| 1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Liberty Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Tennessee | |
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| Conference | Big Ten |
| 1986 record | 6–6 (5–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Gutekunst |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 62,218) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/7 Michigan § | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7/6 Ohio State § | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16/15 Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1986 season was the Golden Gophers' first season under head coach John Gutekunst. The Golden Gophers won six games and went to a second straight bowl game for the second time in school history (the first being the 1961 and 1962 Rose Bowls).[1] Total attendance for the season was 335,150, which averaged out to 55,858 per game.[2] The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[2]
Freshman tailback Darrell Thompson was named the Big Ten's freshman of the year.[3] Thompson and kicker Chip Lohmiller were named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Center Ray Hitchcock, Safety Larry Joyner and offensive linemen Jim Hobbins and Troy Wolkow were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Offensive lineman Paul Anderson, punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Jim Hobbins were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.[5] Linebacker Mark Dusbabek was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[5] Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[5] Offensive tackle Anthony Burke was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[5] Offensive tackle Norries Wilson was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 13* | 7:00 PM | Bowling Green | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 31–7 | 51,317 | |||
| September 20* | 1:30 PM | at #1 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 0–63 | 75,463 | |||
| September 27* | 7:00 PM | Pacific | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 20–24 | 50,270 | |||
| October 4 | 1:10 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 36–9 | 55,177 | |||
| October 11† | 7:00 PM | Northwestern | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 44–23 | 55,177 | |||
| October 18 | 11:30 AM | Indiana | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 19–17 | 52,960 | |||
| October 25 | 11:50 AM | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | WTBS | L 0–33 | 89,936 | ||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | Michigan State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 23–52 | 57,408 | |||
| November 8 | 1:05 PM | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 27–20 | 65,018 | |||
| November 15 | 12:00 PM | at #2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | CBS | W 20–17 | 104,864 | ||
| November 22 | 6:00 PM | Iowa | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | WTBS | L 27–30 | 65,018 | ||
| December 29* | 7:00 PM | vs. Tennessee | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | Raycom | L 14–21 | 51,327 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 190. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 160. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 180. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 182. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 181. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400.