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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  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Murray Warmath enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Nebraska  12   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Indiana  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Northwestern  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Illinois  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Michigan  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Vanderbilt  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Iowa  0   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Purdue  23   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Wisconsin  7   11   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored98
  Scoring Average10.9
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record45-33
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-4
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-3-111193 4-2-18259  Ray Eliot
Indiana 4-4-1142105 2-4-18685  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 2-798159 1-666121  Murray Warmath
Wisconsin 7-3165149Lost  8-445-29785  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 6-3174134 4-39997  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan State 5-4149118 4-211091  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 5-2-210981 4-2-18174  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-4233100 3-311968  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 4-5122161 3-489134  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 3-5-183114 2-4-16984  Wayne Woody Hayes

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.