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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: Murray Warmath
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Murray Warmath enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Washington  21   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Pittsburgh  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Northwestern  3   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Illinois  8   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Michigan  19   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Indiana  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Iowa  6   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Michigan State  39   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Wisconsin  12   27   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record1-8
  Points Scored115
  Scoring Average12.8
  Points Allowed157
  Defense Average17.4
  Opponents Record42-36
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-4
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 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

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