- Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Clarence Spears
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by Clarence Spears for five seasons from 1925 to 1929.[1] In those five seasons, the Gophers won 28 games, lost nine and tied three.[1] In the Big Ten, they won 13 games, lost seven and tied two.[2] Six players were named All-Americans under Coach Spears.[3] Fifteen players were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
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1925
1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Conference Big Ten Conference 1925 record 5-2-1 (1-1-1 Big Ten) Head coach Clarence Spears Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons « 1924 1926 » 1925 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Michigan † 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 † – Conference champion
The 1925 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach Clarence Spears.[2] The Golden Gophers won five games, lost two and tied one.[2] Total attendance for the season was 193,707, which averaged out to 27,672 per game.[5] The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame.[5]Guard Len Walsh was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result 10/03/1925 North Dakota* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 25-6 20,000 10/10/1925 Grinnell* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 34-6 18,000 10/17/1925 Wabash* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 32-6 18,000 10/24/1925 Notre Dame* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 7-19 52,000 10/31/1925 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN T 12-12 40,000 11/07/1925 Butler* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 33-7 20,000 11/14/1925 Iowa 
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 33-0 45,000 11/21/1925 at Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0-35 47,000 *Non-conference game. Homecoming.1926
1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Conference Big Ten Conference 1926 record 5-3 (2-2 Big Ten) Head coach Clarence Spears Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons « 1925 1927 » 1926 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #3 Michigan § 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 #10T Northwestern § 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 #7 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 #10T Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1926 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach Clarence Spears.[2] The Golden Gophers won five games and lost three.[2] Total attendance for the season was 156,032, which averaged out to 31,206 per game.[5] The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.[5]Fullback Herb Joesting was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.[3] Joestring, Tackle Mitchell Gary, guard Harold Hanson and end Roger Wheeler were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result 10/02/1926 North Dakota* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 51-0 18,000 10/09/1926 Notre Dame* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 7-20 54,000 10/16/1926 at Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0-20 48,000 10/23/1926 Wabash* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 67-7 16,000 10/30/1926 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 16-10 42,000 11/06/1926 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA W 41-0 30,000 11/13/1926 Butler* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 81-0 8,000 11/20/1926 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6-7 58,000 *Non-conference game. Homecoming.1927
1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten co-champions Conference Big Ten Conference 1927 record 6-0-2 (3-0-1 Big Ten) Head coach Clarence Spears Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons « 1926 1928 » 1927 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #1 Illinois § 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1 #3 Minnesota § 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 2 #7 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Indiana 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Iowa 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1927 season was the Golden Gophers' third under head coach Clarence Spears.[2] The Golden Gophers won six games and tied two.[2] The Gophers shared the Big Ten title, the ninth in school history. Total attendance for the season was 166,848, which averaged to 23,126.[5] The season high for attendance was against Wisconsin.[5]Fullback Herb Joesting and guard Harold Hanson were named All-American status by the Associated Press.[3] Joesting, Hanson, quarterback Harold "Shorty" Almquist, tackle Mitchell Gary and end Kenneth Haycraft were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result 10/01/1927 North Dakota* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 57-10 22,000 10/08/1927 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 40-0 35,000 10/15/1927 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN T 14-14 21,000 10/22/1927 Iowa Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 38-0 52,000 10/29/1927 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 13-7 56,000 11/05/1927 at Notre Dame* Cartier Field • Notre Dame, IN T 7-7 26,000 11/12/1927 Drake* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 27-6 20,000 11/19/1927 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 13-7 84,243 *Non-conference game. Homecoming.1928
1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Conference Big Ten Conference 1928 record 6-2 (4-2 Big Ten) Head coach Clarence Spears Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons « 1927 1929 » 1928 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #7 Illinois † 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 #4T Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 #6T Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ohio State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1928 season was the Golden Gophers' fourth under head coach Clarence Spears.[2] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost two.[2] Total attendance for the season was 146,185, which averaged to 29,237.[5] The season high for attendance was against Chicago.[5]Guard George Gibson and end Kenneth Haycraft were named All-Americans by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.[3] Gibson, Haycraft and quarterback Fred Hovde were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result 10/06/1928 Creighton* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 40-0 20,000 10/13/1928 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 15-0 25,000 10/20/1928 Chicago Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 33-7 58,000 10/27/1928 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 6-7 30,000 11/03/1928 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 9-10 45,000 11/10/1928 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 21-12 25,000 11/17/1928 Haskell* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 52-0 20,000 11/24/1928 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 6-0 10,000 *Non-conference game. Homecoming.1929
1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Conference Big Ten Conference 1929 record 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten) Head coach Clarence Spears Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons « 1928 1930 » 1929 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #2 Purdue † 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 #5 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Michigan 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Chicago 1 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1929 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth under head coach Clarence Spears.[2] The Golden Gophers won six games and lost two.[2] Total attendance for the season was 204,083, which averaged to 34,014.[5] The season high for attendance was against Michigan.[5]Bronko Nagurski was named an All-American at fullback and tackle by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.[3] Nagurski and end Robert Tanner were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result 10/05/1929 Coe* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 39-0 25,000 10/12/1929 Vanderbilt Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 15-6 25,000 10/19/1929 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 26-14 40,000 10/26/1929 Ripon* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 54-0 27,000 11/02/1929 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 7-9 30,000 11/09/1929 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 7-9 36,000 11/16/1929 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6-7 58,160 11/23/1929 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 13-12 58,000 *Non-conference game. Homecoming.References
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 197, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ^ a b c d e Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 179, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ^ a b c d e f Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 180, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 160, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
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