1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1987 record | 6–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Gutekunst (2nd year) |
| Home stadium | H.H.H. Metrodome |
| 1987 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Michigan State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1987 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6-5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 257.[1] Offensive guard Troy Wilkow was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Offensive lineman Paul Anderson, quarterback Rickey Foggie, tailback Darrell Thompson, kicker Chip Lohmiller and linebacker Jon Leverenz were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Dan Liimatta were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]
Rickey Foggie was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[4] Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Jon Leverenz was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[4] Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Linebacker Brian Bonner was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Offensive tackle Dan Rechtin was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 371,809, which averaged out to 55,116 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | 7:00 PM | Northern Iowa* | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | KITN | W 24–7 | 50,120 | |||
| September 19 | 6:15 PM | California* | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | KITN | W 32–23 | 47,322 | |||
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | Central Michigan* | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 30–10 | 46,868 | ||||
| October 3 | 1:00 PM | Purdue | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 21–19 | 49,376 | ||||
| October 10 | 11:30 AM | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | RCM | W 45–33 | 22,104 | |||
| October 16 | 7:30 PM | Indiana |
Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 17–18 | 60,340 | ||||
| October 24 | 2:30 PM | at #16 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | RCM | L 9–42 | 89,801 | |||
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 17–27 | 60,143 | ||||
| November 7 | 2:30 PM | Michigan | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ABC | L 20–30 | 55,481 | |||
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | Wisconsin | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 22–19 | 64,412 | ||||
| November 21 | 1:05 PM | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) | L 20–34 | 67,700 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- 1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160