The 1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1900 Western Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–0–2 record (3–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the conference, shut out nine of their twelve opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 23.[1] The hiring of Dr. Henry L. Williams for the 1900 season marked the first time the program was led by a full-time, salaried coach.[2]
1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 10–0–2 (3–0–1 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | L. A. "Bert" Page Jr. |
Home stadium | Northrop Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Minneapolis Central High* | T 0–0 | |||
September 22 | St. Paul Central High* |
| W 26–0 | ||
September 26 | Macalester* |
| W 66–0 | ||
September 29 | Carleton* |
| W 44–0 | ||
October 6 | Iowa State* |
| W 27–0 | ||
October 13 | Chicago |
| T 6–6 | ||
October 20 | Grinnell* |
| W 26–0 | ||
October 27 | North Dakota* |
| W 34–0 | ||
November 3 | Wisconsin |
| W 6–5 | ||
November 10 | Illinois |
| W 23–0 | ||
November 17 | Northwestern |
| W 21–0 | 2,500 | [3] |
November 29 | at Nebraska* |
| W 20–12 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota (1981). Ralph Turtinen (ed.). 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts. p. 15.
- ^ "Victory: Clever Gophers Wrest an Easy Game From the Evanston Visitors". The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis). November 18, 1900. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.