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-
1961 Season Highlights
Murray Warmath enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Missouri
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Oregon
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Northwestern
10
3
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Illinois
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Michigan
23
20
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Michigan State
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Iowa
16
9
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Purdue
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Wisconsin
21
23
L
Mon., Jan. 1
UCLA
21
3
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1961 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 161
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 78
Defense Average 7.8
Opponents Record 52-41
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-0
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 7-2-0
AP
6 7-2-0
Coaches
6 7-2-0
UPI
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.