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Minnesota Football Team History

Minnesota Golden Gophers

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Capacity: 50,805
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Henry Doc Williams
Conference: Big 10-

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1882 <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024

1919 Season Highlights

Henry Doc Williams enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1919 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. North Dakota	39	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Nebraska	6	6	T
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Indiana	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Iowa	6	9	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Wisconsin	19	7	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Illinois	6	10	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Michigan	34	7	W

1919 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -1
Points Scored	130
Scoring Average	18.6
Points Allowed	45
Defense Average	6.4
Opponents Record	25-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-2 -1
Away Record	3-0

1919 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1919 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-1	91	48					Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota	4-2-1	130	45					Henry Doc Williams
Indiana	3-4	70	64		0-2	8	23	Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Ohio State	6-1	176	12		3-1	43	12	John W. Wilce
Michigan	3-4	93	102		1-3	33	89	Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Iowa	5-2	90	44					Howard H. Jones
Wisconsin	5-2	91	41					John R. Richards
Northwestern	2-5	49	111					Charles W. Bachman
Purdue	2-4-1	71	104					A.G. Butch Scanlon

1919 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1919 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).