1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Western Conference co-champion
Conference	Western Conference
1900 record	10-0-2 (3-0-1 Western)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (1st year)
Home stadium	Northrop Field

1900 Big 9 football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1900 college 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 9 of their 12 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
09/15/1900	Minneapolis Central High*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	T 0-0
09/22/1900	St. Paul Central High*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 26-0
09/26/1900	Macalester*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 66-0
09/29/1900	Carleton*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 44-0
10/06/1900	Iowa State*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 27-0
10/13/1900	Chicago	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	T 6-6
10/20/1900	Grinnell*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 26-0
10/27/1900	North Dakota*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 34-0
11/03/1900	Wisconsin	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 6-5
11/10/1900	Illinois	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 23-0
11/12/1900	Northwestern	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 21-0
11/29/1900	at Nebraska*	Lincoln, NE	W 20-12
*Non-conference game.

References

1. "Minnesota Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
2. Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota (1981). Ralph Turtinen, ed. 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts. p. 15.