| 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
| Conference | Big Ten |
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| 1990 record | 6–5 (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7/8 Michigan § | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16/14 Michigan State § | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25/24 Illinois § | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18/16 Iowa § | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1990 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth season under head coach John Gutekunst.[1] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost five.[1] Total attendance for the season was 243,511, which averaged out to 40,585 per game.[2] The season high for attendance was against the Iowa.[2]
Center Chris Thome was named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Offensive tackle Mike Sunvold and defensive back Sean Lumpkin were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Mike Sunvold was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[5] Quarterback Marquel Fleetwood was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[5] Cornerback Kenneth Sebree was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[5] Cornerback Frank Jackson was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[5] Running back Jim King was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 8* | 7:00 PM | Utah | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 29–35 | 32,229 | |||
| September 15* | 1:30 PM | Iowa State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 20–16 | 37,108 | |||
| September 22* | 1:30 PM | at #8 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L 0–56 | 76,354 | |||
| October 6 | 1:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 19–7 | 34,123 | |||
| October 13† | 1:30 PM | Northwestern | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 35–25 | 32,522 | |||
| October 20 | 1:30 PM | Indiana | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 12–0 | 38,227 | |||
| October 27 | 12:30 PM | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 23–52 | 83,945 | |||
| November 3 | 1:00 PM | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 21–3 | 51,189 | |||
| November 10 | 1:30 PM | #24 Michigan State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 16–28 | 38,731 | |||
| November 17 | 12:00 PM | at #16 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | L 18–35 | 102,112 | |||
| November 24 | 1:30 PM | Iowa | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 31–24 | 64,694 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in [[Central Time Zone (North America}|Central Time]]. | ||||||||
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