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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Murray Warmath enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Washington  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Purdue  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Northwestern  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Illinois  16   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Michigan  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Pittsburgh  9   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Iowa  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Michigan State  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Wisconsin  13   13   T       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average14.1
  Points Allowed87
  Defense Average9.7
  Opponents Record45-31
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-0 -1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 6-1-2 AP
9 6-1-2 Coaches
10 6-1-2 INS
9 6-1-2 UP
  
1956 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-1-212787 4-1-28467  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6129263 1-585216  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 2-5-2124154 1-4-279106  Ray Eliot
Iowa 9-121984Won  35-195-18844  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 7-2233123 5-214396  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 7-223987 4-213349  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-316081 4-28847  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 4-4-1107112 3-3-18079  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 3-4-2139122 1-4-295101  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 1-5-393129 0-4-346116  Milton Milt Bruhn

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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

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