Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Bernie Bierman

Bernie Bierman was the head football coach at the University of Minnesota for 16 seasons, from 1932 through 1941 and then again from 1945 to 1950.[1] The team had a 93-35-6 overall record.[1] In the Big Ten, the Golden Gophers had a 57-28-6 record and won six conference championships.[2] The team won national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941.[3] Twenty-one players were awarded All-American status.[4] Thirty-six players were named All-Big Ten first team.[5]

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References

Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 195
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 197–198
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 167–169
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180

1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football—AP national champions
Jules Alfonse Phil Belfiori Larry Buhler Robert S. Carlson Dan Elmer George Faust Warren Kilbourne John Kulbitski Lou Midler Wilbur Moore Dwight T. Reed Charles Schultz Vic Spadaccini Tuffy Thompson Andy Uram Ed Widseth Bud Wilkinson Head coach: Bernie Bierman Assistant coaches: Bert Baston Sheldon Beise Sigmund Harris George Hauser Dallas Ward

1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football—AP national champions
John Billman Bob Bjorklund George Franck Bill Garnaas Fred Vant Hull Bill Johnson Bill Kuusisto Butch Levy Ralph Lundeen Paul Mitchell Don Nolander Urban Odson Bob Paffrath Gordon Paschka Warren Plunkett Helge Pukema Bruce Smith Bob Sweiger Dick Wildung Head coach: Bernie Bierman Assistant coaches: Bert Baston Sheldon Beise Sigmund Harris George Hauser Dallas Ward

1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football—AP national champions
John Billman Bill Garnaas Butch Levy Vic Kulbitski Paul Mitchell Don Nolander Urban Odson Gordon Paschka Warren Plunkett Helge Pukema Rudy Sikich Bruce Smith Bob Sweiger Dick Wildung Head coach: Bernie Bierman Assistant coaches: Bert Baston Sheldon Beise Sigmund Harris George Hauser Dallas Ward

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 Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation Smith of Minnesota
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Annual awards
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 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

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