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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: Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Wesley E. Wes Fesler enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Washington  20   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ California  14   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Northwestern  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Nebraska  39   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Michigan  27   54   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Iowa  20   20   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Indiana  16   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Purdue  13   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Wisconsin  6   30   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -1
  Points Scored162
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed258
  Defense Average28.7
  Opponents Record37-42
  Conference Record1-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-3 -1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 9-0-122083Won  40-75-0-18523  Ray Eliot
Indiana 2-7118191 1-573107  Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota 2-6-1162258 1-4-189158  Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin 7-1-119653 5-1-115840  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue 5-4153152 4-1116101  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan 4-5135122 4-211554  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 5-4112124 2-44189  Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State 4-3-2109104 2-2-26666  Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa 2-5-2161233 0-5-191196  Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.