1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1929 record 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Clarence Spears (5th year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1928 1930 »
1929 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Purdue $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0
Illinois 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 2 – 2     4 – 2 – 2
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 1
Michigan 1 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 6 – 1
Chicago 1 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1929 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 179 to 55.[1]

Bronko Nagurski was named an All-American at fullback and tackle by the Associated Press and Look Magazine.[2] Nagurski and end Robert Tanner were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]

Total attendance for the season was 204,083, which averaged to 34,014. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
10/05/1929 Coe* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 39-0   25,000
10/12/1929 Vanderbilt Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 15-6   25,000
10/19/1929 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 26-14   40,000
10/26/1929 Ripon* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 54-0   27,000
11/02/1929 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 7-9   30,000
11/09/1929 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 7-9   36,000
11/16/1929 Michigandagger Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6-7   58,160
11/23/1929 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 13-12   58,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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