1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Conference| Western Conference
Record| 4–3 (2–2 Western)
Head coach|

* Henry L. Williams (13th season)

Captain| Paul Tobin
Home stadium| Northrop Field

Seasons

<- 1911

1913 ->

1912 Western Conference football standings

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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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1912 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 87 to 38.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| South Dakota*| Minneapolis, MN| L 0–10| 3,500| [2]
October 5| Iowa State*|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| W 5–0| 4,000|
October 19| Nebraska*|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| W 13–0| 10,000|
October 26| Iowa|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| W 56–7| 6,000|
November 2| Illinois|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| W 13–0| 9,000| [3]
November 16| Wisconsin|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| L 0–14| 20,000|
November 23| at Chicago|

* Marshall Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 0–7| 15,000|

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. ^ McDermott, Joe (September 29, 1912). "Minnesota Sustains a 10 to 0 Defeat at the Hands of South Dakota in First Game of the Year on Northrop Field
Result Not Surprising to Those Familiar With Gopher Conditions". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Gophers Blank Illinois, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1912. p. III-1 - via Newspapers.com.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues|

* Athletic Park (1892–1898)
* University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898)
* Northrop Field (1899–1923)
* Memorial Stadium (1924–1981)
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008)
* Huntington Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Iowa
* Michigan: Little Brown Jug
* Nebraska
* Penn State: Governor's Victory Bell
* Wisconsin

Culture & lore|

* Goldy Gopher
* Marching band
* Spirit squad
* "Minnesota Rouser"
* "Minnesota March"
* "Go Gopher Victory"
* "Minnesota Fight"
* "Our Minnesota"
* "Hail! Minnesota"
* "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
* Minnesota shift
* T formation
* Smith of Minnesota

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