1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (1st season)
CaptainFrank Jackson, Mike Sunvold
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 281 to 224.[1]

Center Chris Thome was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Offensive tackle Mike Sunvold and defensive back Sean Lumpkin were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]

Mike Sunvold was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[4] Quarterback Marquel Fleetwood was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Cornerback Kenneth Sebree was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Cornerback Frank Jackson was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Running back Jim King was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]

Total attendance for the season was 243,511, which averaged out to 40,585 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Iowa.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 87:00 pmUtah*
L 29–3532,229
September 151:30 pmIowa State*
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 20–1637,108
September 221:30 pmat No. 8 Nebraska*
L 0–5676,354
October 61:00 pmat Purdue
W 19–734,123
October 131:30 pmNorthwesterndagger
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 35–2532,522
October 201:30 pmNo. 20 Indiana
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 12–038,227
October 2712:30 pmat Ohio State
L 23–5283,945
November 31:00 pmat Wisconsin
W 21–351,189
November 101:30 pmNo. 24 Michigan State
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
L 16–2838,731
November 1712:00 pmat No. 16 Michigan
L 18–35102,112
November 241:30 pmNo. 13 Iowa
W 31–2464,694
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "1990 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. 180.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e 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]
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