1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Chandler
CaptainBill Light
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 18th and final year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 278 to 212.[1]

Defensive end Tom Chandler received the team's Most Valuable Player award. End Doug Kingsriter was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Bob Hope. Kingsriter and linebacker Bill Light were named All-Big Ten first team. Quarterback Craig Curry, fullback Ernie Cook and offensive tackle Jack Babcock were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Bart Buetow and linebacker Ron King were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance for the season was 207,662, which averaged to 34,610. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Indiana
W 28–028,549[4][5]
September 18at No. 1 Nebraska*
L 7–3568,187[6]
September 25Washington State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 20–3132,020[7]
October 2Kansas*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 38–2030,090[8]
October 9at Purdue
L 13–2764,281[9]
October 16at Iowa
W 19–1451,488[10]
October 23No. 3 Michigan
L 7–3544,176[11]
October 30No. 10 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 12–1436,281[12]
November 6at Northwestern
L 20–4131,217[13]
November 13at Michigan State
L 25–4061,419[14]
November 20Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 23–2134,738[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[16]

Roster

1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Craig Curry Sr
OT 72 Matt Herkenhoff So
TE 83 Doug Kingsriter Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Dan Adams So
LB 33 Tom MacLeod Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1971 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. ^ Rice, Jon (September 12, 1971). "Gophers pound out 28-0 victory". Minneapolis Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ Rice, Jon (September 12, 1971). "Gopher scorecard (continued)". Minneapolis Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 6C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "No. 1 Nebraska routs Gophers 35–7". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougs snap streak". Tri-City Herald. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Curry, Gophers top KU, 38–20". The Houston Post. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Badgers prevail 35–29". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gophers rally over Iowa". Grand Forks Herald. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Taylor paces Michigan win". The Pantagraph. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jon Roe (October 31, 1971). "Ohio St. edges by Gophers". Minneapolis Tribune. pp. 1C, 4C. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wildcats run and win". Wisconsin State Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Michigan State wins as 'Flea' bites again". The Indianapolis Star. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Curry pass nips Badgers". The Grand Rapids Press. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Minnesota)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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