1972 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1972 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn King
CaptainBob Morgan
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Purdue 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 304 to 185.[1]

Fullback John King received the team's Most Valuable Player award. King was also named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive back Tim Alderson was named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Doug Kingsriter was named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance for the season was 221,553, which averaged to 36,925. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Indiana
L 23–2735,783[4]
September 23No. 3 Colorado*
L 6–3842,703[5]
September 30at No. 7 Nebraska*
L 0–4976,217[6]
October 7Kansas*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 28–3431,595[7]
October 14Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 3–2837,287[8]
October 21Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 43–1444,196[9]
October 28at No. 5 Michigan
L 0–4284,190[10]
November 4at No. 5 Ohio State
L 19–2786,439[11]
November 11Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 35–2932,771[12]
November 18Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 14–1033,001[13]
November 25at Wisconsin
W 14–660,746[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Roster

1972 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 72 Matt Herkenhoff Jr
TE 83 Doug Kingsriter Sr
OT 71 Dave Simonson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Doug Beaudoin Fr
LB 33 Tom MacLeod Sr
DE 97 Steve Neils Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1972 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. ^ "Comeback Hoosiers nudge Gophers in Big 10 football opener, 27–23". The Kokomo Tribune. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gophers Buffaloed 38–6". Chicago Tribune. September 24, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cornhuskers romp". Rapid City Journal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jayhawks hold off winless Gophers". Morning Pioneer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boilers bounce Gophers". Evansville Courier & Press. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gophers win first of year". The South Bend Tribune. October 22, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 29, 1972). "It's a Laugher! Wolverines Rout Gophers, 42–0". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buckeyes seize 27–19 win". The Lima News. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "King spurs Gopher victory". The Journal Times. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Goal line stand help Gophers nudge Spartans". Grand Forks Herald. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Morgan's 2 touchdowns spark Gopher win". Argus-Leader. November 26, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Minnesota)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
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