1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–9 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 302 to 104.[1]

1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
CaptainPatt Evans, Sean Lumpkin
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 1 0 10 1 1
Ohio State 5 3 0 8 4 0
Indiana 5 3 0 7 4 1
Illinois 4 4 0 6 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Michigan State 3 5 0 3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0 5 6 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Minnesota 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Offensive linemen Chip Brixius, defensive back Chris Cohen, wide receiver Omar Douglas, linebacker Dan LiSanti, running back Ken McClintock, defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Defensive back Sean Lumpkin was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[3] Tight end Patt Evans was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[3] Ken McClintock was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[3] Linebacker Joel Staats was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[3]

Total attendance for the season was 218,219, which averaged out to 36,369 per game.[4] The season high for attendance was against the San José State.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 147:00 pmSan José State*W 26–2047,914
September 211:00 pmat No. 19 Colorado*KCNCL 0–5852,147
September 282:30 pmNo. 18 Pittsburgh*
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
ABCL 13–1439,511
October 511:30 amat No. 22 IllinoisESPNL 3–2457,981
October 121:30 pmPurdue 
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 6–331,939
October 1912:00 pmat Michigan StateL 12–2075,097
October 257:00 pmNo. 4 Michigan
L 6–5232,577
November 212:00 pmat IndianaL 8–3444,095
November 911:30 amNo. 19 Ohio State
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
ESPNL 6–3530,145
November 161:30 pmWisconsin
L 16–1936,133
November 231:05 pmat No. 9 IowaL 8–2369,500
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 39 Antonio Carter So
WR 80 Omar Douglas So
QB 14 Marquel Fleetwood (C) Jr
WR 46 John Lewis Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 50 Gavin Barfknecht Fr
DT 90 Ed Hawthorne Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d e Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]