1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1971 record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coachMurray Warmath (18th season)
MVPTom Chandler
CaptainBill Light
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 2 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis W 28–0   28,549
September 18 at No. 1 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) L 7–35   68,187
September 25 Washington State* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis L 20–31   32,020
October 2 Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis W 38–20   30,090
October 9 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 27–13   64,281
October 16 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Rivalry) W 19–14   51,488
October 23 No. 3 Michigandagger Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug) L 7–35   44,176
October 30 No. 10 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota L 12–14   36,281
November 6 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 20–41   31,217
November 13 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan L 25–40   61,419
November 20 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry) W 23–21   34,738
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster[edit]

1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Craig Curry Sr
T 72 Matt Herkenhoff So
TE 83 Doug Kingsriter Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Dan Adams So
LB 33 Tom MacLeod Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
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