The University of Minnesota and head football coach P.J. Fleck have agreed to a new contract extension. The extension was approved by the Board of Regents at their July meeting and will keep Fleck at Minnesota through the 2030 season.
Fleck has been at the helm of the Gopher football team for eight years, and has notched one of the most successful runs in recent Gopher football history.
The Gophers are 58-39 overall with Fleck, which includes a 6-0 mark in bowl games. He is already fifth in program history for overall wins (58) and games coached (97) and is fourth in program history in Big Ten wins (34). Fleck's .597 win percentage is third best among Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50).
Fleck's 11 wins in 2019 were the most for a Minnesota team since 1904 when that year's team went 13-0.
In 2024, Minnesota went 8-5 overall, 5-4 in the Big Ten and defeated Virginia Tech in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. The Gophers reclaimed Paul Bunyan's Axe with a road win at Wisconsin and posted ranked wins at home against No. 11 USC and on the road at No. 24 Illinois.
The program also notes that off the field, Fleck and his team can often be found supporting the M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital and the program also hosts an annual diaper drive during training camp and an annual turkey drive during the week of Thanksgiving.
Minnesota has also posted program record GPAs under Fleck and the Gophers have had 10 Academic All-Americans since he came to Minnesota.