1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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No. 9 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–5 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 180 to 171.[1]
Steve Midboe received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Kicker Paul Rogind and defensive tackle Steve Midboe were named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive tackle Mark Merrill, center Mark Slater and defensive back Bobby Weber were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Dennis Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman Bryson Hollimon, defensive lineman Stan Sytsma and corner back Bob Weber were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 247,118, which averaged to 35,302. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.[3]
Schedule
September 10Western Michigan*
W 10–7 29,619 September 17at No. 6 Ohio State
L 7–38 87,799 September 24No. 18 UCLA*
- Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
W 27–13 41,076 October 1Washington*
- Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
W 19–17 31,895 October 8at Iowa
L 6–18 57,460
October 15Northwestern
- Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
W 13–7 39,021 October 22No. 1 Michigan
- Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
W 16–0 44,165 October 29at IndianaNo. 19
L 22–34 30,399 November 5Michigan State
- Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
L 10–29 30,600 November 12at Illinois
W 21–0 37,689 November 19Wisconsin
- Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)
W 13–7 30,742 December 22vs. Maryland
L 7–17 47,000
Game summaries
Michigan
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Roster
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "1977 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]
- ^ "No. 1 Michigan Shut Out by Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 23.