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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: Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Bernard W. Bernie Bierman enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 The Golden Gophers won the National Championship.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Washington  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Nebraska  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Michigan  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Purdue  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Northwestern  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Iowa  52   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Texas  47   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Wisconsin  24   0   W       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record7-1
  Points Scored203
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed32
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record34-30
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1 7-1-0 AP
  
1936 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-120332 4-11356  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 5-2-112363 2-1-14736  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 4-3-15776 1-2-11132  Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern 7-113273 6-08640  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 5-316027 3-15414  Francis A. Schmidt
Purdue 5-2-115795 2-1-16867  Noble E. Kizer
Iowa 3-4-185103 0-4-11396  Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Wisconsin 2-695144 0-33285  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan 1-736127 0-5979  Harry G. Kipke

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 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.