| 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
| Conference | Big Ten |
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| 1987 record | 6–5 (3–5 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/8 Michigan State † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16/16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #NR/20 Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19/18 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 season was the Golden Gophers' second season under head coach John Gutekunst.[1] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost five.[1] Total attendance for the season was 371,809, which averaged out to 55,116 per game.[2] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[2]
Offensive guard Troy Wilkow was named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Offensive lineman Paul Anderson, quarterback Rickey Foggie, tailback Darrell Thompson, kicker Chip Lohmiller and linebacker Jon Leverenz were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Dan Liimatta were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Rickey Foggie was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[5] Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[5] Jon Leverenz was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[5] Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[5] Linebacker Brian Bonner was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[5] Offensive tackle Dan Rechtin was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 12* | 7:00 PM | Northern Iowa | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | KITN | W 24–7 | 50,120 | ||
| September 19* | 6:15 PM | California | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | KITN | W 32–23 | 47,322 | ||
| September 26* | 7:00 PM | Central Michigan | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 30–10 | 46,868 | |||
| October 3 | 1:00 PM | Purdue | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 21–19 | 49,376 | |||
| October 10 | 11:30 AM | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 45–33 | 22,104 | |||
| October 16† | 7:30 PM | Indiana | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 17–18 | 60,340 | |||
| October 24 | 2:30 PM | at #16 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 9–42 | 89,801 | |||
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 17–27 | 60,143 | |||
| November 7 | 2:30 PM | Michigan | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ABC | L 20–30 | 55,481 | ||
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | Wisconsin | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 22–19 | 64,412 | |||
| November 21 | 1:05 PM | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) | L 20–34 | 67,700 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
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