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1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record5–3 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRoger Wheeler
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Clarence Spears, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 269 to 57. [1]

Fullback Herb Joesting was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Look Magazine. [2] Joestring, Tackle Mitchell Gary, guard Harold Hanson and end Roger Wheeler were named All-Big Ten first team. [3]

Total attendance for the season was 156,032, which averaged out to 31,206 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 North Dakota*
W 51–018,000 [5]
October 9 Notre Dame*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 7–2054,000
October 16at Michigan
L 0–2048,000
October 23 Wabash*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 67–716,000
October 30at Wisconsin
W 16–1042,000
November 6at Iowa
W 41–030,000
November 13 Butler*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 81–08,000
November 20Michigandagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
L 6–758,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Game summaries

Michigan

On November 20, 1926, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 7–6 score at Memorial Stadium. The game was the last for Michigan under head coach Fielding Yost. Herb Joesting scored on a short run in the second quarter, but Peplaw missed the attempted at extra point. Michigan trailed 6–0 in the fourth quarter when Nydahl of Minnesota fumbled. Oosterbaan picked up the loose ball and ran 58 yards for a touchdown. Friedman drop-kicked the extra point. [6]

References

  1. ^ "1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179[ permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[ permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ George A. Barton (October 3, 1926). "Minnesota Crushes North Dakota, 51-0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 21, 1926). "Wolverines Convert Gopher Fumble Into 7 to 6 Victory". Chicago Tribune.
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