Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Fritz Crisler

The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by Fritz Crisler for two seasons from 1930 to 1931.^[1] In those two seasons, the Gophers won 10 games, lost seven and tied one.^[1] In the Big Ten, they won four games and lost five.^[2] Biggie Munn was named an All-American under Crisler.^[3] Munn was also awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the only player under Crisler to win the award.^[4] Three players were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

1930

1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1930 record	3-4-1 (1-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Wes Fesler
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1929 1931 »

1930 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Michigan §	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
#4 Northwestern §	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	2
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach Fritz Crisler.^[2] The Golden Gophers won three games, lost four and tied one.^[2] Total attendance for the season was 167,728, which averaged to 27,955.^[5] The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.^[5]

Guard Biggie Munn was named All-Big Ten.^[4]

Biggie Munn was awarded the Team MVP Award.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
09/27/1930	South Dakota State*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 48-0	20,000
10/04/1930	Vanderbilt*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 7-33	20,000
10/11/1930	Stanford*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	T 0-0	45,000
10/18/1930	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 6-0	20,000
11/01/1930	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 6-27	54,000
11/08/1930	South Dakota*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 59-0	20,000
10/15/1930	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0-7	54,944
11/22/1930	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0-14	32,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1931

1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1931 record	7-3 (3-2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fritz Crisler
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1930 1932 »

1931 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Purdue §	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Michigan §	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
#4 Northwestern §	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Iowa	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach Fritz Crisler.^[2] The Golden Gophers won seven games and lost three.^[2] Total attendance for the season was 115,631, which averaged to 23,126.^[5] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.^[5]

Guard Biggie Munn was named an All-American by the Associated Press, United Press International and Look Magazine.^[3] Munn received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player of the Big Ten.^[4] Munn and fullback Jack Manders were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Biggie Munn was awarded the Team MVP Award.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
09/26/1931	North Dakota State*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-7	15,000
09/26/1931	Ripon*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 30-0	15,000
10/03/1931	Oklahoma A&M*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-0	20,000
10/10/1931	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	L 13-7	54,787
10/24/1931	Iowa	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 34-0	25,000
10/31/1931	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-0	52,000
11/07/1931	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 14-32	42,000
11/14/1931	Cornell (IA)*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 47-7	10,000
11/21/1931	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0-6	37,251
11/28/1931	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 19-7	25,000
*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} 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 e} 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 c d} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 160, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
6. ^ ^{a b} Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 181, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400