Minnesota Football Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Capacity: 50,805 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Tom Eck Conference: Independent-
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1890 Season Highlights |
Tom Eck enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota. |
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1890 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Mon., Oct. 27 | @ Hamline
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44 |
0 |
W |
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| Mon., Nov. 3 | @ Shattuck School
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58 |
0 |
W |
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| Wed., Nov. 5 | vs. Minnesota Alumni
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0 |
0 |
T |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | vs. Grinnell (IA)
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18 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Wisconsin
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63 |
0 |
W |
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| Wed., Nov. 19 | vs. Minnesota Alumni
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11 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 29 | vs. Minnesota Alumni
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14 |
6 |
W |
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1890 Season Totals |
Record | 5-1
-1
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Points Scored | 208 |
Scoring Average | 29.7 |
Points Allowed | 33 |
Defense Average | 4.7 |
Opponents Record | 1-3
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 3-1
-1
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Away Record | 2-0
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1890 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1890 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1890 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.