | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Jr | Duluth, GA |
| 45 | Gavin Bronson | TE | 6-4 | 230 | Fr | Burnsville, MN |
| 68 | Chris Bunders | OL | 6-3 | 322 | Sr | Maple Grove, MN |
| 77 | Foster Bush | OL | 6-5 | 270 | Fr | Menasha, WI |
| 65 | Josh Campion | OL | 6-5 | 320 | Fr | Fergus Falls, MN |
| 6 | Michael Carter | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Jr | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 17 | C.J. Cesario | WR | 5-10 | 193 | Fr | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 63 | Jon Christenson | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Fr | Minnetonka, MN |
| 27 | David Cobb | RB | 5-11 | 208 | Fr | Killeen, TX |
| 55 | Thieren Cockran | DE | 6-6 | 210 | Fr | Homestead, FL |
| 4 | Keanon Cooper | LB | 6-0 | 225 | Jr | Dallas, TX |
| 14 | Connor Cosgrove | WR | 6-0 | 175 | Fr | Fitchburg, WI |
| 44 | Ed Cotton | FB | 6-0 | 219 | Jr | Champlin, MN |
| 80 | Devin Crawford-Tufts | WR | 6-2 | 180 | Fr | Edina, MN |
| 89 | Curran Delaney | DL | 6-1 | 285 | Jr | Victoria, MN |
| 32 | Lamonte Edwards | RB | 6-2 | 215 | Fr | Woodbury, MN |
| 52 | Zac Epping | OL | 6-2 | 281 | Fr | Kenosha, WI |
| 70 | Sean Ferguson | OL | 6-6 | 303 | Fr | Philadelphia, PA |
| 48 | Jake Filkins | LS | 6-2 | 197 | So | Prescott, WI |
| 3 | Dexter Foreman | QB | 6-1 | 223 | Fr | Manvel, TX |
| 49 | Matt Garin | DE | 6-4 | 245 | So | Apple Valley, MN |
| 33 | Cameron Gatling | RB | 5-10 | 200 | So | McAllen, TX |
| 76 | Jimmy Gjere | OL | 6-7 | 300 | Fr | New Brighton, MN |
| 69 | Jacob Glickstein | OL | 6-3 | 268 | Jr | New Berlin, WI |
| 83 | Drew Goodger | TE | 6-5 | 234 | Fr | Shawnee Mission, KS |
| 43 | Ryan Grant | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Jr | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 5 | MarQueis Gray | QB | 6-4 | 230 | Jr | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1 | Brandon Green | WR | 6-0 | 190 | Sr | Chicago, IL |
| 91 | Kendall Gregory-McGhee | DE | 6-5 | 275 | So | Aurora, CO |
| 99 | Ra'Shede Hageman | DE | 6-6 | 294 | So | Minneapolis, MN |
| 90 | Austin Hahn | DL | 6-4 | 287 | Jr | Hartford, WI |
| 2 | Ge'Shun Harris | WR | 6-3 | 210 | Fr | Corona, CA |
| 40 | Jared Hartman | LS | 6-3 | 230 | Fr | Falcon Heights, MN |
| 36 | Chase Haviland | DB | 5-9 | 177 | So | Thief River Falls, MN |
| 7 | Chris Hawthorne | K | 6-4 | 180 | So | Raleigh, NC |
| 42 | Ernie Heifort | TE | 6-5 | 225 | Fr | Bemidji, MN |
| 14 | Kyle Henderson | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Jr | Minneapolis, MN |
| 30 | Mike Henry | FB | 6-1 | 240 | So | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 57 | Aaron Hill | LB | 6-2 | 220 | So | St. Charles, MO |
| 89 | Logan Hutton | WR | 6-1 | 170 | Fr | La Marque, TX |
| 97 | Anthony Jacobs | DL | 6-2 | 300 | Sr | Northfield, MN |
| 62 | Eric Jacques | DL | 6-2 | 287 | So | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 5 | Johnny Johnson | DB | 5-9 | 200 | Sr | Chicago, IL |
| 15 | Marcus Jones | WR | 5-8 | 170 | Fr | Wake Forest, NC |
| 84 | Victor Keise | WR | 6-1 | 180 | So | Coral Springs, FL |
| 96 | Brandon Kirksey | DT | 6-2 | 296 | Sr | St. Louis, MO |
| 20 | Donnell Kirkwood | RB | 5-10 | 200 | Fr | Delray Beach, FL |
| 45 | Bryan Klitzke | DB | 6-1 | 213 | Sr | Chippewa Falls, WI |
| 14 | Matt Kloss | WR | 6-0 | 192 | Jr | Coon Rapids, MN |
| 85 | Eric Lair | TE | 6-3 | 238 | Sr | Houston, TX |
| 94 | Harold Legania | DL | 6-4 | 303 | Fr | New Orleans, LA |
| 74 | Marek Lenkiewicz | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Fr | Tinley Park, IL |
| 23 | Grayson Levine | DB | 5-11 | 195 | Fr | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 9 | Christyn Lewis | DB | 6-2 | 184 | Sr | Fontana, CA |
