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: Joe Salem Conference: Big 10-
1980 Season Highlights
Joe Salem enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Ohio
38
14
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Ohio State
0
47
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Southern California
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Northwestern
49
21
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Purdue
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Michigan
14
37
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Iowa
24
6
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Illinois
21
18
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Indiana
31
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Michigan State
12
30
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Wisconsin
7
25
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 250
Defense Average 22.7
Opponents Record 62-60
Conference Record 4-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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
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