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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: Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Conference: Big 10-

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1882 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

Herbert O. Fritz Crisler enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Ripon	30	0	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. North Dakota State	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Oklahoma State	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Stanford	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Iowa	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Wisconsin	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Northwestern	14	32	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Cornell (Iowa)	47	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Michigan	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Ohio State	19	7	W

1931 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	191
Scoring Average	19.1
Points Allowed	72
Defense Average	7.2
Opponents Record	42-19
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	0-3

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-3	191	72		3-2	81	45	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Illinois	2-6	58	140		0-5	12	121	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	2-5-1	51	98		0-4-1	12	61	Earle C. Billy Hayes
Northwestern	7-1-1	138	40		5-1	100	33	Richard E. Dick Hanley
Purdue	9-1	192	39		4-1	69	21	Noble E. Kizer
Michigan	8-1-1	181	27		4-1	86	20	Harry G. Kipke
Ohio State	6-3	194	74		4-2	86	42	Sam S. Willaman
Wisconsin	5-4-1	105	110		2-3	28	56	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa	1-6-1	7	131		0-3-1	0	75	Burt Ingwersen

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.