| 19 | Adam Lueck | QB | 6-0 | 187 | Jr | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 24 | James Manuel | DB | 6-2 | 210 | So | Indianapolis, IN |
| 34 | Jephte Matilus | LB | 6-1 | 218 | Fr | Delray Beach, FL |
| 71 | Kyle McAvoy | OL | 6-5 | 293 | Fr | Bloomington, IL |
| 66 | Luke McAvoy | OL | 6-5 | 278 | Fr | Bloomington, IL |
| 88 | Collin McGarry | TE | 6-4 | 248 | Sr | Stillwater, MN |
| 6 | Da'Jon McKnight | WR | 6-3 | 209 | Sr | Dallas, TX |
| 39 | Gabe Mezzenga | LB | 6-4 | 230 | Fr | Shoreview, MN |
| 75 | Brooks Michel | OL | 6-7 | 311 | So | Carmel, IN |
| 17 | Dwayne Mitchell | LB | 6-2 | 224 | Fr | New Orleans, LA |
| 16 | Steven Montgomery | DB | 5-10 | 184 | Fr | Miramar, FL |
| 37 | Peter Mortell | P | 6-2 | 193 | Fr | Green Bay, WI |
| 62 | Zach Mottla | OL | 6-2 | 294 | So | Edina, MN |
| 86 | Malcolm Moulton | WR | 5-11 | 186 | So | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 87 | Sahr Ngekia | TE | 6-4 | 229 | So | Richfield, MN |
| 58 | Ed Olson | OL | 6-7 | 305 | So | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 53 | Tommy Olson | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Fr | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 41 | Dan Orseske | P | 6-3 | 200 | So | Chicago, IL |
| 78 | Ryan Orton | OL | 6-4 | 307 | Sr | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 48 | Judd Paffrath | LB | 6-2 | 244 | Fr | Alexandria, MN |
| 16 | Tom Parish | QB | 6-3 | 200 | Fr | Hartland, WI |
| 93 | Ben Perry | DE | 6-5 | 252 | Fr | Southlake, TX |
| 31 | David Platner | K | 6-0 | 160 | Fr | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 13 | J.D. Pride | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Fr | Brooklyn Park, MN |
| 81 | John Rabe | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Jr | Iowa Falls, IA |
| 26 | Mike Rallis | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Jr | Edina, MN |
| 96 | Dave Ramlet | LS | 6-2 | 230 | Fr | Appleton, WI |
| 8 | Spencer Reeves | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Jr | Dallas, TX |
| 3 | Kim Royston | DB | 5-11 | 195 | Sr | Minneapolis, MN |
| 29 | Shady Salamon | DB | 5-11 | 203 | Sr | South St. Paul, MN |
| 35 | Dominic Schultz | LB | 6-1 | 219 | Fr | Port Huron, MI |
| 38 | David Schwerman | K | 6-0 | 202 | Jr | Wales, WI |
| 11 | Max Shortell | QB | 6-6 | 215 | Fr | Shawnee Mission, KS |
| 92 | Leston Simpson | DE | 6-3 | 235 | Jr | Springfield Garden, NY |
| 44 | Brent Singleton | LB | 6-1 | 227 | So | Plantation, FL |
| 67 | David Stommes | DL | 6-4 | 259 | So | Eden Valley, MN |
| 11 | Troy Stoudermire | CB | 5-10 | 190 | Sr | Dallas, TX |
| 50 | Patrick Sveum | LB | 6-1 | 223 | Sr | Rochester, MN |
| 27 | Cedric Thompson | CB | 5-10 | 200 | Fr | Calipatria, CA |
| 51 | Gary Tinsley | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Sr | Jacksonville, FL |
| 40 | Nathan Tow-Arnett | DB | 6-1 | 206 | Jr | Redwood Falls, MN |
| 23 | Luke Trucilla | WR | 6-0 | 190 | Fr | Erie, PA |
| 21 | Brock Vereen | DB | 6-0 | 180 | So | Valencia, CA |
| 28 | Kenny Watkins | DB | 6-0 | 205 | So | Detroit, MI |
| 13 | Derrick Wells | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Fr | Lehigh Acres, FL |
| 18 | Peter Westerhaus | LB | 6-3 | 205 | Fr | Chanhassen, MN |
| 39 | Jordan Wettstein | K | 5-11 | 165 | Jr | De Pere, WI |
| 95 | D.L. Wilhite | DE | 6-3 | 245 | Jr | Lexington, KY |
| 8 | Cameron Wilson | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Fr | Rockwall, TX |
| 25 | Devon Wright | RB | 6-0 | 190 | Fr | Coral Springs, FL |
| 60 | Ryan Wynn | OL | 6-5 | 296 | Sr | Plymouth, MN |
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