The 1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 50.[1]
| 1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Big Ten champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 6–2 (5–0 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| MVP | Rudy Gmitro |
| Captain | Ray King |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Minnesota $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Ohio State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Ray King was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look magazine.[2] Fullback Andy Uram was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[2] King, halfback Rudy Gmitro, tackle Lou Midler and guard Frank Twedell were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]
Rudy Gmitro was awarded the Team MVP Award.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 254,188, which averaged to 50,838. The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | North Dakota Agricultural* | W 69–7 | 47,492 | [6] | ||
| October 2 | at Nebraska* | L 9–14 | 37,000 | |||
| October 9 | Indiana |
| W 6–0 | 35,000 | ||
| October 16 | at Michigan | W 39–6 | 53,266 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | Notre Dame* | No. 4 |
| L 6–7 | 63,237 | |
| November 6 | at Iowa | No. 14 | W 35–10 | 40,000 | ||
| November 13 | Northwestern | No. 10 |
| W 7–0 | 63,000 | |
| November 20 | Wisconsin | No. 7 |
| W 13–6 | 46,000 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gophers trample over Bison, 69–7". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 26, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tod Rockwell. "Gopher Avalanche Buries Michigan, 39 to 6: Uram Is Lost for Season as Herd Riddles U. of M." Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.