1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1989 record	6–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Gutekunst (4th year)
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1989 college football season. In their fourth 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 283 to 263.^[1]

Kicker Brent Berglund, offensive lineman Dan Liimata, tailback Darrell Thompson and defensive tackle Mike Sunvold were named All-Big Ten second team.^[2] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.^[3] Running back Pat Cummings, punter Brent Herbel, offensive lineman Dan Liimatta, offensive lineman Jon Melander, quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[3]

Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.^[4] Linebacker Eddie Miles was awarded the Carl Eller Award.^[4] Brent Berglund was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.^[4] Dan Liimatta was awarded the Butch Nash Award.^[4] Jon Melander was awarded the Paul Giel Award.^[4]

Total attendance for the season was 237,552, which averaged out to 39,592 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Nebraska.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:00 PM	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 30–20	45,410
September 23	5:00 PM	#3 Nebraska*	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		L 0–48	58,368
September 30	1:30 PM	Indiana State*	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 34–14	34,280
October 7	1:30 PM	Purdue	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 35–15	36,621
October 14	1:00 PM	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 20–18	26,849
October 21	1:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 18–28	51,069
October 28	2:30 PM	Ohio State	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ABC	L 37–41	33,945
November 4	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)		W 24–22	39,325
November 11	12:00 PM	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 7–21	73,259
November 18	11:30 AM	Michigan	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	L 15–49	35,013
November 25	1:05 PM	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 43–7	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.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
1 2 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

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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