1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–2–1 2–1 Henry L. Williams 19th Norman Kingsley Northrop Field The 1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 19th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 133 to 39.1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1918-schedule.html The 1918 team ended up in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 197www 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The conference had to suspend its normal eligibility requirements due to the large number of students who had entered the military. General Alumni History 153 Fullback Norman Kingsley received first-team All-Big Ten honors.Eckersall Picks "All Star" Eleven of the Big Ten Chicago Tribune Walter Eckersall December 8, 1918 2–4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8976074/eckersall_picks_allstar_eleven_of_the/ Newspapers.com ESPN Big Ten Football Encyclopedia ESPN Books 2007 978-1-933060-49-1 191 Schedule October 5 t y All-Stars Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 0–0 15,000 October 19 w y Overland Aviation Station Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 30–0 5,000 October 26 w y y 1918 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas (MN) St. Thomas gridiron Saint Paul, MN 25–7 500 November 2 w y y 1918 Carleton Carleton–1918 St. Olaf Oles St. Olaf Lexington Park Saint Paul, MN 59–6 1,500 November 9 l y Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA rivalry 0–6 5,000 November 16 w Wisconsin Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 6–0 8,000 November 23 l y Chicago Naval Reserve Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 6–20 5,000 November 30 w y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 7–0 3,000 Game summaries On October 5, 1918, Minnesota's S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps) football team played a scoreless tie against Minnesota Consolidated, an all-star team organized by Sigmund Harris, before a crowd of 1,500 in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Tribune wrote that the game proved to be "more or less of a good scrimmage" and "a tame affair with 'pep and punch' lacking on both sides."All Stars Hold Gophers To Scoreless Tie in First Game of Year: S.A.T.C. Line Shows Strength in Opener The Minneapolis Tribune October 6, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8934539/all_stars_hold_gophers_to_scoreless_tie/ Newspapers.com Minnesota had originally been scheduled to play South Dakota, but was forced to reschedule against the collection of all stars.To Open Season Today: Eight of First Big Ten Play First Games Today The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel October 5, 1918 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8994464/to_open_season_today_eight_of_first/ Newspapers.com On October 19, 1918, Minnesota, playing as an S.A.T.C. unit, defeated the Overland Aviation mechanics, 30–0, at Northrop Field in Minneapolis. The game was attended by 5,000 persons limited to soldiers from the Overland building and students enrolled in S.A.T.C. Minnesota scored five touchdowns but missed all five attempts at goal after touchdown. The Overland team was led by halfback Fred Chicken.Gophers Win First Practice Game From Overland Team, 30 to 0: Mechanics Unable to Dent Gopher Defense The Minneapolis Tribune October 20, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8937831/star_tribune/ Newspapers.com On October 26, 1918, the Minnesota S.A.T.C. football team defeated 1918 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas, 25–7, in a practice game in St. Paul, Minnesota. The game was played on a snow-covered field and in ankle deep mud.Minnesota's "Mud Horses" Defeat St. Thomas Football Team, 25 to 7: Miners Leads Gophers to Victory The Minneapolis Tribune October 27, 1918 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8938035/minnesotas_mud_horses_defeat_st/ Newspapers.com On November 2, 1918, Minnesota's S.A.T.C. team defeated the Carleton-St. Olaf team, 59–6, before a crowd of 1,500 persons at Lexington Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota captain Norman Kingsley returned the opening kickoff of the second half 85 yards and scored two touchdowns. Fullback Gus Ekberg also scored two touchdowns.Minnesota Humbles Carleton-St. Olaf Team by One-Sided Score, 59 to 6: Kingsley's 85-Yard Run Features Easy Victory for Gophers The Minneapolis Tribune Charles Johnson November 3, 1918 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8948191/minnesota_humbles_carletonst_olaf/ Newspapers.com On November 9, 1918, Iowa defeated the Minnesota S.A.T.C. team, 6–0, in Iowa City. The victory was Iowa's first in the Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry, having lost 12 consecutive games dating back to 1891. Iowa's touchdown was scored in the third quarter after fullback Fred Lohman threw a pass from his own 23-yard line that was caught by William Donnelly and taken to Minnesota's four-yard line. Lohman scored the winning touchdown three plays later.Minnesota Bumps Into a Disagreeable Surprise Party at Iowa City: Gophers Licked by Hawkeyes, 6–0, Through Old Pass Hoodoo The Minneapolis Tribune Charles Johnson November 10, 1918 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8950537/minnesota_bumps_into_a_disagreeable/ Newspapers.com On November 16, 1918, Minnesota defeated Wisconsin, 6–0, before a crowd of 8,000 at Northrop Field in Minneapolis. At the end of the first quarter, 30 soldiers from the Fort Snelling hospital, all of whom had been injured in the war in France, some with missing limbs, came "limping and stumping" into the stands as the crowd stood, cheered, and applauded. Gus Ekberg scored the game's only touchdown.Gopher Fighting Forces Mop Up Wisconsin Rivals, 6 to 0, on Wet Gridiron: Wounded Veterans of the War Stir Crowd The Minneapolis Tribune Fred R. Coburn November 17, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8953751/gopher_fighting_forces_mop_up_wisconsin/ Newspapers.com On November 23, 1918, Minnesota lost to Chicago Naval Reserve, a team from the United States Naval Reserve School at Chicago's Municipal Pier by a 20 to 6 score.Crumbled Under Resistless Power, Minnesota Loses to Pier Eleven The Minneapolis Tribune November 24, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8938095/crumbled_under_resistless_power/ Newspapers.com References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football