1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth 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 281 to 224.[1]
| 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1990 record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Gadd (1st season) |
| Captain | Frank Jackson, Mike Sunvold |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Michigan State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Illinois + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Iowa + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Chris Thome was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Offensive tackle Mike Sunvold and defensive back Sean Lumpkin were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]
Mike Sunvold was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[4] Quarterback Marquel Fleetwood was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Cornerback Kenneth Sebree was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Cornerback Frank Jackson was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Running back Jim King was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 243,511, which averaged out to 40,585 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Iowa.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Utah* | L 29–35 | 32,229 | |
| September 15 | 1:30 pm | Iowa State* |
| W 20–16 | 37,108 |
| September 22 | 1:30 pm | at No. 8 Nebraska* | L 0–56 | 76,354 | |
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | at Purdue | W 19–7 | 34,123 | |
| October 13 | 1:30 pm | Northwestern |
| W 35–25 | 32,522 |
| October 20 | 1:30 pm | No. 20 Indiana |
| W 12–0 | 38,227 |
| October 27 | 12:30 pm | at Ohio State | L 23–52 | 83,945 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Wisconsin | W 21–3 | 51,189 | |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | No. 24 Michigan State |
| L 16–28 | 38,731 |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 16 Michigan | L 18–35 | 102,112 | |
| November 24 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 Iowa |
| W 31–24 | 64,694 |
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References
- "1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160