Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Murray Warmath

Murray Warmath was the head football coach at the University of Minnesota for 18 seasons from 1954 to 1971. The team had a 87-78-7 overall record. In the Big Ten they went 65-57-4 record and won two conference titles. The 1960 team claimed the national title, the most recent for the Golden Gophers. Eleven players were awarded All-American status. Two of Minnesota's five Chicago Tribune Silver Football awards were given under Warmath. Twenty-six players were named All-Big Ten first team. Eighteen players were named All-Big Ten second team. Five players were named Academic All-Americans. Thirty-one players were named Academic All-Big Ten.

1954
The 1954 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won seven games and lost two. Total attendance for the season was 347,555, which averaged to 57,925. The season high for attendance was against Iowa. The team finished the season ranked #20 by the UPI poll.

Fullback Bob McNamara was named an All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and Look Magazine. McNamara was also named All-Big Ten first team. Fullback John Baumgartner was named Academic All-Big Ten.

Bob McNamara was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1955
The 1955 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won three games and lost six. Total attendance for the season was 305,581, which averaged to 61,116. The season high for attendance was against Southern Cal.

Full back Dick Borstad and running back Bob Hobart were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Quarterback Don Swanson was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1956
The 1956 season was the Golden Gophers' third under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won six games, lost one and tied two. Total attendance for the season was 372,654, which averaged to 62,109. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa. The team finished 12th in an AP poll and ninth in the UPI poll.

Tackle Bob Hobart was named All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and Look Magazine. Hobart was also named All-Big Ten first team, Academic All-American and Academic All-Big Ten. Offensive lineman Perry Gehring was named Academic All-Big Ten.

Quarterback Bobby Cox was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1957
The 1957 season was the Golden Gophers' fourth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won four games and lost five. Total attendance for the season was 314,769, which averaged to 62,953. The season high for attendance was against Purdue.

Fullback Dick Borstad, offensive lineman Perry Gehring and offensive lineman Mike Svendsen were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Quarterback Dick Larson was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1958
The 1958 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won one game and lost eight. Total attendance for the season was 288,817, which averaged to 57,763. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.

Center Mike Svendsen was named All-Big Ten first team. Svendsen and Offensive lineman Perry Gehring were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Guard Everette Gerths was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1959
The 1959 season was the Golden Gophers' sixth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won two games and lost seven. Total attendance for the season was 263,983, which averaged to 52,796. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

Tackle Mike Wright was named an Academic All-American and Academic All-Big Ten. Offensive lineman Jerome Shetler was also named Academic All-Big Ten.

End Tom Moe was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1960
The 1960 season was the Golden Gophers' seventh under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won eight games and lost two. Total attendance for the season was 334,954, which averaged to 55,825. The season high for attendance was against Illinois. The Gophers won the sixth and most recent national title. The team finished first in both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). The voting was held prior to the Rose Bowl.

Guard Tom Brown was named an All-American by the AP, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Coach & Athlete Magazine, The Sporting News, Newspaper Enterprise Association, UPI, American Football Coaches Association, Look Magazine, New York News, ABC-TV and Football Writers Association of America. Brown also awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, given to the Big Ten most valuable player. Brown, end Tom Hall and center Greg Larson were named All-Big Ten first team. Brown was awarded the Outland Trophy and finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting. Tackle Frank Brixius was named an Academic All-American and Academic All-Big Ten.

Tom Brown was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1961
The 1961 season was the Golden Gophers' eighth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won eight games and lost two. Total attendance for the season was 366,491, which averaged to 61,081. The season high for attendance was against Purdue. The team finished sixth in both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

Quarterback Sandy Stephens was named an All-American by the AP, Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News, UPI, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Tackle Bobby Bell was named an All-American by the AP, Look Magazine, FWAA and AFCA. Stephens also awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, given to the Big Ten's most valuable player. Bell was named All-Big Ten first team. Stephens finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Fullback Judge Dickson and offensive lineman Jim Wheeler were named Academic All-Big Ten. Stephens was named the Rose Bowl MVP.

Sandy Stephens was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1962
The 1962 season was the Golden Gophers' ninth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won six games, lost two and tied one. Total attendance for the season was 377,744, which averaged to 62,957. The season high for attendance was against Purdue. The team finished tenth in both the Associated Press and United Press International.

Tackle Bobby Bell, guard Julian Hook and end John Campbell were named All-Big Ten first team. Tackle Carl Eller and defensive end Bob Prawdzik were named All-Big Ten second team. Bell was award the Outland Trophy.

