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-
1986 Season Highlights
John Gutekunst enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Bowling Green
31
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Oklahoma
0
63
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Pacific
20
24
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Purdue
36
9
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Northwestern
44
23
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Indiana
19
17
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Ohio State
0
33
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Michigan State
23
52
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Wisconsin
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Michigan
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Iowa
27
30
L
Mon., Dec. 29
Tennessee
14
21
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 261
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 316
Defense Average 26.3
Opponents Record 75-55
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.