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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: Lou Holtz
Conference: Big 10-

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1882 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights

Lou Holtz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Wichita State	28	14	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Montana	62	17	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Oklahoma	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Purdue	45	15	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Northwestern	21	10	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Indiana	22	7	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Ohio State	19	23	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Michigan State	26	31	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Wisconsin	27	18	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Michigan	7	48	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Iowa	9	31	L
Sat., Dec. 21	Clemson	20	13	W	@ Shreveport, LA	Independence Bowl

1985 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	293
Scoring Average	24.4
Points Allowed	240
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	70-45
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	2-2

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1985 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-5-1	304	334	Lost 29-31	5-2-1	212	206	Mike White
Minnesota	7-5	293	240	Won 20-13	4-4	176	183	Lou Holtz
Indiana	4-7	251	340		1-7	136	260	Bill Mallory
Iowa	10-2	440	187	Lost 28-45	7-1	249	119	Hayden Fry
Michigan	10-1-1	342	98	Won 27-23	6-1-1	241	60	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-3	325	212	Won 10-7	5-3	221	153	Earle Bruce
Michigan State	7-5	258	219	Lost 14-17	5-3	215	169	George J. Perles
Purdue	5-6	287	306		3-5	185	240	Leon Burtnett
Wisconsin	5-6	231	263		2-6	126	206	Dave McClain
Northwestern	3-8	170	332		1-7	88	253	Dennis Green

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1985 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).