American college football season
1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Murray Warmath (18th season)
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MVP | Tom Chandler |
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Captain | Bill Light |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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The 1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 18th and final year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 278 to 212.[1]
Defensive end Tom Chandler received the team's Most Valuable Player award. End Doug Kingsriter was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Bob Hope. Kingsriter and linebacker Bill Light were named All-Big Ten first team. Quarterback Craig Curry, fullback Ernie Cook and offensive tackle Jack Babcock were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Bart Buetow and linebacker Ron King were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 207,662, which averaged to 34,610. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Indiana | | W 28–0 | 28,549 | [4][5] |
September 18 | at No. 1 Nebraska* | | L 7–35 | 68,187 | |
September 25 | Washington State* | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
| L 20–31 | 32,020 | |
October 2 | Kansas* | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
| W 38–20 | 29,093–30,090 | |
October 9 | at Purdue | | L 13–27 | 64,281 | |
October 16 | at Iowa | | W 19–14 | 51,488 | |
October 23 | No. 3 Michigan | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
| L 7–35 | 44,176 | |
October 30 | No. 10 Ohio State | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
| L 12–14 | 36,281 | |
November 6 | at Northwestern | | L 20–41 | 31,217 | |
November 13 | at Michigan State | | L 25–40 | 61,419 | |
November 20 | Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
| W 23–21 | 34,738 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rice, Jon (September 12, 1971). "Gophers pound out 28-0 victory". Minneapolis Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Rice, Jon (September 12, 1971). "Gopher scorecard (continued)". Minneapolis Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 6C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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