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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: Cal Stoll
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Cal Stoll enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Western Michigan  10   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Ohio State  7   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. UCLA  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Washington  19   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Iowa  6   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Northwestern  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Michigan  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Indiana  22   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Michigan State  10   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Illinois  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Wisconsin  13   7   W       
 Thu., Dec. 22   Maryland  7   17   L    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored171
  Scoring Average14.3
  Points Allowed180
  Defense Average15.0
  Opponents Record67-67
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5171180Lost  7-174-4108133  Cal Stoll
Indiana 5-5-1205228 4-3-1148155  Lee Corso
Illinois 3-8141292 2-686218  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan 10-2353124Lost  20-277-125778  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-3343120Lost  6-357-126449  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-3-1260162 6-1-1199107  Darryl D. Rogers
Iowa 5-6171229 3-5136144  Bob Commings
Purdue 5-6231247 3-5137192  Jim Young
Wisconsin 5-6133200 3-697187  John Jardine
Northwestern 1-10102337 1-892261  John Pont

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 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.