1892 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1892 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest IAANW 5–0 3–0 None William C. Leary IAANW champion The 1892 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1892 college football season. After the departure of Tom Eck, head coach in 1891, the University of Minnesota team played for one season without a coach. This year, an organization was formed called the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest by representatives of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Northwestern. The General Alumni Association Martin Newell The History of Minnesota Football The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota 1928 20 Minnesota went undefeated this season, including wins over all three other members of the league, so they won the first league championship.22 The game against Michigan was Minnesota's first game in the historic rivalry that would spawn the most famous of all rivalry trophies, the Little Brown Jug. The game against Northwestern was also the first meeting with that school. Schedule October 1 w y Ex-Collegiates Minneapolis, MN 18–10 October 17 w Michigan Minneapolis, MN rivalry 14–6 800 October 22 w y 1892 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Minneapolis, MN 40–24 October 29 2:30 p.m. w y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI rivalry 32–4 Ski-u-mah https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/158381132/ The Sunday Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota October 30, 1892 1 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 8 2:48 p.m. w Northwestern Minneapolis, MN 18–12 1,000 Minnesota Wins https://www.newspapers.com/article/minneapolis-daily-times/137622441/ The Minneapolis Times Minneapolis, Minnesota November 9, 1892 5 December 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Roster Center, James E. Madigan Guards, Everhard P. Harding (right guard); Augustus T. Larson (left guard) Tackles George C. Sikes (right tackle); Constant Larson (left tackle) Ends Edgar C. Bisbee (right end); William F. Dalrymple (left end) Quarterback, Alfred F. Pillsbury Halfbacks, William C. Leary (captain and right halfback); Eugene L. Patterson (left halfback) Fullback, Russell H. Folwell Substitutes, David R. Burbank, Harry E. White, Fred W. Foote, John E. LeCrone, William C. Muir.38 Game summaries Michigan October 17, 1892, Minnesota faced Michigan in Minneapolis. The game was the first of more than 90 meetings in the Little Brown Jug rivalry. Minnesota won the game, 14–6. The game was played on a Monday afternoon during a hard rain that made the field wet and muddy. The Detroit Free Press's account of the game reported that Michigan was "badly outclassed at center and could not withstand Minnesota's rush."Foot Ball: Michigan Beaten by Minnesota Detroit Free Press October 18, 1892 8 https://secure.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1725454662.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+18%2C+1892&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=8&desc=TIED+UP+THE+MONEY. https://archive.today/20121217172546/https://secure.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1725454662.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+18,+1892&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=8&desc=TIED+UP+THE+MONEY. dead December 17, 2012(The Detroit Free Press reported the game's final score as 16–6, the difference in the accounts being the goal after touchdown on Minnesota's final touchdown in the second half.) At the end of a 45-minute first half, Minnesota led 10-0. Michigan's only touchdown came on a long run by George Jewett in the second half. Jewett and Ralph Hayes were also praised for making "great tackles." References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Gophers Category:1890s in Minneapolis