1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Liberty Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Gutekunst (1st season);
Captains	Mark Dusbabek; Ray Hitchcock; Norries Wilson;
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first full year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 316 to 261.^[1] The team went to a second straight bowl game for the second time in school history (the first being the 1961 and 1962 Rose Bowls).^[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Record6–6 (5–3 Big Ten)

Headcoach

John Gutekunst (1st season)

Captains

Mark Dusbabek
Ray Hitchcock
Norries Wilson

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1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Freshman tailback Darrell Thompson was named the Big Ten's freshman of the year.^[3] Thompson and kicker Chip Lohmiller were named All-Big Ten first team.^[3] Center Ray Hitchcock, Safety Larry Joyner and offensive linemen Jim Hobbins and Troy Wolkow were named All-Big Ten second team.^[3] Offensive lineman Paul Anderson, punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Jim Hobbins were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[4]

Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.^[5] Linebacker Mark Dusbabek was awarded the Carl Eller Award.^[5] Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.^[5] Offensive tackle Anthony Burke was awarded the Butch Nash Award.^[5] Offensive tackle Norries Wilson was awarded the Paul Giel Award.^[5]

Total attendance for the season was 335,150, which averaged out to 55,858 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.^[6]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	7:00 pm	Bowling Green*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 31–7	51,317	^[7]
September 20	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 0–63	75,463	^[8]
September 27	7:00 pm	Pacific (CA)*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 20–24	50,270	^[9]
October 4	1:10 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 36–9	63,067	^[10]
October 11	7:00 pm	Northwestern	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 44–23	58,177	^[11]
October 18	11:30 am	Indiana	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 19–17	52,960	^[12]
October 25	11:50 am	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	WTBS	L 0–33	89,936	^[13]
November 1	7:00 pm	Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 23–52	57,408	^[14]
November 8	1:05 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		W 27–20	65,164	^[15]
November 15	12:00 pm	at No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	PASS	W 20–17	104,864	^[16]
November 22	6:00 pm	Iowa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	WTBS	L 27–30	65,018	^[17]
December 29	7:00 pm	vs. Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	L 14–21	51,357	^[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	0	0
• #1 Sooners	14	21	14	14	63


Q2	WIS	Gregoire 34 yard field goal	WIS 3–0

Q2	MINN	Penn 2 yard run (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 7–3

Q2	WIS	Artley 3 yard run (Gregoire kick)	WIS 10–7

Q2	MINN	Carter 27 yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 14–10

Q2	MINN	Lohmiller 27 yard field goal	MINN 17–10

Q3	WIS	Gregoire 28 yard field goal	MINN 17–13

Q3	MINN	Penn 64 yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 24–13

Q3	MINN	Lohmiller 43 yard field goal	MINN 27–13

Q3	WIS	Hartlieb 13 yard pass from Keyes (Gregoire kick)	MINN 27–20


2	MINN	Anderson 15 yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 7–0

2	MICH	Gillette 35 yard field goal	MINN 7–3

2	MICH	Witcher 8 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 10–7

3	MINN	Foggie 5 yard run (Lohmilller kick)	MINN 14–10

3	MINN	Lohmiller 25 yard field goal	MINN 17–10

4	MICH	White 1 yard run (Gillette kick)	Tie 17–17

4	MINN	Lohmiller 30 yard field goal	MINN 20–17

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	0	0	13	17	30
Golden Gophers	7	10	7	3	27

1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

At Ohio State

At Wisconsin

At Michigan

Iowa

Vs. Tennessee (Liberty Bowl)

Personnel

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Q1		MINN	Goetz 6-yard run (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 7–0

Q2		MINN	D. Thompson 8-yard run (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 14–0

Q2		MINN	Lohmiller 62-yard field goal	MINN 17–0

Q3		IOWA	Houghtlin 49-yard field goal	MINN 17–3

Q3		IOWA	Marciano 89-yard punt return (Houghtlin kick)	MINN 17–10

Q3		MINN	Foggie 23-yard run (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 24–10

Q3		IOWA	Houghtlin 38-yard field goal	MINN 24–13

Q4		IOWA	Flagg 1-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)	MINN 24–20

Q4		IOWA	Bayless 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 27–24

Q4		MINN	Lohmiller 49-yard field goal	Tie 27–27

Q4	0:01	IOWA	Houghtlin 37-yard field goal	IOWA 30–27

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Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Gophers	0	17	10	0	27
Badgers	0	10	10	0	20

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Gophers	0	7	10	3	20
#2 Wolverines	0	10	0	7	17