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Minnesota Football Team History


Minnesota Golden Gophers
University of Minnesota
 Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Capacity: 50,805
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Henry Doc Williams
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1882  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Henry Doc Williams enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. South Dakota State  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. North Dakota  47   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. South Dakota  81   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Iowa  67   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Illinois  9   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Wisconsin  54   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Chicago  49   0   W       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record6-1
  Points Scored348
  Scoring Average49.7
  Points Allowed28
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record11-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-0
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-134828   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 3-3-17458   Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 2-4-15190   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Ohio State 7-015829 4-09029  John W. Wilce
Northwestern 6-114455   Fred J. Murphy
Iowa 4-3121156   Howard H. Jones
Wisconsin 4-2-110478   Dr. Paul O. Withington
Purdue 2-4-16799   Cleo A. ODonnell

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.