Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Henry L. Williams

Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Henry L. Williams
Former Gopher Bobby Marshall in 1905

Henry L. Williams was the head football coach at the University of Minnesota for 22 seasons, from 1900 through 1921.[1] The team had a 136-33-11 overall record.[1] In the Big Ten, the Golden Gophers had a 50-25-5 record and won 8 conference championships.[2] Thirteen players were awarded All-American status.[3] Thirty-one players were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Contents

1900 season

1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1900 record 10-0-2 (3-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1899 1901 »
1900 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Minnesota § 3 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 2
Iowa § 2 – 0 – 1     7 – 0 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
Michigan 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2     7 – 2 – 3
Chicago 2 – 3 – 1     9 – 5 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 2
Illinois 1 – 3 – 2     7 – 3 – 2
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions

In 1900, the University of Minnesota hired its first full-time salaried coach, Dr. Henry L. Williams.[5] The team went won 10 games, lost none and tied two.[6] The Golden Gophers won its first Big Ten championship.[7]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/15/1900 Minneapolis Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 0-0  
09/22/1900 St. Paul Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 26-0  
09/26/1900 Macalester* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 66-0  
09/29/1900 Carleton* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 44-0  
10/06/1900 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 27-0  
10/13/1900 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 6-6  
10/20/1900 Grinnell* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 26-0  
10/27/1900 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 34-0  
11/03/1900 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 6-5  
11/10/1900 Illinois Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 23-0  
11/12/1900 Northwestern Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 21-0  
11/29/1900 at Nebraska* Lincoln, NE W 20-12  
*Non-conference game.


1901 season

1901 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1901 record 9-1-1 (3-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1900 1902 »
1901 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Michigan § 4 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
Wisconsin § 2 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 1
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 1     4 – 4 – 1
Chicago 0 – 4 – 1     8 – 6 – 2
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1901 team lost only one game but finished 3rd in the Big Ten.[6] Wisconsin was the only team that scored against them all year.[8]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/21/1901 Minneapolis Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 0-0  
09/21/1901 St. Paul Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 16-0  
09/28/1901 Carleton* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 35-0  
10/05/1901 Chicago College* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 27-0  
10/12/1901 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 19-0  
10/26/1901 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 16-0  
11/04/1901 Haskell* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 28-0  
11/09/1901 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 10-0  
11/16/1901 at Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI L 0-18  
11/23/1901 at Northwestern Sheppard Field • Evanston, IL W 16-0  
11/28/1901 at Illinois Champaign, IL W 16-0  
*Non-conference game.


1902 season

1902 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1902 record 9-2-1 (3-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1901 1903 »
1902 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Michigan † 5 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
Chicago 5 – 1 – 0     14 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 1
† – Conference champion

The 1902 team finished 3rd in the Big Ten with a 3-1 record.[6] The 102 point scoring output against Grinnell marked the first 100 point output in team history.[9]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/22/1902 St. Paul Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 0-0  
09/22/1902 Minneapolis Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 28-0  
09/27/1902 Carleton* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 33-0  
10/04/1902 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 16-0  
10/07/1902 Hamline* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 59-0  
10/11/1902 Beloit* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 29-0  
10/18/1902 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-6  
10/25/1902 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA W 34-0  
11/01/1902 Grinnell* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 102-0  
11/08/1902 Illinois Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 17-5  
11/15/1902 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 11-0  
11/27/1902 at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI L 6-23  
*Non-conference game.


1903 season

1903 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten co-champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1903 record 14-0-1 (3-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1902 1904 »
1903 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Minnesota § 3 – 0 – 1     14 – 0 – 1
Michigan § 3 – 0 – 1     11 – 0 – 1
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1     12 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 0 – 2     10 – 1 – 3
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 5 – 0     8 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1903 season featured the game with Michigan that saw the creation of the Little Brown Jug, one of the best known college football trophies.[10] The game ended up in a tie,[11] and the Gophers were Big Ten co-champions with Michigan.[7]

Tackle Fred Schact was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/19/1903 Minneapolis Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 21-6  
09/19/1903 St. Paul Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 36-0  
09/23/1903 Minneapolis East High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 37-0  
09/26/1903 Carleton* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 29-0  
09/30/1903 Macalester* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 112-0  
10/03/1903 Grinnell* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 39-0  
10/07/1903 Hamline* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 65-0  
10/10/1903 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 46-0  
10/17/1903 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 75-0  
10/24/1903 Beloit* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 46-0  
10/31/1903 Michigan Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 6-6  
11/07/1903 at Lawrence* Appleton, WI W 46-0  
11/14/1903 at Illinois Champaign, IL W 32-0  
11/21/1903 at North Dakota Aggies* Fargo, ND W 11-0  
11/26/1903 at Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI W 17-0  
*Non-conference game.


