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: John Gutekunst Conference: Big 10-
1988 Season Highlights
John Gutekunst enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Washington State
9
41
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Miami Ohio
35
3
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Northern Illinois
31
20
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Purdue
10
14
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Northwestern
28
28
T
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Indiana
13
33
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Ohio State
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Illinois
27
27
T
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Michigan
7
22
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Wisconsin
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Iowa
22
31
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 2-7
-2
Points Scored 195
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 246
Defense Average 22.4
Opponents Record 56-62
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 2-3
-2
Away Record 0-4
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.