The regional winners are all finalists for the National Coach of the Year.

P.J. Fleck named Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week

It's the latest honor for Fleck after leading Minnesota to 10 regular-season wins for the first time since 1905. He was also voted the Big Ten’s Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year by his peers and is one of six finalists for the George Munger College Coach of the Year Award.

Minnesota will play Auburn in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, 2020. The game will mark the first meeting ever between the two schools and will also be Minnesota’s first-ever appearance in the prestigious bowl game.

The Outback Bowl will be Minnesota’s first bowl game between two ranked teams since the 1961 Rose Bowl against Washington. Minnesota was ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, while Washington was No. 6.