1893 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1893 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1893 college football season. It was the only season under head coach Wallace Winter and it featured the second season of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest. Minnesota plowed undefeated through its schedule to set up an end-of-season matchup with Wisconsin for the league title. The game was a rout and the teams agreed to stop the game early after Minnesota took a 40–0 lead. Due to financial difficulties, the league disbanded after the 1893 season.[1]:23
| 1893 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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IAANW champion | |
| Conference | Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest |
| 1893 record | 6–0 (3–0 IAANW) |
| Head coach | Wallace Winter (1st season) |
| Captain | James E. Madigan |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 14 | Kansas* | Minneapolis, MN | W 12–6 |
| October 21 | Grinnell* | Minneapolis, MN | W 36–6 |
| October 24 | at Hamline* | St. Paul, MN | W 10–6 |
| October 28 | at Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) | W 34–20 |
| October 30 | at Northwestern | Evanston, IL | W 16–0 |
| November 11 | Wisconsin | Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) | W 40–0 |
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Game summaries
Wisconsin
On November 11, 1893, Minnesota finished its season with a 40 to 0 victory over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. Left halfback Pillsbury scored four touchdowns, and right halfback Adams scored three.[2]
Roster
- Center, James E. Madigan (captain)
- Guards, Everhart P. Harding (right guard); Augustus T. Larson (left guard)
- Tackles, Constant Larson (left tackle); William C. Muir (right tackle)
- Ends, Edgar C. Bisbee (right end); William F. Dalrymple (left end)
- Quarterback, Charles H. Van Campen
- Halfbacks, Walter N. Southworth (right half); George K. Belden (left half)
- Fullback, Henry C. Cutler
- Substitutes, Charles Adams, Ralph K. Keene, George A. Finlayson, Mason W. Spicer, W. Oakley Stout, Willis J. Walker, J. LeMoyne Danner Jr.
- Coach, Wallie Winter.[1]:40
References
- The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
- "Minnesota Is Again Champion: Wisconsin Unable to Do Anything Against Cracks". Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1893. p. 7.