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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Murray Warmath enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Arizona State	26	48	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Ohio	35	35	T
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Nebraska	14	42	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Indiana	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Ohio State	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Michigan	9	35	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Iowa	35	8	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Northwestern	28	21	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Michigan State	14	10	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Wisconsin	35	10	W

1969 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	210
Scoring Average	21.0
Points Allowed	260
Defense Average	26.0
Opponents Record	57-43
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	2-3 -1
Away Record	2-2

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1969 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	4-5-1	210	260		4-3	135	135	Murray Warmath
Indiana	4-6	252	242		3-4	173	165	John Pont
Illinois	0-10	106	397		0-7	62	293	Jim Valek
Michigan	8-3	352	148	Lost 3-10	6-1	245	77	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	8-1	383	93		6-1	280	79	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	8-2	354	264		5-2	248	180	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa	5-5	255	275		3-4	149	179	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Northwestern	3-7	137	306		3-4	121	187	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	3-7	196	349		3-4	145	224	John Coatta
Michigan State	4-6	202	231		2-5	124	163	Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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.