American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Indiana W 28–028,549 [4] [5] September 18 at No. 1 Nebraska * L 7–3568,187 September 25 Washington State * Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN L 20–3132,020 October 2 Kansas * Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN W 38–2029,093–30,090 October 9 at Purdue L 13–2764,281 October 16 at Iowa W 19–1451,488 October 23 No. 3 Michigan L 7–3544,176 October 30 No. 10 Ohio State Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN L 12–1436,281 November 6 at Northwestern L 20–4131,217 November 13 at Michigan State L 25–4061,419 November 20 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry ) W 23–2134,738 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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
References [ edit ] ^ "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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