List of Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Golden Gophers football program since the team's conception in 1882. The list documents season-by-season records, and conference records from 1896 to the present.

Seasons

National Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Bowl game berth

Season	Conference	Division	Season results				Bowl result	Final ranking
			Conference finish	Wins	Losses	Ties		AP Poll1	Coaches Poll2
Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons
1882	Independent	—	—	1	1	0	—
1883	Independent	—	—	1	2	0	—
1886	Independent	—	—	0	2	0	—
1887	Independent	—	—	2	0	0	—
1888	Independent	—	—	1	1	0	—
1889	Independent	—	—	3	1	0	—
1890	Independent	—	—	5	1	1	—
1891	Independent	—	—	3	1	1	—
1892	Independent	—	—	4	1	0	—
1893	Independent	—	—	6	0	0	—
1894	Independent	—	—	3	1	0	—
1895	Independent	—	—	7	3	0	—
1896	Western3	—	5th	8	2	0	—
1897	Western	—	T–6th	4	4	0	—
1898	Western	—	5th	4	5	0	—
1899	Western	—	T–6th	6	3	2	—
1900	Western	—	T–1st	10	0	2	—
1901	Western	—	3rd	9	1	1	—
1902	Western	—	3rd	9	2	1	—
1903	Western	—	T–1st	14	0	1	—
1904	Western	—	T–1st	13	0	0	—
1905	Western	—	T–2nd	10	1	0	—
1906	Western	—	T–1st	4	1	0	—
1907	Western	—	5th	2	2	1	—
1908	Western	—	T–7th	3	2	1	—
1909	Western	—	1st	6	1	0	—
1910	Western	—	T–1st	6	1	0	—
1911	Western	—	1st	6	0	1	—
1912	Western	—	4th	4	3	0	—
1913	Western	—	T–2nd	5	2	0	—
1914	Western	—	2nd	6	1	0	—
1915	Western	—	1st	6	0	1	—
1916	Western	—	3rd	6	1	0	—
1917	Western	—	2nd	4	1	0	—
1918	Western	—	T–4th	5	2	1	—
1919	Western	—	T–4th	4	2	1	—
1920	Western	—	10th	1	6	0	—
1921	Western	—	7th	3	4	0	—
1922	Western	—	5th	3	3	1	—
1923	Western	—	4th	5	1	1	—
1924	Western	—	6th	3	3	2	—
1925	Western	—	7th	5	2	1	—
1926	Western	—	T–6th	5	3	0	—
1927	Western	—	T–1st	6	0	2	—
1928	Western	—	3rd	6	2	0	—
1929	Western	—	T–3rd	6	2	0	—
1930	Western	—	T–6th	3	4	1	—
1931	Western	—	5th	7	3	0	—
1932	Western	—	6th	5	3	0	—
1933	Western	—	T–1st	4	0	4	—
1934	Western	—	1st	8	0	0	—
1935	Western	—	T–1st	8	0	0	—
1936	Western	—	T–2nd	7	1	0	—	1
1937	Western	—	1st	6	2	0	—	5
1938	Western	—	1st	6	2	0	—	10
1939	Western	—	7th	3	4	1	—	—
1940	Western	—	1st	8	0	0	—	1
1941	Western	—	1st	8	0	0	—	1
1942	Western	—	T–5th	5	4	0	—	19
1943	Western	—	5th	5	4	0	—	—
1944	Western	—	4th	5	3	1	—	—
1945	Western	—	T–8th	4	5	0	—	—
1946	Western	—	5th	5	4	0	—	—
1947	Western	—	T–3rd	6	3	0	—	—
1948	Western	—	3rd	7	2	0	—	16
1949	Western	—	3rd	7	2	0	—	8
1950	Western	—	7th	1	7	1	—	—	—
1951	Western	—	7th	2	6	1	—	—	—
1952	Western	—	5th	4	3	2	—	12	—
1953	Big Ten	—	5th	4	4	1	—	—	—
1954	Big Ten	—	4th	7	2	0	—	—	20
1955	Big Ten	—	8th	3	6	0	—	—	—
1956	Big Ten	—	3rd	6	1	2	—	—	9
1957	Big Ten	—	8th	4	5	0	—	—	—
1958	Big Ten	—	9th	1	8	0	—	—	—
1959	Big Ten	—	10th	2	7	0	—	—	—
1960	Big Ten	—	T–1st	8	2	0	—	1	1
1961	Big Ten	—	T–2nd	8	2	0	Lost Rose Bowl vs. Washington, 17–7	6	6
1962	Big Ten	—	2nd	6	2	1	Won Rose Bowl vs. UCLA, 21–3	10	10
1963	Big Ten	—	9th	3	6	0	—	—	—
1964	Big Ten	—	T–4th	5	4	0	—	—	—
1965	Big Ten	—	T–3rd	5	4	1	—	—	—
1966	Big Ten	—	5th	4	5	1	—	—	—
1967	Big Ten	—	T–1st	8	2	0	—	—	14
