1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1991 record	2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Gutekunst (6th year)
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

1991 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 302 to 104.^[1]

Offensive linemen Chip Brixius, defensive back Chris Cohen, wide receiver Omar Douglas, linebacker Dan LiSanti, running back Ken McClintock, defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[2]

Defensive back Sean Lumpkin was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.^[3] Tight end Patt Evans was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.^[3] Ken McClintock was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.^[3] Linebacker Joel Staats was awarded the Butch Nash Award.^[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner was awarded the Paul Giel Award.^[3]

Total attendance for the season was 218,219, which averaged out to 36,369 per game.^[4] The season high for attendance was against the San José State.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	7:00 PM	San José State*	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 26–20	47,914
September 21	1:00 PM	at No. 19 Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	KCNC	L 0–58	52,147
September 28	2:30 PM	No. 18 Pittsburgh*	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ABC	L 13–14	39,511
October 5	11:30 AM	at No. 22 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN	L 3–24	57,981
October 12	1:30 PM	Purdue	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 6–3	31,939
October 19	12:00 PM	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 12–20	75,097
October 25	7:00 PM	No. 4 Michigan	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)		L 6–52	32,577
November 2	12:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 8–34	44,095
November 9	11:30 AM	No. 19 Ohio State	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 6–35	30,145
November 16	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)		L 16–19	36,133
November 23	1:05 PM	at No. 9 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 8–23	69,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
1 2 3 4 5 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160

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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