1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Western Conference champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–1 (3–0 Western)
Head coach
  • Henry L. Williams (10th season)
CaptainJohn McGovern
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Chicago 4 1 1 4 1 2
Illinois 3 1 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 2 1 1 3 1 1
Indiana 1 3 0 4 3 0
Northwestern 1 3 0 1 3 1
Iowa 0 1 0 2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1909 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–1 record (3–0 against Western Conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 158 to 27.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Lawrence*
W 25–03,000
October 2Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 41–06,000
October 9Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 18–02,000
October 16vs. Nebraska*Omaha, NE (rivalry)W 14–07,000
October 30Chicago
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 20–626,000
November 13at WisconsinW 34–67,500
November 201:01 p.m.Michigan*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
L 6–1522,000–25,000

References

  1. ^ "1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold
  • v
  • t
  • e
Big Ten Conference football champions
Western Conference
Big Ten
Big Nine
Big Ten
National championships in bold