1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
American college football season
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The 1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3â3â2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 68 to 62.[1] It was Minnesota's first season playing in Memorial Stadium.
- William H. Spaulding (3rd season)
| 1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3â3â2 (1â2â1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ted Cox |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Chicago $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 3 | 4 | â | 1 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Illinois | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Iowa | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | â | 3 | â | 2 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guard George Abramson and tackle Ted Cox were named All-Big Ten first team.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 139,772, which averaged to 23,297. The season high for attendance was against Illinois.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | North Dakota* | W 14â0 | 16,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | Haskell* |
| W 20â0 | 18,000 | |
| October 18 | at Wisconsin | T 7â7 | 25,000 | ||
| October 25 | at Iowa | L 0â13 | 30,000 | ||
| November 1 | Michigan |
| L 0â13 | 43,000â50,000 | |
| November 8 | Iowa State* |
| T 7â7 | 12,000 | |
| November 15 | Illinois |
| W 20â7 | 35,341 | [5] |
| November 22 | Vanderbilt* |
| L 0â16 | 16,000â18,500 | [6] |
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Game summaries
Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| ⢠Michigan | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 1, 1924
- Location: Memorial Stadium ⢠Minneapolis, MN
- Game attendance: 45,000
- Referee: Masker (Northwestern)
For its fifth game, Minnesota hosted Michigan in the first Big Ten Conference game played in the new horseshoe-shaped Memorial Stadium. Michigan recovered a fumble in Minnesota territory, and William Herrnstein caught a 30-yard touchdown pass to give Michigan a 6â0 lead. In the second quarter, Michigan scored again, as Ferdinand Rockwell ran around the end for a touchdown on a faked field goal attempt. Rockwell also kicked the extra point, and Michigan won the game, 13â0.[7][8]