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: Glen Mason
 Conference: Big 10-
 
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| 2005 Season Highlights |  | Glen Mason enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Minnesota. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2005 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Thu., Sep. 1 | @
Tulsa | 41 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
Colorado State | 56 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 17 | vs.
Florida Atlantic | 46 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
Purdue | 42 | 35 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Penn State | 14 | 44 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 8 | @
Michigan | 23 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | vs.
Wisconsin | 34 | 38 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | vs.
Ohio State | 31 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 5 | @
Indiana | 42 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | vs.
Michigan State | 41 | 18 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 19 | @
Iowa | 28 | 52 | L |  |  |  | Fri., Dec. 30 | Virginia | 31 | 34 | L | @ Nashville, TN | Music City Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2005 Season Totals |  | Record | 7-5 |  | Points Scored | 429 |  | Scoring Average | 35.8 |  | Points Allowed | 348 |  | Defense Average | 29.0 |  | Opponents Record | 83-59 |  | Conference Record | 4-4 |  | Home Record | 4-2 |  | Away Record | 3-2 |  | 
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| 2005 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 2005 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2005 All Big 10 Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.