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1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–2 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 0 0 8 0 0
No. 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1929 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Clarence Spears, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 179 to 55.[1]

Bronko Nagurski was named an All-American at fullback and tackle by the Associated Press and Look.[2] Nagurski and end Robert Tanner were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]

Total attendance for the season was 204,083, which averaged to 34,014. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Coe*W 39–025,000
October 12Vanderbilt
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 15–625,000
October 19at NorthwesternW 26–1440,000
October 26Ripon*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 54–027,000
November 2Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 9–730,000
November 9at IowaL 7–936,000
November 16Michigandagger
L 6–758,160[5][6]
November 23Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–1258,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1929 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. 179[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Harry Bullion (November 17, 1929). "Michigan Comes From Behind To Defeat Minnesota, 7-6: Double Pass Opens Way for Triumph". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Little Brown Jug Is Gone, But Homecomers Carry On". pp. 1, 4, 6 – via Newspapers.com.