MINNESOTA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (6)
All Time Football Record: 627-440-44 (.584)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (16)
1900 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1903 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1904 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1906 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1909 Big Ten Conference Champions
1910 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1911 Big Ten Conference Champions
1915 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1934 Big Ten Conference Champions
1935 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1937 Big Ten Conference Champions
1938 Big Ten Conference Champions
1940 Big Ten Conference Champions
1941 Big Ten Conference Champions
1960 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1967 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1882-1895: Independent
1896-Current: Big Ten Conference

No Team: 1884-1885

OTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTIONS


1904 - Record: 13-0
Libby
BOWL GAMES (5-7)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2006 Insight Texas Tech L 41-44
2005 Music City Virginia L 31-34
2004 Music City Alabama W 20-16
2003 Sun Oregon W 31-30
2002 Music City Arkansas W 29-14
2000 MicronPC.com North Carolina State L 30-38
1999 Sun Oregon L 20-24
1986 Liberty Tennessee L 14-21
1985 Independence Clemson W 20-13
1977 Hall Of Fame Maryland L 7-17
1961 Rose UCLA W 21-3
1960 Rose Washington L 7-17
COACHES
COACH
YEARS
#YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
No Coach
1882
1
2
1
1
0
.500
Thomas Peebles
1883
1
3
1
2
0
.333
Frederick S. Jones
1886-1889
4
10
6
4
0
.600
Tom Eck
1890
1
7
5
1
1
.786
Ed "Dad" Moulton
1891
1
5
3
1
1
.700
No Coach
1892
1
5
5
0
0
1.000
Wallie Winter
1893
1
6
6
0
0
1.000
Tom Cochrane
1894
1
4
3
1
0
.750
Walt "Pudge" Heffelfinger
1895
1
10
7
3
0
.700
Alexander Jerrems
1896-1897
2
18
12
6
0
.667
Jack Minds
1898
1
9
4
5
0
.444
John Harrison & William C.
1899
1
11
6
3
2
.636
Henry "Doc" Williams
1900-1921
22
180
136
33
11
.786
William Spaulding
1922-1924
3
22
11
7
4
.591
Clarence W. Spears
1925-1929
5
40
28
9
3
.738
Herbert "Fritz" Crisler
1930-1931
2
18
10
7
1
.583
Bernie Bierman
1932-1941, 1945-1950
16
134
93
35
6
.716
George Hauser
1942-1944
3
27
15
11
1
.574
Wes Fesler
1951-1953
3
27
10
13
4
.444
Murray Warmath
1954-1971
18
172
87
78
7
.526
Cal Stoll
1972-1978
7
78
39
39
0
.500
Joe Salem
1979-1983
5
55
19
35
1
.355
Lou Holtz
1984-1985
1.9
22
10
12
0
.455
John Gutekunst
1986-1991
6.1
68
29
37
2
.441
Jim Wacker
1992-1996
5
55
16
39
0
.291
Glen Mason
1997-2006
10
121
64
57
0
.529
*Lou Holtz coached the first 11 games in 1985 (6-5 in 1985)
*John Gutekunst coached game 12 in 1985 (1-0 in 1985)
Total (25 coaches)
124
1111
627
440
44
.584
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2006 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Bryan Cupito
7,446 (2003-06)		 Bryan Cupito
2,819 (2006)		 Tim Schade
478 (Penn State 1993)
RUSHING Darrell Thompson
4,654 (1986-89)		 Laurence Maroney
1,464 (2005)		 Chris Darkins
294 (Purdue 1995)
RECEIVING YARDS Ron Johnson
2,989 (1998-2001)		 Ron Johnson
1,125 (2000)		 Ryan Thelwell
228 (Ball State 1996)
RECEPTIONS Ron Johnson
198 (1998-2001)		 Tutu Atwell
62 (1996)		 Aaron Osterman
13 (Michigan 1994)
SCORING Dan Nystrom
367 (1999-2002)		 Gary Russell
114 (2005)		 Omar Douglas
30 (Purdue 1993)
INTERCEPTIONS Jeff Wright
12 (1968-70)
Sean Lumpkin
12 (1988-91)		 Harold Van Every
8 (1939)		  
TACKLES Tyrone Carter
528 (1996-99)		 Bill Light
172 (1970)		  
SACKS Karon Riley
29 (1999-2000)		 Lamanzer Williams
18.5 (1997)