1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–3 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Tobin
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Iowa 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1912 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 87 to 38.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28South Dakota*Minneapolis, MNL 0–103,500[2]
October 5Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 5–04,000
October 19Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–010,000
October 26Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 56–76,000
November 2Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 13–09,000[3]
November 16Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 0–1420,000
November 23at Chicago
L 0–715,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ McDermott, Joe (September 29, 1912). "Minnesota Sustains a 10 to 0 Defeat at the Hands of South Dakota in First Game of the Year on Northrop Field---Result Not Surprising to Those Familiar With Gopher Conditions". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Gophers Blank Illinois, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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