1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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National champion (Billingsley) Western Conference champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| 1911 record | 6–0–1 (3–0–1 Western) |
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| Captain | Earle T. Pickering |
| Home stadium | Northrop Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1911 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–0–1 record (2–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), won the conference championship for the third consecutive year, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 102 to 15.[1] The team has been recognized retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report.[2]
Center Clifford Morrell and halfback Reuben Rosenwald were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 30 | Iowa State* |
| W 5–0 | 2,500 |
| October 7 | South Dakota* |
| W 5–0 | 3,500 |
| October 21 | Nebraska* |
| W 21–3 | 10,000 |
| October 28 | Iowa |
| W 24–6 | 5,000 |
| November 4 | Chicago |
| W 30–0 | 20,000 |
| November 18 | at Wisconsin |
| T 6–6 | 15,000 |
| November 25 | at Illinois |
| W 11–0 | 10,000 |
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References[]
- ^ "1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.[permanent dead link]
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