Friday's Rate Bowl was a perfect encapsulation of the Gophers' 2025 season, and it resulted in a 20-17 win against New Mexico, as their bowl game win streak has extended to nine.

New Mexico looks to tie the program record with 10 wins and Minnesota looks to win a ninth straight Bowl game and stay undefeated in bowls under coach P.J. Fleck when they face off in the Rate Bowl on Friday,

The Minnesota Gophers pulled off a win in the Rate Bowl to make it seven straight for P.J. Fleck and it was three standouts that made the difference.

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule features a Friday tripleheader, with the 2025 Rate Bowl serving as the middle matchup. It will see the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5) facing the New Mexico Lobos (9-3) in the programs' first-ever meeting.

The Gophers are aiming for their ninth consecutive bowl victory and seventh in a row under coach P.J. Fleck when they take on the Lobos in Phoenix.

The matchup between Minnesota and New Mexico marked the start of a lucrative holiday sports stretch fueled by the Fiesta Sports Foundation.