1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	4–3 (2–2 Western)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (13th season);
Captain	Paul Tobin
Home stadium	Northrop Field
	Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wisconsin $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	0	–	0
Chicago	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	3	–	1
Illinois	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	3	–	1
Iowa	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Indiana	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1912 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 87 to 38.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	South Dakota*	Minneapolis, MN	L 0–10	3,500	^[2]
October 5	Iowa State*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 5–0	4,000
October 19	Nebraska*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 13–0	10,000
October 26	Iowa	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 56–7	6,000
November 2	Illinois	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 13–0	9,000	^[3]
November 16	Wisconsin	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–14	20,000
November 23	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 0–7	15,000
*Non-conference game

References[edit]

^ "1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ McDermott, Joe (September 29, 1912). "Minnesota Sustains a 10 to 0 Defeat at the Hands of South Dakota in First Game of the Year on Northrop Field---Result Not Surprising to Those Familiar With Gopher Conditions". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gophers Blank Illinois, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[2] McDermott, Joe (September 29, 1912). "Minnesota Sustains a 10 to 0 Defeat at the Hands of South Dakota in First Game of the Year on Northrop Field---Result Not Surprising to Those Familiar With Gopher Conditions". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Gophers Blank Illinois, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) Huntington Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan: Little Brown Jug Nebraska Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation Smith of Minnesota
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Annual awards
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