1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1945 record	4-5 (1-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bernie Bierman (11th year)
MVP	Bob Fitch
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1945 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Indiana $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
#6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
#12 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	2
Illinois	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1945 college football season. In their 11th non-consecutive year under head coach Bernie Bierman (Bierman was not Minnesota's coach from 1942-1944), the Golden Gophers compiled a 4-5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 177 to 55.^[1]

Tackle Bob Fitch was awarded the Team MVP Award.^[2]

Total attendance for the season was 246,931, which averaged to 41,155. The season high for attendance was against Ohio State.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
09/22/1945	Missouri*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 34-0	34,246
10/06/1945	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 61-7	25,000
10/13/1945	Fort Warren*	#5	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-0	32,465
10/20/1945	Northwestern	#5	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 30-7	55,940
10/27/1945	#12 Ohio State	#5	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 7-20	56,000
11/03/1945	at #10 Michigan	#16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0-26	84,472
11/10/1945	Indiana	#20	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 0-49	41,400
11/17/1945	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 19-20	13,880
11/24/1945	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 12-26	34,800
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

Game notes

Michigan

Week 7: Minnesota at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0
• Michigan	7	0	0	19	26

Date: November 3, 1945
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 85,132^[4]
Referee: Dr. R. W. Huegel (Marquette)

On November 3, 1945, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 26 to 0 score. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by Yerges (short run in the first quarter), fullback Jack Weisenburger (13-yard run in fourth quarter), and halfbacks Wally Teninga and Warren Bentz (12-yard pass from Don Robinson). Bob Callahan kicked two points after touchdown. Michigan gained 261 rushing yards and 131 passing yards in the game.^[4]

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
1 2 Edward Burns (November 4, 1945). "Michigan Crushes Minnesota, 26 to 0; Scores 3 Times in 4th". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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