1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1924 record 3-3-2 (1-2-1 Big Ten)
Head coach William H. Spaulding (3rd year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1924 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago $ 3 0 3     4 1 3
Illinois 3 1 1     6 1 1
Iowa 3 1 1     6 1 1
Michigan 4 2 0     6 2 0
Purdue 2 2 0     5 2 0
Minnesota 1 2 1     3 3 2
Ohio State 1 3 2     2 3 3
Indiana 1 3 0     4 4 0
Northwestern 1 3 0     4 4 0
Wisconsin 0 2 2     2 3 3
  • $ Conference champion

The 1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1924 college football season. In their third year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3-3-2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 68 to 62.[1] It was Minnesota's first season playing in Memorial Stadium.

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# Rank# Site Result
10/04/1924 North Dakota* Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN W 14-0  
10/11/1924 Haskell* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 20-0  
10/18/1924 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI T 7-7  
10/25/1924 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 0-13  
11/01/1924 Michigandagger Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0-13  
11/08/1924 Iowa State* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN T 7-7  
11/15/1924 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 20-7  
11/22/1924 Vanderbilt* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0-16  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Game notes

Michigan

Michigan at Minnesota
1 234Total
Michigan 6 700 13
Minnesota 0 000 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 6-0 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, 13-0.[4][5]

References

  1. "Minnesota Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  4. "Michigan Victor Over Minnesota: 45,000 See Wolverines Triumph at Homecoming Game in Minneapolis Stadium, 13-0". The New York Times. November 2, 1924.
  5. "Minnesota Falls Before Michigan: Wolverines Lend Discordant Note to Gopher Homecoming by 13 to 0 Defeat". Ludington Daily News (AP story). November 2, 1924.
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