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The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by Jim Wacker for five seasons, from 1992 to 1996.[1] In those five seasons, the Golden Gophers had 16 wins and 39 losses.[1] In the Big Ten, they won eight games and lost 32.[2] Two players were named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Eight players were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] One player was named Academic All-American first team.[4] Four players were named Academic All-American second team.[4] Fifty-six players were named Academic All-Big Ten under Wacker.[4]

1992

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1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 2 9 – 0 – 3
No. 18 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 season was the Golden Gophers' first season under head coach Jim Wacker.[5] The Golden Gophers only won two games, but nearly defeated the number 11 ranked team in the AP Poll, the Colorado Buffaloes. Total attendance for the season was 227,446, which averaged out to 37,908 per game.[6] The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[6]

Offensive lineman Keith Ballard, defensive lineman Dennis Cappella and punter Dean Kaufman were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas, defensive lineman Shawn Ehrich, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, linebacker Peter Hiestand, defensive back Dan LiSanti, defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Keith Ballard was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[7] Running back Antonio Carter was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[7] Dennis Cappella was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[7] Wide receiver Jon Lewis was winner of the Bobby Bell Award.[7] Linebacker Russ Heath was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[7] Running back Ken McClintock was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[7]

Schedule

September 127:00 PMSan José State*

L 30–39 36,912 September 196:00 PMNo. 11 Colorado*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 20–21 33,719 September 2611:00 AMat Pittsburgh*

L 33–41 31,129 October 36:00 PMIllinois

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 18–17 32,112 October 101:00 PMat Purdue

L 20–24 30,635 October 176:00 PMMichigan Statedagger

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 15–20 35,594 October 2412:00 PMat No. 3 Michigan

L 13–63 106,579 October 316:00 PMIndiana

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 17–24 31,741 November 712:30 PMat No. 22 Ohio State

L 0–17 91,764 November 141:00 PMat Wisconsin

L 6–34 48,754 November 216:00 PMIowa

W 28–13 57,368

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1993

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1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 season was the Golden Gophers' second season under head coach Jim Wacker.[5] The Golden Gophers won four games, highlighted by a win over #15 ranked Wisconsin.[5] The total home attendance for the season was 239,973, which averaged to 39,995 per game.[6] The season attendance high was against Wisconsin, with 64,798 in attendance.[6]

Offensive Guard Rob Rogers and wide receiver Omar Douglas were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas and linebacker Jeff Rosga were all named second team Academic All-Americans.[4] Kicker Mike Chalberg, defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, linebacker Peter Hiestand, offensive lineman Todd Jesewitz, linebacker Ben Langford, defensive back Jeff Rosga, linebacker Craig Sauer, tight end Mark Tangen and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Omar Douglas was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award, Bruce Smith Award and Butch Nash Award.[7] Linebacker Andrew Veit was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[7] Long snapper Scott Williams was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[7] Running back Antonio Carter was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[7]

Schedule

September 412:00 PMat No. 17 Penn State

MSCL 20–38 95,387 September 116:00 PMIndiana State*

W 27–10 30,719 September 187:00 PMKansas State*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 25–30 36,245 September 258:00 PMat San Diego State*

KMSPL 17–48 41,487 October 27:00 PMIndiana

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 19–23 33,315 October 96:00 PMPurdue

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 59–56 31,293 October 161:00 PMat Northwestern

W 28–26 27,814 October 236:00 PMNo. 15 Wisconsindagger

W 28–21 64,798 November 611:30 AMat Illinois

ESPNL 20–23 50,192 November 1311:30 AMMichigan

ESPNL 7–58 43,603 November 201:05 PMat Iowa

L 3–21 66,840

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Game notes

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 0147 21
• Minnesota 7 1407 28
Scoring summary
1MINNDarkins 39 yard pass from Eckers (Chalberg kick)MINN 7-0
2MINNRios 27 yard pass from Eckers (Chalberg kick)MINN 14-0
2MINNRosga 55 yard interception return (Chalberg kick)MINN 21-0
3WISMoss 3 yard run (Hall kick)MINN 21-7
3WISMoss 15 yard run (Hall kick)MINN 21-14
4MINNDarkins 2 yard run (Chalberg kick)MINN 28-14
4WISDawkins 16 yard pass from Bevell (Hall kick)MINN 28-21

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1994

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1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Iowa 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Michigan State † 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 season was the Golden Gophers' third season under head coach Jim Wacker.[5] The Gophers won three games and lost eight.[5] The total attendance for the season was 253,851, which averaged to 42,308 per game.[6] The season attendance high was against Iowa, with 53,340 in attendance.[6]

