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1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 3 0 8 4 0
Iowa 4 4 0 5 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 1 4 6 1
Michigan State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0 4 7 0
Illinois 1 6 1 2 8 1
Northwestern 0 9 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 264.[1]

Quarterback Mark Carlson received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Free safety Keith Edwards was awarded the Defensive MVP Award. Split End Elmer Bailey was named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive lineman Alan Blanshan and offensive lineman Bill Humphries were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance for the season was 241,942, which averaged to 40,323. The season high for attendance was against Purdue.[3]

Schedule

September 8Ohio*

W 24–10 33,435 September 15No. 15 Ohio State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 17–21 43,515 September 22at No. 1 USC*

L 14–48 61,966 September 29Northwestern

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 38–8 33,998 October 6No. 12 Purdue

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 31–14 47,281 October 13at No. 11 Michigan

L 21–31 104,677 October 20at Iowa

W 24–7 60,050 October 27Illinoisdagger

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

T 17–17 46,449 November 3at Indiana

L 24–42 35,591 November 10at Michigan State

L 17–31 75,131 November 17Wisconsin

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)

L 37–42 37,274

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 86 Jeff Anhorn Sr
WR 20 Elmer Bailey Sr
RB 41 Marion Barber Jr. Jr
QB 12 Mark Carlson Sr
G 67 Tom Fitzpatrick Sr
QB 7 Mark Tonn Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 89 Jim Fahnhorst So
LB 59 Don Meyer Sr
DE 96 Jeff Schuh Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Elmer Bailey Wide receiver 4 100 Miami Dolphins
Greg Murtha Tackle 6 161 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "1979 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]