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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: Thomas Peebles
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1882 <- 1883 -> 1884 --> 2024
1883 Season Highlights
 Thomas Peebles enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1883 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
   @ Carleton  2   4   L       
 Sun., Nov. 4  vs. Hamline  5   0   W       
   vs. Minnesota Alumni  2   4   L       
 
1883 Season Totals
  Record1-2
  Points Scored9
  Scoring Average3.0
  Points Allowed8
  Defense Average2.7
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-1
1883 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1883 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 1-298   Thomas Peebles
California 0-000   No Coach
Massachusetts 1-1921   No Coach
Michigan 1-44791   No Coach
Rutgers 1-654255   No Coach
Navy 0-102   No Coach

1883 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1883 All Independent 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.