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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: Cal Stoll
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Cal Stoll enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Indiana  14   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Western Michigan  38   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Oregon  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Ohio  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Illinois  23   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Michigan State  15   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Iowa  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Michigan  21   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Northwestern  33   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Ohio State  6   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Wisconsin  24   3   W       
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored236
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed192
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record52-66
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-3
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1975 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-6229260 4-4169166  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota 6-5236192 3-5167185  Cal Stoll
Indiana 2-8-1104254 1-6-173175  Lee Corso
Ohio State 11-1384102Lost  10-238-028443  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2-2324130Lost  6-147-125476  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 7-4222167 4-4161136  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Purdue 4-7128220 4-4119170  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 4-6-1174269 3-4-198194  John Jardine
Iowa 3-8182279 3-5149212  Bob Commings
Northwestern 3-8149318 2-6126243  John Pont

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1975 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.