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-
1971 Season Highlights
Murray Warmath enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Indiana
28
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Nebraska
7
35
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Washington State
20
31
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Kansas
38
20
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Purdue
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Iowa
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Michigan
7
35
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Ohio State
12
14
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Northwestern
20
41
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Michigan State
25
40
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Wisconsin
23
21
W
1971 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 278
Defense Average 25.3
Opponents Record 62-59
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 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.