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-
1978 Season Highlights
Cal Stoll enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Toledo
38
12
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Ohio State
10
27
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
UCLA
3
17
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Oregon State
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Iowa
22
20
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Northwestern
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Michigan
10
42
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Indiana
32
31
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Michigan State
9
33
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Illinois
24
6
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Wisconsin
10
48
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 267
Defense Average 24.3
Opponents Record 50-66
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.