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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  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Murray Warmath enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Missouri  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Navy  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Northwestern  22   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Illinois  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Michigan  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Michigan State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Iowa  10   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Purdue  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Wisconsin  9   14   L       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored131
  Scoring Average14.6
  Points Allowed61
  Defense Average6.8
  Opponents Record45-37
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-1
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 6-2-1 AP
10 6-2-1 Coaches
10 6-2-1 UPI
  
1962 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-2-113161 5-211061  Murray Warmath
Illinois 2-775234 2-552178  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 3-6126140 1-564113  Phil Dickens
Wisconsin 8-2322130Lost  37-426-119967  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 7-2237158 4-2136125  Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio State 6-320598 4-213175  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-418996 3-310767  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 4-5127166 3-387116  Jerry Burns
Purdue 4-4-114168 3-310345  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 2-770214 1-640182  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 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.