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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-

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1882 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Murray Warmath enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Washington	0	30	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Purdue	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Northwestern	18	7	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Illinois	13	21	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Michigan	13	14	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Southern California	25	19	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Iowa	0	26	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Michigan State	14	42	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Wisconsin	21	6	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	3-6
Points Scored	110
Scoring Average	12.2
Points Allowed	172
Defense Average	19.1
Opponents Record	44-35
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-3

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1955 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	5-3-1	149	114		3-3-1	89	101	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	3-6	110	172		2-5	85	123	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	91	150		1-5	56	110	Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State	7-2	201	97		6-0	159	51	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	9-1	253	83	Won 17-14	5-1	144	48	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	7-2	179	94		5-2	111	85	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue	5-3-1	113	103		4-2-1	92	74	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin	4-5	172	166		3-4	123	119	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa	3-5-1	166	173		2-3-1	111	116	Forest Evashevski
Northwestern	0-8-1	66	241		0-6-1	52	195	Louis H. Lou Saban

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 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.