1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Liberty Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1986 record	6–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Gutekunst (1st year)
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

1986 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#7 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1986 college football season. In their first full year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6-6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 316 to 261.^[1] The team went to a second straight bowl game for the second time in school history (the first being the 1961 and 1962 Rose Bowls).^[2]

Freshman tailback Darrell Thompson was named the Big Ten's freshman of the year.^[3] Thompson and kicker Chip Lohmiller were named All-Big Ten first team.^[3] Center Ray Hitchcock, Safety Larry Joyner and offensive linemen Jim Hobbins and Troy Wolkow were named All-Big Ten second team.^[3] Offensive lineman Paul Anderson, punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Jim Hobbins were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[4]

Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.^[5] Linebacker Mark Dusbabek was awarded the Carl Eller Award.^[5] Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.^[5] Offensive tackle Anthony Burke was awarded the Butch Nash Award.^[5] Offensive tackle Norries Wilson was awarded the Paul Giel Award.^[5]

Total attendance for the season was 335,150, which averaged out to 55,858 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	7:00 PM	Bowling Green*	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 31–7	51,317
September 20	1:30 PM	at #1 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 0–63	75,463
September 27	7:00 PM	Pacific*	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		L 20–24	50,270
October 4	1:10 PM	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 36–9	55,177
October 11	7:00 PM	Northwestern	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 44–23	55,177
October 18	11:30 AM	Indiana	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 19–17	52,960
October 25	11:50 AM	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	WTBS	L 0–33	89,936
November 1	7:00 PM	Michigan State	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		L 23–52	57,408
November 8	1:05 PM	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)		W 27–20	65,018
November 15	12:00 PM	at #2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	CBS	W 20–17	104,864
November 22	6:00 PM	Iowa	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	WTBS	L 27–30	65,018
December 29	7:00 PM	vs. Tennessee*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	L 14–21	51,327
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Minnesota	0	17	10	0	27
Wisconsin	0	10	10	0	20

Date: November 8
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game attendance: 65,018

Scoring summary

Q2	WIS	Gregoire 34 yard field goal	WIS 3–0

Q2	MINN	Penn 2 yard run (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 7–3

Q2	WIS	Artley 3 yard run (Gregoire kick)	WIS 10–7

Q2	MINN	Carter 27 yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 14–10

Q2	MINN	Lohmiller 27 yard field goal	MINN 17–10

Q3	WIS	Gregoire 28 yard field goal	MINN 17–13

Q3	MINN	Penn 64 yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 24–13

Q3	MINN	Lohmiller 43 yard field goal	MINN 27–13

Q3	WIS	Hartlieb 13 yard pass from Keyes (Gregoire kick)	MINN 27–20

MINN: Thompson 26 Rush, 117 Yds

^[7]

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Minnesota	0	7	10	3	20
Michigan	0	10	0	7	17

Date: November 15
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Scoring summary

Q2	MINN	Anderson 15 yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 7–0

Q2	MICH	Gillette 35 yard field goal	MINN 7–3

Q2	MICH	Witcher 8 yard run (Gillette kick)	MICH 10–7

Q3	MINN	Foggie 5 yard run (Lohmilller kick)	MINN 14–10

Q3	MINN	Lohmiller 25 yard field goal	MINN 17–10

Q4	MICH	White 1 yard run (Gillette kick)	Tie 17–17

Q4	MINN	Lohmiller 30 yard field goal	MINN 20–17

^[8]

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 190.
1 2 3 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
1 2 3 4 5 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Nov 9.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Nov 16.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) 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

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