1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–4 2–4 Henry L. Williams 22nd Larry Teberg Northrop Field The 1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 22nd and final year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–4 record (2–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 141 to 60.1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1921-schedule.html Despite being in the Western Conference (Big Ten) together since 1913, this season had the first matchup between Minnesota and Ohio State.https://www.winsipedia.com/games/minnesota/vs/ohio-state Minnesota vs. Ohio State Full Games List Winsipedia 20 October 2025 Schedule Central October 1 w y 1921 North Dakota Flickertails North Dakota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 19–0 8,000 October 8 w Northwestern Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 28–0 15,000 Purple Beaten by Strong Team of Gophers, 28-0 Chicago Tribune James Crusinberry October 9, 1921 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20995420/purple_beaten_by_strong_team_of/ Newspapers.com October 15 l y Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 0–27 22,000 October 22 w Indiana Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 6–0 20,000 October 29 l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry 0–35 24,000 November 5 l y Iowa Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 7–41 23,000 November 19 1:00 p.m. l y Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug 0–38 30,000–33,000 Game summaries Michigan Week 7: Minnesota at Michigan Minnesota Michigan 0 0 0 0 10 7 7 14 November 19, 1921 Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI 2:00 p.m. 30,000 Hackett (West Point) In the final game of the 1921 season, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 38–0 score. The game was played at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before a crowd estimated at 33,000 spectators,Attendance at the Football Games The Michigan Alumnus December 8, 1921 276 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ&q=football first in drizzling rain and then in cold weather.U. of M. Romps Over Gophers, 38–0—Iowa Captures Conference Title: Brilliant Sprints, Hurls Aid Yostmen; Norsemen Bewildered and Swept Aside by Driving Michigan Attack; Dean's Place Kick Features With Long Runs by Cappon, Et Al; Yostmen Score on Trick Pass Near Windup Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion November 21, 1921 23 https://www.proquest.com/docview/566783755 July 5, 2017 July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722021940/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/doc/566783755.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+20%2C+1921&author=Bullion%2C+Harry&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+%281858-1922%29&edition=&startpage=&desc=U.+of+M.+Romps+Over+Gophers%2C+38-0--Iowa+Captures+Conference+Title live Prior to the start of the game, a ceremony was held dedicating a bronze memorial tablet honoring four Michigan athletes who died in World War I.In Honor of Michigan's "M" Men Who Died During the War The Michigan Alumnus November 24, 1921 200 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ&q=reddenSidelights of the Game The Michigan Alumnus November 24, 1921 210 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ&q=redden Michigan's quarterback Irwin Uteritz scored two touchdowns, including a 65-yard interception return that the Detroit Free Press called "the most thrilling achievement of the afternoon." Michigan end Clark Dean added a field goal from the 50-yard line that the Free Press called "the longest of the season, and, in most respects, the greatest any Michigan man ever exhibited to the gaze of paid spectators." Franklin Cappon scored on a 60-yard touchdown run, and Paul G. Goebel kicked all five extra points and, unguarded late in the game, scored a touchdown on a 30-yard pass from Doug Roby that the Free Press called Michigan's "most spectacular pass" since 1907. Frank Steketee also scored a touchdown when he jumped on a Cappon fumble in the end zone. The game marked the worst defeat that a Minnesota football team had suffered to that point in the program's history, exceeding a 41–7 loss to Iowa earlier in the 1921 season. References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football