Minnesota Golden Gophers football under William H. Spaulding

The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by William H. Spaulding for three seasons from 1922 to 1924.^[1] In those three seasons, the Gophers won 11 games, lost seven and tied four.^[1] In the Big Ten, they won five games, lost six and tied three.^[2] Ray Ecklund End and Earl Martineau were named All-Americans under Coach Spaulding.^[3] Four players were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

1922

1922 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1922 record	3-3-1 (2-3-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding
Home stadium	Northrop Field
Seasons « 1921 1923 »

1922 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa §	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Michigan §	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Chicago §	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Indiana	0	–	2	–	1			1	–	4	–	2
Purdue	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1922 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach William H. Spaulding.^[2] The Golden Gophers won two games, lost six and tied one.^[2]

Halfback Earl Martineau was named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
10/07/1922	North Dakota*		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 22-0
10/14/1922	at Indiana		Indianapolis, IN	W 20-0
10/21/1922	at Northwestern		Northwestern Field • Evanston, IL	T 7-7
10/28/1922	Ohio State		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 9-0
11/04/1922	Wisconsin		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	L 0-14
11/11/1922	at Iowa		Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	L 14-28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1923

1923 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1923 record	5-1-1 (3-1-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding
Home stadium	Northrop Field
Seasons « 1922 1924 »

1923 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Illinois §	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Michigan §	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Chicago	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1923 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach William H. Spaulding.^[2] The Golden Gophers won five games, lost one and tied one.^[2] It was the final season in the Northrop Field.^[5]

End Ray Ecklund and halfback Earl Martineau were named All-American by the Associated Press. Martineau was also named an All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine.^[3] Ecklund was named All-Big Ten first team.^[4].

The Jack Trice incident occurred during the season against Iowa State as well.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
10/06/1923	Iowa State*		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-17
10/13/1923	Haskell*		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-12
10/20/1923	North Dakota*		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 27-0
10/27/1923	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 0-0
11/03/1923	Northwestern		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 34-14
11/17/1923	Iowa		Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-7
11/24/1923	at Michigan		Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0-10
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1924

1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1924 record	3-2-2 (1-2-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1923 1925 »

1924 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chicago †	3	–	0	–	3			4	–	1	–	3
Illinois	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
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
† – Conference champion

The 1924 season was the Golden Gophers' third under head coach William H. Spaulding.^[2] The Golden Gophers won three games, lost two and tied two.^[2] It was the first season in Memorial Stadium.^[5] Total attendance for the season was 139,772, which averaged to 23,297.^[6] The season high for attendance was against Illinois.^[6]

Guard George Abramson and tackle Ted Cox were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
10/04/1924	North Dakota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-0
10/11/1924	Haskell*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-0
10/18/1924	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 7-7
10/25/1924	at Iowa		Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	L 0-13
11/01/1924	Michigan		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 0-13
11/08/1924	Iowa State*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	T 7-7
11/15/1924	Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-7
11/22/1924	Vanderbilt*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 0-16
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 195, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 197, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
3. ^ ^{a b} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 179, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 180, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
5. ^ ^{a b} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 161, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
6. ^ ^{a b} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 160, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400