1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–9 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 302 to 104.[1]
| 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1991 record | 2–9 (1–7 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (2nd season) |
| Captain | Patt Evans, Sean Lumpkin |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Iowa | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offensive linemen Chip Brixius, defensive back Chris Cohen, wide receiver Omar Douglas, linebacker Dan LiSanti, running back Ken McClintock, defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Defensive back Sean Lumpkin was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[3] Tight end Patt Evans was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[3] Ken McClintock was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[3] Linebacker Joel Staats was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[3]
Total attendance for the season was 218,219, which averaged out to 36,369 per game.[4] The season high for attendance was against the San José State.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 14 | 7:00 pm | San José State* | W 26–20 | 47,914 | ||
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Colorado* | KCNC | L 0–58 | 52,147 | |
| September 28 | 2:30 pm | No. 18 Pittsburgh* |
| ABC | L 13–14 | 39,511 |
| October 5 | 11:30 am | at No. 22 Illinois | ESPN | L 3–24 | 57,981 | |
| October 12 | 1:30 pm | Purdue |
| W 6–3 | 31,939 | |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | at Michigan State | L 12–20 | 75,097 | ||
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Michigan |
| L 6–52 | 32,577 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 pm | at Indiana | L 8–34 | 44,095 | ||
| November 9 | 11:30 am | No. 19 Ohio State |
| ESPN | L 6–35 | 30,145 |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | Wisconsin |
| L 16–19 | 36,133 | |
| November 23 | 1:05 pm | at No. 9 Iowa | L 8–23 | 69,500 | ||
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References
- "1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- 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