| 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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National champion (Billingsley) Western Conference champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 6–0–1 (3–0–1 Western) |
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| Captain | Earle T. Pickering |
| Home stadium | Northrop Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the Western Conference during the 1911 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–0–1 record (2–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), won the conference championship for the third consecutive year, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 102 to 15.[1] The team has been recognized retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report.[2]
Center Clifford Morrell and halfback Reuben Rosenwald were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Iowa State* | W 5–0 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | South Dakota* |
| W 5–0 | 3,500 | [5] |
| October 21 | Nebraska* |
| W 21–3 | 10,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | Iowa |
| W 24–6 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Chicago |
| W 30–0 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| November 18 | at Wisconsin | T 6–6 | 15,000 | [9] | ||
| November 25 | at Illinois | W 11–0 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- ^ "1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Victory by a Low Score Marks Opening of Minnesota Football Season". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis. October 1, 1911. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Minnesota Wins By 5-0 Score; South Dakota Shows Fight". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1911. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Minnesota Players Find Themselves and Defeat Nebraskans by 21 to 3". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 22, 1911. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred R. Coburn (October 29, 1911). "Slow at the Start, Minnesota Comes Strong, Beating Iowa". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred R. Coburn (November 5, 1911). "Cheering Thousands See Gophers Give Chicago a 30 to 0 Beating". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers and Gophers Divide Honors in Battle for the Western Championship". Eau Claire Sunday Leader. November 19, 1911. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Minnesota Team Wins the Western Championship: Minnesota Eleven Defeats Illinois, 11 to 0, in One of Hardest Contested Games of Year". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 26, 1911. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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