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University of Minnesota Athletics
Fleck Signs New Contract
2/12/2026 2:26:00 PM | Football
Fleck ranks fourth all-time in school history with 66 wins and his overall win percentage of .600 is the best in school history since 1950
The University of Minnesota and head football coach P.J. Fleck have agreed to a new contract, which was approved by the Board of Regents at their February meeting.
Fleck has established himself as one of the most successful coaches ever to lead the Golden Gophers, and the 2026 season will be his tenth at Minnesota. He is the fifth-longest tenured coach in program history and the second-longest active tenured coach in the Big Ten.
Fleck's 66-44 record places him fourth in program history in overall wins and he is also fourth at Minnesota in Big Ten wins with 39. He ranks fifth all-time in games coached at 110, and his overall win percentage of .600 is the best in school history since 1950 and is third best among Minnesota coaches with more than 40 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). Through 13 seasons overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 96-66 (.592).
Fleck and Williams are the only two Gopher coaches to record nine or more wins in one season three times, as Minnesota posted 11 wins in 2019 and nine in 2021 and 2022 under Fleck. Fleck is the only coach in the modern-era (since 1946) to accomplish this, as Williams posted at least nine wins in six straight seasons from 1900-1905.
Minnesota has won eight games in a season five times under Fleck (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025), which is tied for the most with Williams in program history under one coach. Minnesota has had four eight-win seasons in the last five years, which last happened in 1901-05.
Fleck is 7-0 in bowl games, and his seven bowl wins are the most in school history by a coach. His seven bowl wins represent 50% of Minnesota's overall 14 bowl wins as a program.
At Minnesota, Fleck has coached eight All-Americans, 10 Academic All-Americans and 488 Academic All-Big Ten performers. The eight All-Americans represent 20% of Minnesota's All-Americans in the modern era and the 10 Academic All-Americans represent 35.7% of Minnesota's all-time Academic All-Americans.
Fleck has had 19 players selected in the NFL Draft at Minnesota and Minnesota is one of only nine schools in the nation that can claim the distinction of having a first or second round draft pick in each of the last six years (2020-2025).
In 2025, Fleck led Minnesota to an 8-5 overall record and a 5-4 mark in Big Ten play. The Gophers ended the regular season with a win against Wisconsin to retain Paul Bunyan's Axe and then defeated New Mexico in the Rate Bowl.
Minnesota finished the regular season 7-0 at Huntington Bank Stadium. It was the team's first undefeated season at home since going 6-0 in 1967, the fourth undefeated home season in the modern era and 26th undefeated season at home all-time.
It was the first time Minnesota had gone 7-0 at home since 1931 (7-0), while the seven home wins tied for sixth-most in a single season. The only season in history that saw Minnesota go undefeated at home with more wins was in 1904 (11-0).
Fleck has established himself as one of the most successful coaches ever to lead the Golden Gophers, and the 2026 season will be his tenth at Minnesota. He is the fifth-longest tenured coach in program history and the second-longest active tenured coach in the Big Ten.
Fleck's 66-44 record places him fourth in program history in overall wins and he is also fourth at Minnesota in Big Ten wins with 39. He ranks fifth all-time in games coached at 110, and his overall win percentage of .600 is the best in school history since 1950 and is third best among Minnesota coaches with more than 40 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). Through 13 seasons overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 96-66 (.592).
Fleck and Williams are the only two Gopher coaches to record nine or more wins in one season three times, as Minnesota posted 11 wins in 2019 and nine in 2021 and 2022 under Fleck. Fleck is the only coach in the modern-era (since 1946) to accomplish this, as Williams posted at least nine wins in six straight seasons from 1900-1905.
Minnesota has won eight games in a season five times under Fleck (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025), which is tied for the most with Williams in program history under one coach. Minnesota has had four eight-win seasons in the last five years, which last happened in 1901-05.
Fleck is 7-0 in bowl games, and his seven bowl wins are the most in school history by a coach. His seven bowl wins represent 50% of Minnesota's overall 14 bowl wins as a program.
At Minnesota, Fleck has coached eight All-Americans, 10 Academic All-Americans and 488 Academic All-Big Ten performers. The eight All-Americans represent 20% of Minnesota's All-Americans in the modern era and the 10 Academic All-Americans represent 35.7% of Minnesota's all-time Academic All-Americans.
Fleck has had 19 players selected in the NFL Draft at Minnesota and Minnesota is one of only nine schools in the nation that can claim the distinction of having a first or second round draft pick in each of the last six years (2020-2025).
In 2025, Fleck led Minnesota to an 8-5 overall record and a 5-4 mark in Big Ten play. The Gophers ended the regular season with a win against Wisconsin to retain Paul Bunyan's Axe and then defeated New Mexico in the Rate Bowl.
Minnesota finished the regular season 7-0 at Huntington Bank Stadium. It was the team's first undefeated season at home since going 6-0 in 1967, the fourth undefeated home season in the modern era and 26th undefeated season at home all-time.
It was the first time Minnesota had gone 7-0 at home since 1931 (7-0), while the seven home wins tied for sixth-most in a single season. The only season in history that saw Minnesota go undefeated at home with more wins was in 1904 (11-0).
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