1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 257.[1]
| 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1987 record | 6–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Rickey Foggie |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offensive guard Troy Wilkow was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Offensive lineman Paul Anderson, quarterback Rickey Foggie, tailback Darrell Thompson, kicker Chip Lohmiller and linebacker Jon Leverenz were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Dan Liimatta were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]
Foggie was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[4] Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Jon Leverenz was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[4] Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Linebacker Brian Bonner was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Offensive tackle Dan Rechtin was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 371,809, which averaged out to 55,116 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | 7:00 pm | Northern Iowa* | KITN | W 24–7 | 50,120 | |
| September 19 | 6:15 pm | California* |
| KITN | W 32–23 | 47,322 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | Central Michigan* |
| W 30–10 | 46,868 | |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | Purdue |
| W 21–19 | 49,376 | |
| October 10 | 11:30 am | at Northwestern | RCM | W 45–33 | 22,104 | |
| October 16 | 7:30 pm | No. 20 Indiana |
| L 17–18 | 60,340 | |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | at No. 16 Ohio State | RCM | L 9–42 | 89,801 | |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Illinois | L 17–27 | 60,143 | ||
| November 7 | 2:30 pm | Michigan |
| ABC | L 20–30 | 55,481 |
| November 14 | 7:00 pm | Wisconsin |
| W 22–19 | 64,412 | |
| November 21 | 1:05 pm | at No. 18 Iowa | L 20–34 | 67,700 | ||
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Roster
- QB Rickey Foggie
- K Chip Lohmiller, Sr.
References
- "1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160