1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRay Parson
CaptainJim Carter
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4-5-1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 257 to 210.[1]

End Ray Paron received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Parson was also named All-Big Ten first team. Linebacker Noel Jenke, halfback Barry Mayer and defensive lineman Leon Trawick were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2] The team included offensive lineman, Richard Fliehr, better known as professional wrestler Ric Flair.

Total attendance at six home games was 272,449, an average of 45,417 per game. The largest crowd was against Ohio State.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Arizona State*No. 19
L 26–4850,202[4]
September 271:30 p.m.Ohio*
T 35–3541,235[5]
October 4Nebraska*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 14–4252,136[6]
October 11at Indiana
L 7–1752,804[7]
October 18No. 1 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 7–3453,016[8]
October 25Michigan
L 9–3544,028[9]
November 1at Iowa
W 35–856,413[10]
November 8Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–2141,576[11]
November 15at Michigan State
W 14–1060,011[12]
November 22Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 35–1040,458[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[14]

Roster

1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 34 Jim Carter Sr
QB 10 Craig Curry So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 27 Jeff Wright Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  4. ^ "Gophers fall by 48 to 26". Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gophers, Ohio tie, 35–35, Hagen completes 15 of 25". The Eau Claire Leader. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cornhuskers eradicate Gophers, 42–14". The Odessa American. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "I.U. beats Minnesota with Gopher-style attack". The South Bend Tribune. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fumbling Gophers fall". Grand Forks Herald. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 26, 1969). "M Wins 'Must' Game: Taylor Rips Gophers, 35–9". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gophers tally biggest edge over Iowa in 20 years, 35–8". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gophers defeat Wildcats on Ernie Cook's touchdown". Argus-Leader. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gophers hold; Spartans' bid intercepted". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gophers slug UW". The Duluth News Tribune. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Minnesota)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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