1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Western Conference Western 6–0–1 3–0–1 Henry L. Williams 12th Earle T. Pickering Northrop Field National champion (Billingsley)Western Conference champion The 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the Western Conference during 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 15.1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1911-schedule.html The team has been recognized retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 4, 2016 PDF August 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802032517/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf dead Center Clifford Morrell and halfback Reuben Rosenwald were named All-Big Ten first team. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 180 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule September 30 w y Iowa State Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 5–0 3,000 Victory by a Low Score Marks Opening of Minnesota Football Season The Sunday Journal Minneapolis October 1, 1911 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98751058/victory-by-a-low-score-marks-opening-of/ Newspapers.com October 7 3:00 p.m. w y South Dakota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 5–0 3,500 Minnesota Wins By 5-0 Score; South Dakota Shows Fight The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune October 8, 1911 49 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750922/minnesota-wins-by-5-0-score-south/ Newspapers.com October 21 w y Nebraska Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 21–3 10,000 Minnesota Players Find Themselves and Defeat Nebraskans by 21 to 3 The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune October 22, 1911 53 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750757/minnesota-players-find-themselves-and/ Newspapers.com October 28 w Iowa Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 24–6 5,000 Slow at the Start, Minnesota Comes Strong, Beating Iowa The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Fred R. Coburn October 29, 1911 49 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750611/slow-at-the-start-minnesota-comes/ Newspapers.com November 4 w Chicago Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 30–0 20,000 Cheering Thousands See Gophers Give Chicago a 30 to 0 Beating The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Fred R. Coburn November 5, 1911 53 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750463/cheering-thousands-see-gophers-give/ Newspapers.com November 18 t y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI rivalry 6–6 15,000 Badgers and Gophers Divide Honors in Battle for the Western Championship Eau Claire Sunday Leader November 19, 1911 1, 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750351/badgers-and-gophers-divide-honors-in/ Newspapers.com November 25 w y Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL 11–0 10,000 Minnesota Team Wins the Western Championship: Minnesota Eleven Defeats Illinois, 11 to 0, in One of Hardest Contested Games of Year The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune November 26, 1911 Sporting 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750134/minnesota-team-wins-the-western/ Newspapers.com References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football