The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by Fritz Crisler for two seasons from 1930 to 1931.[1] In those two seasons, the Gophers won 10 games, lost seven and tied one.[1] In the Big Ten, they won four games and lost five.[2] Biggie Munn was named an All-American under Crisler.[3] Munn was also awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the only player under Crisler to win the award.[4] Three players were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
1930[]
1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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1930 record | 3-4-1 (1-3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Wes Fesler |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
1930 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Michigan § | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Northwestern § | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System |
The 1930 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach Fritz Crisler.[2] The Golden Gophers won three games, lost four and tied one.[2] Total attendance for the season was 167,728, which averaged to 27,955.[5] The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.[5]
Guard Biggie Munn was named All-Big Ten.[4]
Biggie Munn was awarded the Team MVP Award.[6]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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09/27/1930* | South Dakota State | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 48-0 | 20,000 | ||||
10/04/1930* | Vanderbilt | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 7-33 | 20,000 | ||||
10/11/1930* | Stanford | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | T 0-0 | 45,000 | ||||
10/18/1930 | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 6-0 | 20,000 | ||||
11/01/1930 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 6-27 | 54,000 | ||||
11/08/1930* | South Dakota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 59-0 | 20,000 | ||||
10/15/1930 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0-7 | 54,944 | ||||
11/22/1930 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0-14 | 32,000 | ||||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. |
1931[]
1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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1931 record | 7-3 (3-2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Fritz Crisler |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
1931 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10 Purdue § | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan § | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Northwestern § | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System |
The 1931 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach Fritz Crisler.[2] The Golden Gophers won seven games and lost three.[2] Total attendance for the season was 115,631, which averaged to 23,126.[5] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[5]
Guard Biggie Munn was named an All-American by the Associated Press, United Press International and Look Magazine.[3] Munn received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player of the Big Ten.[4] Munn and fullback Jack Manders were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
Biggie Munn was awarded the Team MVP Award.[6]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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09/26/1931* | North Dakota State | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 13-7 | 15,000 | ||||
09/26/1931* | Ripon | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 30-0 | 15,000 | ||||
10/03/1931* | Oklahoma A&M | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 20-0 | 20,000 | ||||
10/10/1931* | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA | L 13-7 | 54,787 | ||||
10/24/1931 | Iowa | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 34-0 | 25,000 | ||||
10/31/1931 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 14-0 | 52,000 | ||||
11/07/1931 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | L 14-32 | 42,000 | ||||
11/14/1931* | Cornell (IA) | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 47-7 | 10,000 | ||||
11/21/1931 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0-6 | 37,251 | ||||
11/28/1931 | Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 19-7 | 25,000 | ||||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 195, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 197, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 179, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 180, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 160, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 181, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400