P. J. Fleck was named head football coach at Minnesota on January 6, 2017. Coach Fleck came to Minnesota after spending four years as the head coach at Western Michigan. While leading the Broncos, Fleck authored one of the most memorable turnarounds in college football history. The Broncos ended the 2016 season with a No. 12 ranking, a 13-1 record, a conference championship and a berth in the Cotton Bowl. During his tenure at Minnesota, Coach Fleck has guided Minnesota to its most wins (11 in 2019) since 1904. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2019, paced Minnesota to two top-10 wins (Penn State and Auburn) in the same season since 1956 and led Minnesota to its first New Year's Day bowl win (2020 Outback Bowl against Auburn) since 1962. Off the field, Fleck and his team can often be found at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital and annually host a diaper drive during training camp and a turkey drive during Thanksgiving to give back to the community. In the classroom, Minnesota has posted program record GPAs under Fleck, which included a school record 3.33 cumulative team GPA after the 2020-21 academic year. Fleck and his wife, Heather, have four children, Gavin, Carter, Paisley (P.J.) and Harper.