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 Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-0
10/11/1924	Haskell*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 20-0
10/18/1924	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 7-7
10/25/1924	at Iowa		Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	L 0-13
11/01/1924	Michigan		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. Homecoming.

Game notes

Michigan

Michigan at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • 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 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.