1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1990 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth season under head coach John Gutekunst. The Golden Gophers won six games and lost five. Total attendance for the season was 243,511, which averaged out to 40,585 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Iowa.

Center Chris Thome was named All-Big Ten first team. Offensive tackle Mike Sunvold and defensive back Sean Lumpkin were named All-Big Ten second team. Quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Mike Sunvold was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award. Quarterback Marquel Fleetwood was awarded the Bruce Smith Award. Cornerback Kenneth Sebree was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Cornerback Frank Jackson was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Running back Jim King was awarded the Paul Giel Award.

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