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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1882 <- 1882 -> 1883 --> 2024
1882 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 This was the first season Minnesota fielded a team.
 
1882 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Hamline  2   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 16  vs. Hamline  0   1   L       
 
1882 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Points Scored2
  Scoring Average1.0
  Points Allowed1
  Defense Average0.5
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
1882 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1882 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 1-121   No Coach
Rutgers 6-42122   No Coach
California 0-000   No Coach
Navy 1-080   Vauix Carter
Northwestern 1-100   No Coach
Massachusetts 0-2110   No Coach
Michigan 0-000   No Coach

1882 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1882 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.