P.J. Fleck

Biography

NOTABLE: - The 2026 season will be his tenth as head coach at Minnesota (14th year overall as head coach) - Has a 66-44 record at Minnesota and 96-66 overall - 2019 Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2019 Dodd Trophy Finalist, 2019 Bear Bryant Award Finalist and 2019 AFCA National Coach of the Year Finalist - 2x AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year (2016, '19), George Munger Award Finalist (2016, '19), Eddie Robinson Award Finalist (2016, '19) and MAC Coach of the Year (2014, '16) - Ten bowl game appearances as head coach and a 7-0 record in bowl games at Minnesota - Coached 28 NFL Draft Picks, including 20 at Minnesota P.J. Fleck was named head football coach at Minnesota on January 6, 2017. Fleck, 45, is the 30th head coach in the program’s history. He has a career record of 96-66 and is 66-44 at Minnesota. In nine years, Fleck has established himself as one of the most successful coaches ever to lead the Minnesota program. Fleck is the fifth-longest tenured coach in program history and the second-longest active tenured coach in the Big Ten. Fleck's Minnesota record stands at 66-44, putting him fourth in program history in overall wins. He's also fourth at Minnesota in Big Ten wins (39) and fifth in games coached (110). Fleck's overall win percentage of .600 is third best among Minnesota coaches with more than 40 games under their helm behind only College Football Hall of Fame members Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, ‘45-50). In his 13th season overal