1891 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1891 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Independent 3–1–1 Edward Moulton 1st William C. Leary The 1891 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as an independent in the 1891 college football season. It was the only season under head coach Edward Moulton and it saw Minnesota's first out-of-state trip with a pair of games in Iowa. The first of these games was against Iowa College and ended in a 12–12 tie. The second game was Minnesota's first meeting with long-time rival Iowa and resulted in an 42–4 Minnesota victory. The General Alumni Association Martin Newell The History of Minnesota Football The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota 1928 20 Schedule October 17 l Ex-Collegiates Minneapolis, MN 0–4 October 24 w Wisconsin Athletic Park Minneapolis, MN rivalry 26–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-wisconsin-vanquished/159865392/ The Daily Inter Ocean Wisconsin vanquished October 25, 1891 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 31 t y Iowa College Grinnell, IA 12–12 November 2 w y Iowa Iowa City, IA rivalry 42–4 November 14 w Iowa College Minneapolis, MN 22–14 Roster Center, James Madigan Tackles, George Sikes, R. C. Dewey Guards, Charles G. Flanagan, Everhard P. Harding Ends, L. C. Edson, E.C. Bisbee, David R. Burbank Halfbacks, Eugene L. Patterson, William C. Leary (captain) Quarterback, Alfred F. Pillsbury Fullback, Charles S. Hale Substitutes, George Hawley, Russell H. Folwell, John C. Ohnstad, Grant B. Rossman, A. T. Larson, A. J. Harris, R. L. Cramb Coach/trainer Edward Moulton.36 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football Category:1890s in Minneapolis