The 1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–3–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 68 to 62.[1] It was Minnesota's first season playing in Memorial Stadium.
| 1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–3–2 (1–2–1 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Ted Cox |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 11 Chicago $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Iowa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guard George Abramson and tackle Ted Cox were named All-Big Ten first team.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 139,772, which averaged to 23,297. The season high for attendance was against Illinois.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | North Dakota* | W 14–0 | 16,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | Haskell* |
| W 20–0 | 18,000 | |
| October 18 | at Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 25,000 | ||
| October 25 | at Iowa | L 0–13 | 30,000 | ||
| November 1 | Michigan |
| L 0–13 | 43,000–50,000 | |
| November 8 | Iowa State* |
| T 7–7 | 12,000 | |
| November 15 | Illinois |
| W 20–7 | 35,341 | |
| November 22 | Vanderbilt* |
| L 0–16 | 16,000–18,500 | [5] |
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Game summaries
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For its fifth game, Minnesota hosted Michigan in the first Big Ten Conference game played in the new horseshoe-shaped Memorial Stadium. Michigan recovered a fumble in Minnesota territory, and William Herrnstein caught a 30-yard touchdown pass to give Michigan a 6–0 lead. In the second quarter, Michigan scored again, as Ferdinand Rockwell ran around the end for a touchdown on a faked field goal attempt. Rockwell also kicked the extra point, and Michigan won the game, 13–0.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "1924 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[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hubert M. Dustin (October 5, 1924). "Gophers Disappointing in 14 to 0 Victory Over Flickers". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger claws Commodores for triumph". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan Victor Over Minnesota: 45,000 See Wolverines Triumph at Homecoming Game in Minneapolis Stadium, 13-0". The New York Times. November 2, 1924.
- ^ "Minnesota Falls Before Michigan: Wolverines Lend Discordant Note to Gopher Homecoming by 13 to 0 Defeat". Ludington Daily News (AP story). November 2, 1924.