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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: Tim Brewster
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Tim Brewster enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Northern Illinois  31   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Bowling Green  42   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Montana State  35   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Florida Atlantic  37   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Ohio State  21   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Indiana  16   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Illinois  27   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Purdue  17   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Northwestern  17   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Michigan  6   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Wisconsin  32   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Iowa  0   55   L       
 Wed., Dec. 31  vs. Kansas  21   42   L    @ Glendale, AZ   
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored302
  Scoring Average23.2
  Points Allowed322
  Defense Average24.8
  Opponents Record77-74
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-4
  Away Record3-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-6302322 3-5136210  Tim Brewster
Illinois 5-7344319 3-5218206  Ron Zook
Indiana 3-9246423 1-7116328  Bill Lynch
Penn State 11-2506187Lost  24-387-1271109  Joe Paterno
Ohio State 10-3359181 7-123898  Jim Tressel
Michigan State 9-4326287Lost  12-246-2201208  Mark Dantonio
Iowa 9-4394169Won  31-105-3238130  Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern 9-4317262Lost  23-305-3191187  Pat Fitzgerald
Wisconsin 7-6357345Lost  13-423-5206227  Bret Bielema
Purdue 4-8296301 2-6175196  Joe Tiller
Michigan 3-9243347 2-6177268  Rich Rodriguez

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 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.