Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Clarence Spears

1925 record

5-2-1 (1-1-1 Big Ten)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

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v t e	Conf					Overall
1925 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan †	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Chicago	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Indiana	0	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Purdue	0	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1

† – Conference champion

The 1925 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach Clarence Spears.^[2] The Golden Gophers won five games, lost two and tied one.^[2] Total attendance for the season was 193,707, which averaged out to 27,672 per game.^[5] The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame.^[5]

Guard Len Walsh was named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
10/03/1925	North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 25-6	20,000
10/10/1925	Grinnell*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 34-6	18,000
10/17/1925	Wabash*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 32-6	18,000
10/24/1925	Notre Dame*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 7-19	52,000
10/31/1925	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	T 12-12	40,000
11/07/1925	Butler*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 33-7	20,000
11/14/1925	Iowa	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 33-0	45,000
11/21/1925	at Michigan	Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0-35	47,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1926

1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Conference

1926 record

5-3 (2-2 Big Ten)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1925

1927 »

v t e	Conf					Overall
1926 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Michigan §	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
#10T Northwestern §	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
#7 Ohio State	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
#10T Illinois	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach Clarence Spears.^[2] The Golden Gophers won five games and lost three.^[2] Total attendance for the season was 156,032, which averaged out to 31,206 per game.^[5] The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.^[5]

Fullback Herb Joesting was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.^[3] Joestring, Tackle Mitchell Gary, guard Harold Hanson and end Roger Wheeler were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
10/02/1926	North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 51-0	18,000
10/09/1926	Notre Dame*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 7-20	54,000
10/16/1926	at Michigan	Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0-20	48,000
10/23/1926	Wabash*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 67-7	16,000
10/30/1926	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 16-10	42,000
11/06/1926	at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	W 41-0	30,000
11/13/1926	Butler*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 81-0	8,000
11/20/1926	Michigan	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 6-7	58,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1927

1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Big Ten co-champions

Conference

1927 record

6-0-2 (3-0-1 Big Ten)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1926

1928 »

v t e	Conf					Overall
1927 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Illinois §	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	0	–	1
#3 Minnesota §	3	–	0	–	1	6	–	0	–	2
#7 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Chicago	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 season was the Golden Gophers' third under head coach Clarence Spears.^[2] The Golden Gophers won six games and tied two.^[2] The Gophers shared the Big Ten title, the ninth in school history. Total attendance for the season was 166,848, which averaged to 23,126.^[5] The season high for attendance was against Wisconsin.^[5]

Fullback Herb Joesting and guard Harold Hanson were named All-American status by the Associated Press.^[3] Joesting, Hanson, quarterback Harold "Shorty" Almquist, tackle Mitchell Gary and end Kenneth Haycraft were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
10/01/1927	North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 57-10	22,000
10/08/1927	Oklahoma A&M*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 40-0	35,000
10/15/1927	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	T 14-14	21,000
10/22/1927	Iowa	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 38-0	52,000
10/29/1927	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-7	56,000
11/05/1927	at Notre Dame*	Cartier Field • Notre Dame, IN	T 7-7	26,000
11/12/1927	Drake*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 27-6	20,000
11/19/1927	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 13-7	84,243
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1928

1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Conference

1928 record

6-2 (4-2 Big Ten)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1927

1929 »

v t e	Conf					Overall
1928 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Illinois †	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
#4T Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
#6T Iowa	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Chicago	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 season was the Golden Gophers' fourth under head coach Clarence Spears.^[2] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost two.^[2] Total attendance for the season was 146,185, which averaged to 29,237.^[5] The season high for attendance was against Chicago.^[5]

Guard George Gibson and end Kenneth Haycraft were named All-Americans by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.^[3] Gibson, Haycraft and quarterback Fred Hovde were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
10/06/1928	Creighton*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 40-0	20,000
10/13/1928	Purdue	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 15-0	25,000
10/20/1928	Chicago	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 33-7	58,000
10/27/1928	at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	L 6-7	30,000
11/03/1928	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 9-10	45,000
11/10/1928	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 21-12	25,000
11/17/1928	Haskell*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 52-0	20,000
11/24/1928	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 6-0	10,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1929

1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Conference

1929 record

6-2 (3-2 Big Ten)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

« 1928

1930 »

v t e	Conf					Overall
1929 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Purdue †	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
#5 Illinois	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	2	–	2	4	–	2	–	2
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Michigan	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Chicago	1	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth under head coach Clarence Spears.^[2] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost two.^[2] Total attendance for the season was 204,083, which averaged to 34,014.^[5] The season high for attendance was against Michigan.^[5]

Bronko Nagurski was named an All-American at fullback and tackle by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.^[3] Nagurski and end Robert Tanner were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
10/05/1929	Coe*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 39-0	25,000
10/12/1929	Vanderbilt	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 15-6	25,000
10/19/1929	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 26-14	40,000
10/26/1929	Ripon*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 54-0	27,000
11/02/1929	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 7-9	30,000
11/09/1929	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 7-9	36,000
11/16/1929	Michigan	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 6-7	58,160
11/23/1929	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-12	58,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

^ ^a ^b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, p. 195
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, p. 197
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, p. 179
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, p. 180
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, p. 160

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