1904 season

1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten co-champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1904 record 13-0-0 (3-0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1903 1905 »
1904 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Minnesota § 3 – 0 – 0     13 – 0 – 0
Michigan § 2 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0
Chicago 5 – 1 – 1     10 – 1 – 1
Illinois 3 – 1 – 1     9 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1904 team went undefeated and won a share of the Big Ten championship.[7] The 146 point victory over Grinnell represents both the largest point total and the largest margin of victory in Gopher history.[12]

End Moses Strathern was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/17/1904 Twin Cities Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 107-0  
09/24/1904 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 77-0  
09/28/1904 Shattuck* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 75-0  
10/01/1904 Carleton* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 65-0  
10/05/1904 St. Thomas* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 47-0  
10/08/1904 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 35-0  
10/15/1904 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 32-0  
10/22/1904 Grinnell* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 146-0  
10/29/1904 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 16-12  
11/05/1904 Lawrence* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 69-0  
11/12/1904 at Wisconsin Randall Field • Madison, WI W 28-0  
11/19/1904 at Northwestern Sheppard Field • Evanston, IL W 17-0  
11/24/1904 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA W 11-0  
*Non-conference game.


1905 season

1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1905 record 10-1-0 (2-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1904 1906 »
1905 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago † 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0     12 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Purdue 1 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Indiana 0 – 1 – 1     8 – 1 – 1
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 1
Illinois 0 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
† – Conference champion

The 1905 team finished second in the Big Ten, winning ten games and losing one game all year.[6]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/23/1905 Twin Cities Central High* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 74-0  
09/30/1905 Shattuck/Pillsbury Academy* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 54-0  
09/30/1905 St. Thomas* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 42-0  
10/07/1905 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 45-0  
10/14/1905 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 42-0  
10/21/1905 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 39-0  
10/28/1905 Lawrence* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 46-0  
11/04/1905 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 12-16  
11/11/1905 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 81-0  
11/18/1905 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 35-0  
11/25/1905 Northwestern Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 72-6  
*Non-conference game.


1906 season

1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten co-champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1906 record 4-1-0 (2-0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1905 1907 »
1906 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wisconsin § 3 – 0 – 0     5 – 0 – 0
Minnesota § 2 – 0 – 0     4 – 1 – 0
Michigan § 1 – 0 – 0     4 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 1 – 0
Illinois 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 3 – 1
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0     2 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 5 – 0
Illinois 0 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1906 team went undefeated in conference play, winning another Big Ten co-championship and only lost one game all season.[7]

Tackle George Case, end Bobby Marshall and guard Theodore Vita were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/27/1906 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 22-4  
11/03/1906 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 13-0  
11/10/1906 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 4-2  
11/17/1906 Carlisle* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-17  
11/24/1906 Indiana Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 8-6  
*Non-conference game.


1907 season

1907 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1907 record 2-2-1 (0-1-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1906 1908 »
1907 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago † 4 – 0 – 0     4 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1     3 – 1 – 1
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0     3 – 2 – 0
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 1 – 1     2 – 2 – 1
Indiana 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 5 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1907 team was not as successful as the teams of the previous seasons and it ended up in 5th place in the Big Ten.[6]

End Harry Capron and tackle George Case were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/12/1907 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 8-0  
10/19/1907 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 8-5  
11/02/1907 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 12-18  
11/16/1907 Carlisle* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 10-12  
11/23/1907 at Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI T 17-17  
*Non-conference game.


1908 season

1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1908 record 3-2-1 (0-2-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1907 1909 »
1908 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago † 5 – 0 – 0     5 – 0 – 1
Illinois 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0     5 – 1 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 2 – 0     3 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0     2 – 2 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1908 season was the first season in which the Minnesota football team was outscored by its season opponents.[13] The team finished with three wins, two loses and one tie.[6]

Center Orren Safford was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/03/1908 Lawrence* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 6-0  
10/10/1908 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 15-10  
10/17/1908 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 0-0  
10/31/1908 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL L 0-29  
11/07/1908 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-5  
11/21/1908 Carlisle* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 11-6  
*Non-conference game.


1909 season

1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1909 record 6-1-0 (3-0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1908 1910 »
1909 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Minnesota † 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1     4 – 1 – 2
Illinois 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1     3 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 3 – 1
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0     2 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1909 team lost only one game and won the Big Ten championship.[7]

Quarterback John McGovern was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine.[3] McGovern, center H.E. Farnam, fullback Earl Pickering, halfback Reuben Rosenwald and tackle James Walker were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/25/1909 Lawrence* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 25-0  
10/02/1909 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 41-0  
10/09/1909 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 18-0  
10/16/1909 at Nebraska* Omaha, NE W 14-0  
10/30/1909 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 20-6  
11/13/1909 at Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI W 34-6  
11/20/1909 Michigan* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 6-15  
*Non-conference game.


