1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Clarence Spears, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 182 to 36.[1]

1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1928 record6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coachClarence Spears (4th season)
CaptainGeorge Gibson
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Illinois $ 4 1 0  7 1 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1  7 1 1
Minnesota 4 2 0  6 2 0
Iowa 3 2 0  6 2 0
Ohio State 3 2 0  5 2 1
Purdue 2 2 1  5 2 1
Northwestern 2 3 0  5 3 0
Michigan 2 3 0  3 4 1
Indiana 2 4 0  4 4 0
Chicago 0 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Guard George Gibson and end Ken Haycraft were named All-Americans by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.[2] Gibson, Haycraft and quarterback Fred Hovde were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]

Total attendance for the season was 146,185, which averaged to 29,237. The season high for attendance was against Chicago.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 6Creighton*W 40–020,000
October 13Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 15–025,000
October 20Chicago
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 33–758,000
October 27at IowaL 6–730,000
November 3at Northwestern
L 9–1045,000
November 10Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 21–1225,000
November 17Haskell*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 52–020,000
November 24at WisconsinW 6–010,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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References

  1. "1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
  3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  4. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
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