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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: Glen Mason
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Glen Mason enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 1  @ Tulsa  41   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Colorado State  56   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Florida Atlantic  46   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Purdue  42   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Penn State  14   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Michigan  23   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Wisconsin  34   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Ohio State  31   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Indiana  42   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Michigan State  41   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Iowa  28   52   L       
 Fri., Dec. 30   Virginia  31   34   L    @ Nashville, TN   Music City Bowl
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored429
  Scoring Average35.8
  Points Allowed348
  Defense Average29.0
  Opponents Record83-59
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5429348Lost  31-344-4255273  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7248361 1-7155303  Terry Hoeppner
Illinois 2-9187435 0-894351  Ron Zook
Penn State 11-1413204Won  26-237-1282141  Joe Paterno
Ohio State 10-2392183Won  34-207-1275118  Jim Tressel
Wisconsin 10-3446309Won  24-105-3246228  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5360240Lost  24-315-3232165  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7-5345244Lost  28-325-3219178  Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 7-5388407Lost  38-505-3253254  Randy Walker
Purdue 5-6330309 3-5222212  Joe Tiller
Michigan State 5-6372316 2-6237247  John L. Smith

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 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.