1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
American college football season
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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 6â0â1 record (2â0â1 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]
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6â0â1 (3â0â1 Western)
Headcoach
- Henry L. Williams (12th season)
CaptainEarle T. Pickering
| 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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National champion (Billingsley) Western Conference champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 6â0â1 (3â0â1 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 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Clifford Morrell and halfback Reuben Rosenwald were named All-Big Ten first team.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Iowa State* | W 5â0 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | South Dakota* |
| W 5â0 | 3,500 | [5] |
| October 21 | Nebraska* |
| W 21â3 | 10,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | Iowa |
| W 24â6 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Chicago |
| W 30â0 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| November 18 | at Wisconsin | T 6â6 | 15,000 | [9] | ||
| November 25 | at Illinois | W 11â0 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
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