1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 264.[1]
| 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1979 record | 4–6–1 (3–5–1 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Shanahan (1st season) |
| MVP | Mark Carlson |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Purdue | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Mark Carlson received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Free safety Keith Edwards was awarded the Defensive MVP Award. Split End Elmer Bailey was named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive lineman Alan Blanshan and offensive lineman Bill Humphries were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 241,942, which averaged to 40,323. The season high for attendance was against Purdue.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | Ohio* | W 24–10 | 33,435 | |
| September 15 | No. 15 Ohio State |
| L 17–21 | 43,515 |
| September 22 | at No. 1 USC* | L 14–48 | 61,966 | |
| September 29 | Northwestern |
| W 38–8 | 33,998 |
| October 6 | No. 12 Purdue |
| W 31–14 | 47,281 |
| October 13 | at No. 11 Michigan | L 21–31 | 104,677 | |
| October 20 | at Iowa | W 24–7 | 60,050 | |
| October 27 | Illinois |
| T 17–17 | 46,449 |
| November 3 | at Indiana | L 24–42 | 35,591 | |
| November 10 | at Michigan State | L 17–31 | 75,131 | |
| November 17 | Wisconsin |
| L 37–42 | 37,274 |
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Roster
| 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
52 Schwen, Darell OG 6-4 229 Sr. Great Falls, Mont.
15 Simmons, Terry WR 6-2 192 Sr
31 Stroup, Bob FB 6-0 217 Fr. Fargo, N.D.
27 Thomas, Virgil WR 6-0 198 Fr. Detroit, Mich.
48 Thompson, Jeff FB 6-2 212 Sr. Bloomington, Minn.
75 Thomton, Terry OT 6-2 249 Fr. Fridley, Minn.
53 Tobin, Steve OC 6-5 258 Sr
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Defense
70 Cunningham, Steve DE 6-6 245 Sr
98 Davis, Anthony DE 6-1 222 Fr. Detroit, Mich.
25 Davis, Howard CB 5-11 173 Fr. Detroit, Mich.
91 Denney, Jeff DT 6-2 226 Fr
56 Johnson, Jack LB 6-2 227 Sr. Minnetonka, Minn.
94 Kellen, Kevin DT 6-6 255 Fr. Grand Rapids, Minn.
92 Kuduk, John DT 6-2 226 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn.
35 Laliberte, Mark LB 6-2 221 Fr
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Special teams
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Elmer Bailey | Wide receiver | 4 | 100 | Miami Dolphins |
| Greg Murtha | Tackle | 6 | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- "1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
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