1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 1–7–1 (1–4–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Wayne Robinson |
Captain | Dave Skrien |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 9 Michigan $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the
1950 Big Nine Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 196 to 79.[1]
Wayne Robinson was awarded the Team MVP Award.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 267,015, which averaged to 53,403. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 30 | at Washington* | No. 18 | L 13–28 | 49,500 | |
October 7 | Nebraska* | L 26–32 | 47,710 | ||
October 14 | at Northwestern | L 6–13 | 45,000 | ||
October 21 | No. 9 Ohio State |
| L 0–48 | 53,192 | |
October 28 | No. 14 Michigan |
| T 7–7 | 59,412 | |
November 4 | Iowa |
| L 0–13 | 60,321 | |
November 11 | at No. 12 Spartan Stadium | L 0–27 | 47,461 | ||
November 18 | Purdue |
| W 27–14 | 46,389 | |
November 25 | at Wisconsin | L 0–14 | 45,000 | ||
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Game summaries
Michigan
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In its fifth game, Minnesota lost to Michigan. After a scoreless first half, Michigan drove down the field culminating in a two-yard run by Don Dufek. Minnesota tied the game with a touchdown in the final two minutes to tie the game at 7-7. Dufek rushed for 63 yards, but the Minnesota team held Michigan to a total of only 46 yards rushing as Chuck Ortmann was held to -38 rushing yards. With the tie game, Michigan retained possession of the Little Brown Jug.
References
- ^ "1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]