1910 season

1910 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten co-champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1910 record 6-1-0 (2-0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1909 1911 »
1910 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Illinois § 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota § 2 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 1 – 0
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1     1 – 2 – 2
Northwestern 1 – 2 – 1     1 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 5 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions


Much like the 1909 season, the 1910 Gophers lost only one game - the season closing match up with Michigan.[6] They also were Big Ten co-champions.[7]

Tackle James Walker was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine.[3] Fullback Lisle Johnston, quarterback John McGovern, halfback Reuben Rosenwald and tackle James Walker were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/24/1910 Lawrence* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 34-0  
10/01/1910 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 17-0  
10/08/1910 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 49-0  
10/15/1910 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 27-0  
10/29/1910 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 24-0  
11/12/1910 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 28-0  
11/19/1910 at Michigan* Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0-6  
*Non-conference game.


1911 season

1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1911 record 6-0-1 (3-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1910 1912 »
1911 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Minnesota † 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 0 – 1
Chicago 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1     3 – 3 – 1
† – Conference champion


The 1911 team went undefeated and claimed the school's third consecutive Big Ten championship.[7]

Center Clifford Morrell and halfback Reuben Rosenwald were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/30/1911 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 5-0  
10/07/1911 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 5-0  
10/21/1911 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 21-3  
10/28/1911 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 24-6  
11/04/1911 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 30-0  
11/18/1911 at Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI T 6-6  
11/25/1911 at Illinois Champaign, IL W 11-0  
*Non-conference game.


1912 season

1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1912 record 4-3-0 (2-2-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1911 1913 »
1912 Big 9 football standings
v · d · 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 team finished third in the Big Ten, winning two games and losing two games.[6]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/28/1912 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-10  
10/05/1912 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 5-0  
10/19/1912 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 13-0  
10/26/1912 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 56-7  
11/02/1912 Illinois Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 13-0  
11/16/1912 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-14  
11/23/1912 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL L 0-7  
*Non-conference game.


1913 season

1913 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1913 record 5-2-0 (2-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1912 1914 »
1913 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago † 7 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 2     4 – 1 – 2
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1     3 – 3 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1913 team finished second in the Big Ten with its only conference loss coming to Big Ten champion Chicago.[6][7]

Fullback Clark Shaughnessy and end Lorin Solon were named All-Americans by the Associated Press.[3] Shaughnessy and Solon were also named All-Big Ten.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
09/27/1913 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 14-0  
10/04/1913 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 25-0  
10/18/1913 at Nebraska* Lincoln, NE L 0-7  
10/25/1913 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 30-0  
11/01/1913 at Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI W 21-3  
11/15/1913 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 7-13  
11/22/1913 at Illinois Champaign, IL W 19-9  
*Non-conference game.


1914 season

1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1914 record 6-1-0 (3-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1913 1915 »
1914 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Illinois † 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1914 team finished second in the Big Ten with its only loss coming to conference champion Illinois.[6][7]

Lorin Solon was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[3] Solon was also named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/03/1914 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 28-6  
10/10/1914 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 26-0  
10/17/1914 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 29-7  
10/24/1914 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA W 7-0  
10/31/1914 Illinois Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 6-21  
11/14/1914 Wisconsindagger Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 14-3  
11/21/1914 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 13-7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.


1915 season

1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten co-champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1915 record 6-0-1 (3-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1914 1916 »
1915 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Minnesota § 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 0 – 1
Illinois § 3 – 0 – 2     5 – 0 – 2
Chicago 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions


The 1915 team went undefeated, with the only blemish on its record being a tie with Illinois.[6] The two teams shared the Big Ten championship.[7]

End Bert Baston, fullback Bernie Bierman and guard Merton Dunningan were named All-Americans by the Associated Press.[3] Baston was also named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine.[3] Baston, Bierman and Dunnigan were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/02/1915 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 41-0  
10/09/1915 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 34-6  
10/16/1915 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 19-0  
10/23/1915 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 51-13  
10/30/1915 at Illinois Champaign, IL T 6-6  
11/13/1915 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 20-7  
11/20/1915 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 20-3  
*Non-conference game.


