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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Murray Warmath enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Washington  46   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Purdue  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Northwestern  41   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Illinois  13   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Michigan  7   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Indiana  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Iowa  20   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Michigan State  13   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Wisconsin  6   14   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored201
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed188
  Defense Average20.9
  Opponents Record39-40
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-3
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5167133 3-4121117  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 4-5201188 3-5155181  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-847307 0-633253  Bob Hicks
Ohio State 9-126792Won  10-77-020860  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 8-126475 5-118460  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 7-1-1263112 4-1-115272  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 6-3234122 4-3129103  Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue 5-4178114 4-314196  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 5-3-1187147 3-3-1145141  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 0-957271 0-738223  Ara R. Parseghian

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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.