1947 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1947 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1947 record	6-3 (3-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bernie Bierman (13th year)
MVP	Larry Olsonski
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1947 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Iowa	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1947 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6-3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 127.^[1]

Guard Leo Nomellini was named All-Big Ten.^[2] Guard Larry Olsonoski was awarded the Team MVP Award.^[3]

Total attendance for the season was 289,612, which averaged to 57,922. The season high for attendance was against Purdue.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
09/27/1947	Washington*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 7-6	43,377
10/04/1947	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 28-13	34,000
10/12/1947	Northwestern	No. 17	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 37-21	59,598
10/18/1947	at Illinois	No. 13	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 13-40	56,048
10/25/1947	at No. 1 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 6-13	85,938
11/01/1947	Pittsburgh*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 29-0	55,624
11/08/1947	Purdue		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 26-21	63,659
11/15/1947	at Iowa	No. 20	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 7-13	50,000
11/22/1947	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 21-0	63,862
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

Game notes

Michigan

Week 5: Minnesota at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	6	0	0	6
• Michigan	0	7	0	6	13

Date: October 25, 1947
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 85,938

In the fifth week of the season, Minnesota a close game against Michigan by a score of 13-6. Michigan scored first on a long touchdown pass from Bob Chappuis to Bump Elliott. The final touchdown in the fourth quarter followed a 24-yard interception return by Jack Weisenburger to the Minnesota 21-yard line. Gene Derricotte scored after faking to the right and then running through a hole on the left side and into the end zone. Chappuis was held to 26 rushing yards, less than two yards per carry.^[5]

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1945-1949)". 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
↑ Walter W. Ruch (October 19, 1947). "Michigan Topples Minnesota, 13 to 6: Wolverines, Outrushed by the Gophers, Take Advantage of Breaks Before 85,000". The New York Times.

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) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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