1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–4–1 1–3 Fritz Crisler 1st Biggie Munn Win Brockmeyer Memorial Stadium The 1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1930 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fritz Crisler, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–4–1 record, shut out four opponents (including a scoreless tie with Stanford), and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 126 to 81. Out of 126 points scored by the Golden Gophers, most were scored in two games against schools from South Dakota who the Golden Gophers defeated by a combined score of 107 to 0.1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1930-schedule.html Guard Biggie Munn was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 181 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Munn was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1930 All-Big Ten Conference football team.United Press Names Big Ten All Stars: Wildcats Lead With Four Men on Honor Team; Harry Newman Called Best Quarterback in Conference Since Friedman Decatur Herald November 24, 1930 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/7048628/?terms=morrison%2Bnewman%2Brentner%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 Total attendance for the season was 167,728, which averaged to 27,955. 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 The season high for attendance was against Northwestern. Schedule September 27 w y South Dakota State Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 48–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99920254/crislers-passing-attack-wins-for-gopher/ The Minneapolis Journal Crisler's passing attack wins for Gophers September 28, 1930 April 17, 2022 Newspapers.com October 4 l y Vanderbilt Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 7–33 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102199231/vanderbilt-runs-over-minnesota-for-33-to/ Chicago Sunday Tribune Vanderbilt runs over Minnesota for 33 to 7 win October 5, 1930 May 20, 2022 Newspapers.com October 11 t y Stanford Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 0–0 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102273288/minnesota-gridders-hold-stanford-to-scor/ The San Francisco Examiner Minnesota gridders hold Stanford to scoreless tie October 12, 1930 May 21, 2022 Newspapers.com October 18 w Indiana Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 6–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102273418/gophers-down-hoosiers-6-to-0/ The Des Moines Register Gophers down Hoosiers, 6 to 0 October 19, 1930 May 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 1 l Northwestern Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 6–27 54,000 Wildcats crush Gophers, 27 to 6 Wisconsin State Journal November 2, 1930 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102269008/wildcats-crush-gophers-27-to-6/ May 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 8 w y South Dakota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 59–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102273521/coyotes-routed-590-south-dakota-unable/ The Daily Argus-Leader Coyotes routed 59–0, South Dakota unable to halt Minnesota team November 9, 1930 May 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 15 l y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug 0–7 54,944 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102273654/michigan-keeps-slate-clean-with-win-over/ Decatur Herald Michigan keeps slate clean with win over Minnesota November 16, 1930 May 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry 0–14 32,000 Wisconsin outplays Gophers to win 14–0 The Minneapolis Journal November 23, 1930 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102271138/wisconsin-outplays-gophers-to-win-140/ May 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Game summaries Michigan Gophers 0 0 0 0 Wolverines 7 0 0 0 In the seventh week of the season, Minnesota played Michigan in the annual competition for the Little Brown Jug. The game marked the first appearance by Fritz Crisler as a head coach at Michigan Stadium. Crisler was in his first year as head coach at Minnesota; he took over as Michigan's head coach eight years later. Michigan won the game 7 to 0. The game's only score came in the first quarter on a 45-yard punt return by Michigan's left halfback, Jack Wheeler. The return was off of a punt by Minnesota's All-American Biggie Munn. A newspaper account of the game described Wheeler's run as follows:"Wheeler's run will go down as one of Michigan's, classics. He got the ball after a low, twisting kick by Munn had traveled to the Minnesota 45-yard line. Wheeler gathered it in and charged. He hit two Minnesota tacklers and knifed his way between them. He staggered a yard or two from the impact and sidestepped another Gopher tackler. Morrison came across like a charging bull to take another from Wheeler's path. He waved away, and slid yards across the goal line on his dive for a touchdown."W.G. Stevenson Michigan Beats Gophers, 7-0; Still In Big Ten Race; 45-Yard Run By Wheeler Lone Score Capital Times (AP story) 1930-11-16 Despite the lack of scoring, the Associated Press reported that the game was "a desperately-fought breath-taking football battle." References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Football