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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: Murray Warmath
Conference: Big 10-

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1882 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Murray Warmath enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Washington	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Pittsburgh	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Northwestern	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Illinois	8	20	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Michigan	19	20	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Indiana	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Iowa	6	28	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Michigan State	39	12	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Wisconsin	12	27	L

1958 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	115
Scoring Average	12.8
Points Allowed	157
Defense Average	17.4
Opponents Record	42-36
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-4

1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1958 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	4-5	144	150		4-3	117	117	Ray Eliot
Indiana	5-3-1	81	141		3-2-1	56	104	Phil Dickens
Minnesota	1-8	115	157		1-6	87	120	Murray Warmath
Iowa	8-1-1	272	146	Won 38-12	5-1	173	100	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	7-1-1	201	77		5-1-1	131	77	Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State	6-1-2	182	132		4-1-2	147	105	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-1-2	184	102		3-1-2	103	80	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	199	148		3-4	142	120	Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan	2-6-1	132	211		1-5-1	98	172	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State	3-5-1	117	123		0-5-1	37	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1958 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.