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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: John Gutekunst
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 John Gutekunst enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Northern Iowa  24   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. California  32   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Central Michigan  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Purdue  21   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Northwestern  45   33   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Indiana  17   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Ohio State  9   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Illinois  17   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Michigan  20   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Wisconsin  22   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Iowa  20   34   L       
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored257
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed262
  Defense Average23.8
  Opponents Record51-56
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-4283238Lost  22-276-2191147  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 6-5257262 3-5171222  John Gutekunst
Illinois 3-7-1153208 2-5-1112143  Mike White
Michigan State 9-2-1261153Won  20-177-0-120361  George J. Perles
Iowa 10-3380250Won  20-196-2237172  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4331172Won  28-245-3203104  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 6-4-1224181 4-4163151  Earle Bruce
Purdue 3-7-1197285 3-5145191  Fred Akers
Northwestern 2-8-1186328 2-6151253  Francis Peay
Wisconsin 3-8202299 1-7116248  Don Morton

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.