1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record6–2 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPRudy Gmitro
CaptainRay King
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 50.[1]

End Ray King was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look magazine.[2] Fullback Andy Uram was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[2] King, halfback Rudy Gmitro, tackle Lou Midler and guard Frank Twedell were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]

Rudy Gmitro was awarded the Team MVP Award.[4]

Total attendance for the season was 254,188, which averaged to 50,838. The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25North Dakota Agricultural*
W 69–747,492[6]
October 2at Nebraska*
L 9–1437,000
October 9Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 6–035,000
October 16at Michigan
W 39–653,266[7]
October 30Notre Dame*No. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 6–763,237
November 6at IowaNo. 14
W 35–1040,000
November 13NorthwesternNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 7–063,000
November 20WisconsinNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–646,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 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. 181[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Gophers trample over Bison, 69–7". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 26, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tod Rockwell. "Gopher Avalanche Buries Michigan, 39 to 6: Uram Is Lost for Season as Herd Riddles U. of M." Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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