1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1912 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 87 to 38.[1]

1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–3 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Tobin
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
1912 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 5 –0 –07 –0 –0
Chicago 6 –1 –06 –1 –0
Purdue 2 –2 –14 –2 –1
Minnesota 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Northwestern 2 –3 –02 –3 –1
Illinois 1 –3 –13 –3 –1
Iowa 1 –3 –04 –3 –0
Indiana 0 –5 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28South Dakota*Minneapolis, MNL 0–103,500
October 5Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 5–04,000
October 19Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–010,000
October 26Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 56–76,000
November 2Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 13–09,000[2]
November 16Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 0–1420,000
November 23at Chicago
L 0–715,000
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "Gophers Blank Illinois, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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