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 StadiumMinneapolis, MN W 34-0   34,246
10/06/1945 at Nebraska* Memorial StadiumLincoln, 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 StadiumAnn 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 StadiumIowa City, IA L 19-20   13,880
11/24/1945 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 12-26   34,800
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Game notes

Michigan

Week 7: Minnesota at Michigan
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 000 0
Michigan 7 0019 26

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

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