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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  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Bernard W. Bernie Bierman enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Arizona  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Nebraska  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Purdue  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Ohio State  20   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Northwestern  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Michigan  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Iowa  9   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Wisconsin  23   6   W       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record3-4 -1
  Points Scored154
  Scoring Average19.3
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record38-23
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record1-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 3-4-17574 2-32948  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 3-4-115482 2-3-19276  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 2-4-27096 2-35669  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Iowa 6-1-113091 4-1-18285  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Ohio State 6-218964 4-19541  Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern 3-4-14767 3-2-14737  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan 6-221994 2-26257  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue 3-3-25653 2-1-23030  Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin 1-6-154113 0-5-13383  Harry A. Stuhldreher

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 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.