1893 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1893 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1893 college football season. It was the only season under head coach Wallace Winter and it featured the second season of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest. Minnesota plowed undefeated through its schedule to set up an end-of-season matchup with Wisconsin for the league title. The game was a rout and the teams agreed to stop the game early after Minnesota took a 40–0 lead. Due to financial difficulties, the league disbanded after the 1893 season.[1]: 23 

1893 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
IAANW champion
ConferenceIntercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
Record6–0 (3–0 IAANW)
Head coach
CaptainJames E. Madigan
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 0 0 6 0 0
Wisconsin 1 1 0 4 2 0
Michigan 1 2 0 7 3 0
Northwestern 0 2 0 2 5 3
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 143:15 p.m.Kansas*W 12–6[2][3][4]
October 21Grinnell*Minneapolis, MNW 36–6
October 24at Hamline*St. Paul, MNW 10–6
October 282:00 p.m.at MichiganAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry)W 34–20
October 30at NorthwesternEvanston, ILW 16–0
November 11WisconsinMinneapolis, MN (rivalry)W 40–0

Game summaries edit

Wisconsin edit

On November 11, 1893, Minnesota finished its season with a 40 to 0 victory over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. Left halfback Pillsbury scored four touchdowns, and right halfback Adams scored three.[5]

Roster edit

  • Center, James E. Madigan (captain)
  • Guards, Everhart P. Harding (right guard); Augustus T. Larson (left guard)
  • Tackles, Constant Larson (left tackle); William C. Muir (right tackle)
  • Ends, Edgar C. Bisbee (right end); William F. Dalrymple (left end)
  • Quarterback, Charles H. Van Campen
  • Halfbacks, Walter N. Southworth (right half); George K. Belden (left half)
  • Fullback, Henry C. Cutler
  • Substitutes, Charles Adams, Ralph K. Keene, George A. Finlayson, Mason W. Spicer, W. Oakley Stout, Willis J. Walker, J. LeMoyne Danner Jr.
  • Coach, Wallie Winter.[1]: 40 

References edit

  1. ^ a b The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  2. ^ "Will Be A Hot Contest". The Saint Paul Daily Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. October 14, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Victory". The Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 15, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Now Ski-u-mah! Hurrah!". The Saint Paul Daily Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. October 15, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Minnesota Is Again Champion: Wisconsin Unable to Do Anything Against Cracks". Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1893. p. 7.