1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1939 record | 3-4-1 (2-3-1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bernie Bierman (8th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Single wing |
| MVP | Harold Van Every |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Ohio State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3-4-1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 154 to 82.[1]
Tackle Win Pederson was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Halfback Harold Van Every was awarded the Team MVP Award.[3]
Total attendance for the season was 229,954, which averaged to 45,991. The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 30 | Arizona* | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 62–0 | 42,875 | |||||
| October 7 | at Nebraska* | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L 0–6 | 33,000 | |||||
| October 14 | Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | T 13–13 | 35,000 | |||||
| October 21 | No. 10 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 23–20 | 55,000 | |||||
| November 4 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 7–14 | 53,200 | |||||
| November 11 | at No. 10 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 20–7 | 66,572 | |||||
| November 18 | at Iowa | No. 20 | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 13–9 | 60,100 | ||||
| November 25 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 23-6 | 40,000 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Game notes
Michigan
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On November 11, 1939, Minnesota defeated Michigan by a 20 to 7 score. The game was the 30th between the programs, with Minnesota having won the previous five games under head coach Bernie Bierman.[5] Minnesota jumped to a 20 to 0 lead with touchdowns in the first, third and fourth quarters. Minnesota's touchdown in the third quarter came on a 59-yard run by halfback George Franck. In the fourth quarter, Michigan finally scored on touchdown pass from Tom Harmon to Paul Kromer. Harmon kicked for the PAT.[6][7]
Michigan's starting lineup against Minnesota was Joe Rogers (left end), Roland Savilla (left tackle), Ralph Fritz (left guard), Archie Kodros (center), Milo Sukup (right guard), William Smith (right tackle), John Nicholson (right end), Ingalls (quarterback), Paul Kromer (left halfback), Harmon (right halfback), and Bob Westfall (fullback).[6]
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
- ↑ "Michigan vs. Minnesota". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Minnesota Triumphs and Drops Michigan Out of Running for Big Ten Title: 64,945 See Gophers Spring Upset, 20-7". The New York Times. November 12, 1939.
- ↑ Wilfrid Smith (November 12, 1939). "Gophers Rout Michigan on Power, 20-7". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.