1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1990 record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Gutekunst (5th year) |
| Home stadium | H.H.H. Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Michigan + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Michigan State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Illinois + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Iowa + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth 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 281 to 224.[1]
Center Chris Thome was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Offensive tackle Mike Sunvold and defensive back Sean Lumpkin were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]
Mike Sunvold was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[4] Quarterback Marquel Fleetwood was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Cornerback Kenneth Sebree was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Cornerback Frank Jackson was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Running back Jim King was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 243,511, which averaged out to 40,585 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Iowa.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8 | 7:00 PM | Utah* | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 29–35 | 32,229 | ||||
| September 15 | 1:30 PM | Iowa State* | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 20–16 | 37,108 | ||||
| September 22 | 1:30 PM | at No. 8 Nebraska* | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L 0–56 | 76,354 | ||||
| October 6 | 1:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 19–7 | 34,123 | ||||
| October 13 | 1:30 PM | Northwestern |
Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 35–25 | 32,522 | ||||
| October 20 | 1:30 PM | Indiana | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 12–0 | 38,227 | ||||
| October 27 | 12:30 PM | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 23–52 | 83,945 | ||||
| November 3 | 1:00 PM | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 21–3 | 51,189 | ||||
| November 10 | 1:30 PM | No. 24 Michigan State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 16–28 | 38,731 | ||||
| November 17 | 12:00 PM | at No. 16 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | L 18–35 | 102,112 | ||||
| November 24 | 1:30 PM | No. 13 Iowa | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 31–24 | 64,694 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- 1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
- 1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160