1916 season

1916 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1916 record 6-1-0 (3-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1915 1917 »
1916 Big 9 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ohio State † 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1     3 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1     2 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 1     2 – 4 – 1
† – Conference champion


The 1916 team lost only one game all season, and it was a surprising loss to Illinois which cost the Gophers a share of the conference title.[14]

End Bert Baston and quarterback Shorty Long were named All-Americans by the Associated Press.[3] Baston was also named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.[3] Baston, guard Conrad Eklund tackle Frank Mayer and fullback Arnold "Pudge" Wyman were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/07/1916 South Dakota State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 41-7  
10/14/1916 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 47-7  
10/21/1916 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 81-0  
10/28/1916 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 67-0  
11/04/1916 Illinois Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 9-14  
11/18/1916 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 54-0  
11/25/1916 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 49-0  
*Non-conference game.


1917 season

1917 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1917 record 4-1-0 (3-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1916 1918 »
1917 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ohio State † 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1     5 – 2 – 1
Chicago 2 – 2 – 1     3 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 0 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1917 season was almost canceled due to the United States entering World War I, but over the summer, the decision was made to go ahead and play a reduced football schedule.[15] The team finished second in the Big Ten.[14]

Tackle George Hauser was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[3] Hauser was also named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/13/1917 South Dakota State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 64-0  
10/20/1917 Indiana Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 33-9  
11/03/1917 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 7-10  
11/17/1917 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 33-0  
11/24/1917 at Illinois Urbana, IL W 27-6  
*Non-conference game.


1918 season

1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1918 record 5-2-1 (2-1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1917 1919 »
1918 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Illinois § 4 – 0 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Michigan § 2 – 0 – 0     5 – 0 – 0
Purdue § 1 – 0 – 0     3 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 1 – 0     2 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 0 – 0     2 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 0 – 3 – 0     3 – 3 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
§ – Conference co-champions


The 1918 team ended up in fourth place in the Big Ten.[14] The conference had to suspend its normal eligibility requirements due to the large number of students who had entered the military.[16]

Fullback Norman Kingsley was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/05/1918 All-Stars* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 0-0  
10/19/1918 Overland Aviation Station* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 30-0  
10/26/1918 at St. Thomas* St. Paul, MN W 25-7  
11/02/1918 Carleton-St. Olaf* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 59-6  
11/09/1918 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 0-6  
11/16/1918 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 6-0  
11/23/1918 Municipal Pier* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 6-20  
11/30/1918 at Chicago Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 7-0  
*Non-conference game.


1919 season

1919 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1919 record 4-2-1 (3-2-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1918 1920 »
1919 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Illinois † 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 4 – 1
† – Conference champion


The 1919 team finished in fourth place in the Big Ten and beat Michigan in its first season back in the conference.[14]

Halfback Arnold Oss was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/04/1919 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 39-0  
10/11/1919 Nebraska* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN T 6-6  
10/18/1919 at Indiana Jordan Field • Bloomington, IN W 20-6  
10/25/1919 Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 6-9  
11/01/1919 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 19-7  
11/08/1919 Illinoisdagger Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 6-10  
11/22/1919 at Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI W 34-7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.


1920 season

1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1920 record 1-6-0 (0-6-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1919 1921 »
1920 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ohio State † 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 0
† – Conference champion


The 1920 season was a down year for the team. It featured the school's first ever six game losing streak[17] and it finished tied for last place in the conference.[14]

Guard Festus Tierney was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/02/1920 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 41-3  
10/09/1920 at Northwestern Northwestern Field • Evanston, IL L 0-17  
10/16/1920 Indiana Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 7-21  
10/30/1920 at Illinois Urbana, IL L 7-17  
11/06/1920 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-3  
11/13/1920 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 7-28  
11/20/1920 Michigandagger Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-3  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.


1921 season

1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1921 record 3-4-0 (2-4-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams
Seasons
« 1920 1922 »
1921 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Iowa † 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 1
Michigan 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 0
† – Conference champion


In his last season as coach for the University of Minnesota, Dr. Williams led the team to a record of three wins and four losses, resulting in a sixth place finish in the conference.[14]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/01/1921 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 19-0  
10/08/1921 Northwestern Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 28-0  
10/15/1921 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0-27  
10/22/1921 Indiana Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 6-0  
10/29/1921 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 0-35  
11/05/1921 Iowadagger Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 7-41  
11/19/1921 at Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0-38  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.


References

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  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 196–197. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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 f g h i j k l m n o Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide". pp. 180. http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 
  5. ^ Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota; Ralph Turtinen (editor) (1981). 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts. pp. 15. 
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  8. ^ The General Alumni Association; Martin Newell (editor) (1928). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota. pp. 76. 
  9. ^ General Alumni. History. pp. 80. 
  10. ^ "The Little Brown Jug - Minnesota vs. Michigan". University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=39876&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=271620. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
  11. ^ Papas Jr., Al (1990). Gopher Sketchbook. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nodin Press. pp. 16. 
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