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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
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
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
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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