Bobby Bell was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1963
The 1963 season was the Golden Gophers' tenth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won three games and lost six. Total attendance for the season was 286,797, which averaged to 57,759. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

Tackle Carl Eller was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, United Press International, Associated Press, TV Guide, Look Magazine, The Sporting News, CBS-TV, Time Magazine, New York News, American Football Coaches Association and Football Writers Association of America. Eller was also named All-Big Ten first team. Center Frank Marchiewski was named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Milt Sunde was named Academic All-Big Ten.

Carl Eller was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1964
The 1964 season was the Golden Gophers' eleventh under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won five games and lost four. Total attendance for the season was 268,908, which averaged to 53,782. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.

Back Kraig Lofquist and end Aaron Brown were named All-Big Ten first team. Center Joe Pung and fullback Mike Reid were named All-Big Ten second team.

Joe Pung was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1965
The 1965 season was the Golden Gophers' twelfth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won five games, lost four and tied one. Total attendance for the season was 302,747, which averaged to 50,458. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

End Aaron Brown was named an All-American by the Associated Press, Look Magazine, United Press International, Collier's/Grantland Rice and Football Writers Association of America. Brown was also named All-Big Ten first team.

Quarterback John Hankinson was awarded the Team MVP Award.

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1966
The 1966 season was the Golden Gophers' thirteenth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won four games, lost five and tied one. Total attendance for the season was 248,248, which averaged to 49,600. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.

Defensive lineman Ron Kamzelski and defensive lineman Bob Stein were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Linebacker Tim Wheeler was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1967
The 1967 season was the Golden Gophers' fourteenth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won eight games and lost two. Total attendance for the season was 237,798, which averaged to 39,633. The season high for attendance was against Michigan State. The Gophers shared the Big Ten title, the most recent title for the University of Minnesota football team.

End Bob Stein was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International and Football Writers Association of America. Tackle John Williams, end Bob Stein, tackle McKinley Boston and back Tom Sakal were named All-Big Ten first team. Tight end Charles Sanders and offensive guard Ed Duren were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Ezell Jones, defensive lineman Ron Kamzelski, defensive lineman Dave Nixon and defensive lineman Bob Stein were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Tom Sakal was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1968
The 1968 season was the Golden Gophers' fifteenth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won six games and lost four. Total attendance for the season was 312,806, which averaged to 52,134. The season high for attendance was against Southern Cal.

End Bob Stein was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International and Football Writers Association of America. Stein, guard Dick Enderle and guard Noel Jenke were named All-Big Ten first team. Tackle Ezell Jones, defensive tackle Ron Kamzelski, tackle Ray Parson and safety Doug Roalstad were named All-Big Ten second team. Stein was named an Academic All-American. Stein, linebacker Noel Jenke, linebacker Wayne King and halfback Barry Mayer were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Wayne King was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1969
The 1969 season was the Golden Gophers' sixteenth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won four games, lost five and tied one. Total attendance for the season was 272,449, which averaged to 45,417. The season high for attendance was against Ohio State.

End Ray Parson was named All-Big Ten first team. Linebacker Noel Jenke, halfback Barry Mayer and defensive lineman Leon Trawick were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Ray Parson was awarded the Team MVP Award.

The team included Richard Fliehr as an offensive linemean. Fliehr is better known as professional wrestler Ric Flair.

1970
The 1970 season was the Golden Gophers' seventeenth under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won three games, lost six and tied one. Total attendance for the season was 225,468, which averaged to 45,093. The season high for attendance was against Nebraska.

Linebacker Bill Light and defensive back Jeff Wright were named All-Big Ten first team. Offensive tackle Alvin Hawes, running back Barry Mayer and safety Walt Bowser were named All-Big Ten second team. Mayer was named an Academic All-American. Mayer was also named Academic All-Big Ten.

Jeff Wright was awarded the Team MVP Award.

1971
The 1971 season was the Golden Gophers' eighteenth and final season under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won four games and lost seven. Total attendance for the season was 207,662, which averaged to 34,610. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

End Doug Kingsriter was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Bob Hope. Kingsriter and linebacker Bill Light were named All-Big Ten first team. Quarterback Craig Curry, fullback Ernie Cook and offensive tackle Jack Babcock were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Bart Buetow and linebacker Ron King were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Defensive end Tom Chandler was awarded the Team MVP Award.