Defensive tackle Ed Hawthorne and linebacker Broderick Hall were named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Kicker Mike Chalberg was named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive back Justin Conzemius was named first team Academic All-American.[4] Kicker Mike Chalberg, defensive back Justin Conzemius, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, offensive lineman Luke Glime, linebacker Luke Hiestand, offensive lineman Todd Jesewitz, linebacker Ben Langford, wide receiver Tony Levine, defensive back Dan LiSanti, linebacker Craig Sauer, quarterback Cory Sauter and linebacker Chris Smith were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Chris Darkins was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.[7] Craig Sauer was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[7] Free safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[7] Justin Conzemius was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[7] Ed Hawthorne was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[7]

Schedule

September 37:00 PMNo. 9 Penn State

L 3–56 51,134 September 107:00 PMPacific*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 33–7 37,719 September 176:00 PMSan Diego State*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 40–17 32,212 September 241:10 PMat Kansas State*

MSCL 0–35 40,002 October 11:00 PMat Indiana

L 14–25 38,195 October 81:00 PMat Purdue

L 37–49 33,158 October 156:00 PMNorthwesterndagger

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 31–37 44,377 October 221:00 PMat Wisconsin

W 17–14 77,745 November 56:00 PMIllinois

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 17–21 35,069 November 1212:00 PMat No. 19 Michigan

L 22–38 105,624 November 196:00 PMIowa

L 42–49 53,340

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1995

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1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Purdue 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 season was the Golden Gophers' fourth season under head coach Jim Wacker.[5] The Golden Gophers won three games and lost eight.[5] Total home attendance for the season was 291,173, which averaged out to 48,529 per game.[6] The season high for attendance was against Wisconsin.[6]

Offensive guard Todd Jesewitz and linebacker Broderick Hall (American football) were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive back Justin Conzemius was named Academic All-American second team.[4] Kicker Mike Chalberg, defensive back Justin Conzemius, defensive tackle Troy Duerr, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, linebacker Peter Hiestand, offensive lineman Todd Jesewitz, quarterback Rob Jones, wide receiver Tony Levine, defensive tackle Antoine Richard, linebacker Craig Sauer, quarterback Cory Sauter, linebacker Jim Tallman, defensive end Dave Watson, linebacker Parc Williams and long snapper Scott Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Craig Sauer was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[7] Cory Sauter was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[7] Mike Chalberg was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[7] Justin Conzemius was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[7] Running back Chris Darkins was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[7]

Schedule

September 166:00 PMBall State*

MSCW 31–7 48,420 September 2311:00 AMat Syracuse*

CreativeL 17–27 42,780 September 306:00 PMArkansas State*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

MSCW 55–7 42,472 October 76:00 PMPurdue

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 39–38 39,343 October 146:00 PMNorthwesterndagger

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

MSCL 17–27 50,504 October 2112:00 PMat Michigan State

L 31–34 70,123 October 282:30 PMat No. 9 Michigan

ABCL 17–52 104,929 November 46:00 PMNo. 4 Ohio State

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

ESPN2L 21–49 46,418 November 116:00 PMWisconsin

ESPN2L 27–34 64,016 November 181:00 PMat Illinois

L 14-48 45,521 November 251:05 PMat Iowa

L 3–45 65,794

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1996

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1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State +   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 7 Penn State   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Iowa   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 20 Michigan   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Michigan State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Minnesota   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth and final season under head coach Jim Wacker.[9] The Golden Gophers won four games, notably defeating 23rd ranked Syracuse.[9] Total attendance for the season was 261,113, which averaged out to 43,519 per game.[6] The season high for attendance was again rival Iowa.[6]

Linebacker Luke Braaten, offensive tackle James Elizondo, offensive guard Pat Hau, quarterback Rob Jones, long snapper Derek Rackley, cornerback Fred Rodgers, quarterback Cory Sauter, linebacker Jim Tallman, linebacker Parc Williams and quarterback Spergon Wynn were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Wide receiver Ryan Thelwell and offensive tackle Gann Brooks were awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[7] Wide receiver Tutu Atwell was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[7] Parc Williams was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[7] Free Safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[7] Cory Sauter was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[7] Defensive tackle Jerome Davis was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[7]

Schedule

September 77:00 PMat NE Louisiana*

W 30–3 24,842 September 147:00 PMBall State*

W 26–23 41,007 September 217:30 PMNo. 23 Syracuse*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

ESPN2W 35–33 45,756 October 511:20 AMat Purdue

ESPN+L 27–30 39,343 October 1211:30 AMat No. 15 Northwestern

ESPN2L 24–26 35,848 October 193:00 PMMichigan Statedagger

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 9–27 45,434 October 266:00 PMNo. 10 Michigan

ESPN2L 10–44 41,246 November 211:30 AMat No. 2 Ohio State

ESPN2L 0–45 93,588 November 911:20 AMat Wisconsin

ESPN+L 28–45 78,006 November 166:00 PMIllinois

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

MSCW 23–21 34,321 November 237:30 PMIowa

ESPN2L 24–43 53,349

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References

  1. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 195
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 201–202
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 201
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
  8. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 24.
  9. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 202
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