1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20 7–2 4–2 Murray Warmath 1st Bob McNamara Bob McNamara Memorial Stadium The 1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 195 to 127.1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1954-schedule.html The team finished the season ranked #20 in the final Coaches poll. Halfback Bob McNamara received the team's Most Valuable Player award, and was selected by the Football Writers Association of America (for Look magazine) as a first-team player on the 1954 College Football All-America Team.FWAA All America Football Writers Association of America http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf 2015-07-16 2009-03-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326165534/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf dead He was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1954 All-Big Ten Conference football team.A.P. Lists 1954 All Big Ten Choices The Daily Iowan November 23, 1954 4 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1954/di1954-11-23.pdf Fullback John Baumgartner was named Academic All-Big Ten. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 179–182 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Total attendance for the season was 347,555, which averaged to 57,925. The season high for attendance was against Iowa. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 160 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule 1954 AP September 25 w y Nebraska rivalry Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 19–7 53,027 October 2 w y y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 46–7 33,369 October 9 w 18 Northwestern Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 26–7 53,663 October 16 w 11 Illinois Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 19–6 63,339 October 23 l y 8 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug 0–34 83,060 October 30 w y Michigan State Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 19–13 63,360 November 6 w 14 Oregon State Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 44–6 48,702 November 13 w 13 Iowa 9 Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 22–20 65,464 November 20 l y 10 Wisconsin 17 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry 0–27 51,131 Roster Gino Cappelletti #15 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football