1970 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1970 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJeff Wright
CaptainJeff Wright
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Purdue 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 17th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 237 to 180.[1]

Defensive back Jeff Wright received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Linebacker Bill Light and Wright were named All-Big Ten first team. Offensive tackle Alvin Hawes, running back Barry Mayer and safety Walt Bowser were named All-Big Ten second team. Mayer was named an Academic All-American. Mayer was also named Academic All-Big Ten.[2] The team included offensive lineman, Richard Fliehr, better known as professional wrestler Ric Flair.

Total attendance at five home games was 225,468, which averaged to 45,093. The largest crowd was against Nebraska.[3] 1970 was the first season Memorial Stadium had a Tartan Turf surface.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 10 Missouri*
L 12–3457,200[4]
September 261:32 p.m.Ohio*
W 49–739,593[5]
October 3No. 6 Nebraska*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 10–3552,287[6]
October 10Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 23–040,220[7]
October 17at No. 1 Ohio State
L 8–2886,667[8]
October 24at No. 5 Michigan
L 13–3983,496[9]
October 31Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
T 14–1451,345[10]
November 7at Northwestern
L 14–2833,437[11]
November 14Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 23–1342,834[12]
November 21at Wisconsin
L 14–3950,167[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[14]

Roster

1970 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Craig Curry Jr
OT 72 Matt Herkenhoff Fr
TE 83 Doug Kingsriter So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 33 Tom MacLeod So
DB 27 Jeff Wright Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1970 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. ^ "M.U. buries Gophers late". The Kansas City Star. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats' defenses crumble before potent Gopher attack". Argus-Leader. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nebraska topples Gophers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gophers bolster defense to blank Hoosiers 23–0". The Duluth News Tribune. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Record 86,667 see OSU win, 28–8". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Michigan goes on Fritz". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hawkeyes rally to tie Gophers". Argus-Leader. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Adamle dazzles Gophers". Grand Forks Herald. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gophers extend MSU hex, 23–13". The Indianapolis Star. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Neil Graff keys Badgers 39–14 romp over Gophers". The La Crosse Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Minnesota)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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