1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Rose Bowl, Won, 21-3
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#6
1961 record	8-2 (6-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Murray Warmath (8th year)
MVP	Sandy Stephens
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1961 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8-2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 78.^[1] The team finished sixth in both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) polls.

Quarterback Sandy Stephens received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Stephens was also a consensus first-team All-American, finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, was named MVP of the 1962 Rose Bowl, and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, given to the Big Ten's most valuable player. Tackle Bobby Bell was also named a first-team All-American by the FWAA, AFCA, Sporting News, and Central Press. Fullback Judge Dickson and offensive lineman Jim Wheeler were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[2]

Total attendance for the season was 366,491, which averaged to 61,081. The season high for attendance was against Purdue.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
09/30/1961	Missouri*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 6-0	58,840
10/07/1961	Oregon*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-7	50,499
10/14/1961	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 10-3	41,251
10/21/1961	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 33-0	52,247
10/28/1961	Michigan	#6	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 23-20	63,898
11/04/1961	#1 Michigan State	#5	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-0	59,941
11/11/1961	at Iowa	#5	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 16-9	60,100
11/18/1961	Purdue	#5	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 10-7	67,081
11/25/1961	Wisconsin	#3	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 23-21	66,232
01/01/1962	vs. UCLA*	#6	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	W 21-3	98,214
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160

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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