1968	Big Ten	—	T–3rd	6	4	0	—	—	—
1969	Big Ten	—	4th	4	5	1	—	—	—
1970	Big Ten	—	7th	3	6	1	—	—	—
1971	Big Ten	—	7th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1972	Big Ten	—	T–6th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1973	Big Ten	—	3rd	7	4	0	—	—	—
1974	Big Ten	—	T–7th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1975	Big Ten	—	T–7th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1976	Big Ten	—	T–3rd	6	5	0	—	—	—
1977	Big Ten	—	5th	7	5	0	Lost Hall of Fame Classic vs. Maryland, 17–7	—	—
1978	Big Ten	—	5th	5	6	0	—	—	—
1979	Big Ten	—	6th	4	6	1	—	—	—
1980	Big Ten	—	5th	5	6	0	—	—	—
1981	Big Ten	—	T–6th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1982	Big Ten	—	10th	3	8	0	—	—	—
1983	Big Ten	—	10th	1	10	0	—	—	—
1984	Big Ten	—	8th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1985	Big Ten	—	6th	7	5	0	Won Independence Bowl vs. Clemson, 20–13	—	—
1986	Big Ten	—	T–3rd	6	6	0	Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Tennessee, 21–14	—	—
1987	Big Ten	—	T–6th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1988	Big Ten	—	10th	2	7	2	—	—	—
1989	Big Ten	—	5th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1990	Big Ten	—	6th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1991	Big Ten	—	10th	2	9	0	—	—	—
1992	Big Ten	—	10th	2	9	0	—	—	—
1993	Big Ten	—	9th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1994	Big Ten	—	10th	3	8	0	—	—	—
1995	Big Ten	—	10th	3	8	0	—	—	—
1996	Big Ten	—	T–9th	4	7	4	—	—	—
1997	Big Ten	—	T–9th	3	9		—	—	—
1998	Big Ten	—	T–7th	5	6		—	—	—
1999	Big Ten	—	T–5th	8	4		Lost Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, 24–20	—	—
2000	Big Ten	—	T–5th	6	6		Lost MicronPC.com Bowl vs. NC State, 38–30	—	—
2001	Big Ten	—	T–10th	4	7		—	—	—
2002	Big Ten	—	7th	8	5		Won Music City Bowl vs. Arkansas, 29–14	—	—
2003	Big Ten	—	T–4th	10	3		Won Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, 31–30	20	17
2004	Big Ten	—	8th	7	5		Won Music City Bowl vs. Alabama, 20–16	—	—
2005	Big Ten	—	7th	7	5		Lost Music City Bowl vs. Virginia, 34–31	—	—
2006	Big Ten	—	T–6th	6	7		Lost Insight Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 44–41	—	—
2007	Big Ten	—	11th	1	11		—	—	—
2008	Big Ten	—	T–6th	7	6		Lost Insight Bowl vs. Kansas, 42–21	—	—
2009	Big Ten	—	8th	6	7		Lost Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State, 14–13	—	—
2010	Big Ten	—	T–9th	3	9		—	—	—
2011	Big Ten	Legends	6th	3	9		—	—	—
2012	Big Ten	Legends	5th	6	7		Lost Car Care Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 34–31	—	—
Total				647	487	44	(only includes regular season games)
				5	10	0	(only includes bowl games)
				652	488	44	(all games)

1. The AP Poll was introduced in 1936. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.
2. The Coaches Poll was introduced in 1950. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
3. The Big Ten was unofficially named The Western Conference from it's inception till 1949
4. Overtime rules in were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.