List of Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Golden Gophers football program since the team's conception in 1882. The list documents season-by-season records, and conference records from 1896 to the present.

Seasons

National Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	Bowl game berth

Season	Conference	Season results				Bowl result	Final ranking
Season	Conference	Conference finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Bowl result	AP Poll¹	Coaches Poll²
Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons
1882	Independent	—	1	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1883	Independent	—	1	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1886	Independent	—	0	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1887	Independent	—	2	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1888	Independent	—	1	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1889	Independent	—	3	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1890	Independent	—	5	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1891	Independent	—	3	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1892	Independent	—	4	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1893	Independent	—	6	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1894	Independent	—	3	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1895	Independent	—	7	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1896	Western³	5th	8	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1897	Western	T–6th	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1898	Western	5th	4	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1899	Western	T–6th	6	3	2	—	N/A	N/A
1900	Western	T–1st	10	0	2	—	N/A	N/A
1901	Western	3rd	9	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1902	Western	3rd	9	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1903	Western	T–1st	14	0	1	—	N/A	N/A
1904	Western	T–1st	13	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1905	Western	T–2nd	10	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1906	Western	T–1st	4	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1907	Western	5th	2	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1908	Western	T–7th	3	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1909	Western	1st	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1910	Western	T–1st	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1911	Western	1st	6	0	1	—	N/A	N/A
1912	Western	4th	4	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1913	Western	T–2nd	5	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1914	Western	2nd	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1915	Western	1st	6	0	1	—	N/A	N/A
1916	Western	3rd	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1917	Western	2nd	4	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1918	Western	T–4th	5	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1919	Western	T–4th	4	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1920	Western	10th	1	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1921	Western	7th	3	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1922	Western	5th	3	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1923	Western	4th	5	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1924	Western	6th	3	3	2	—	N/A	N/A
1925	Western	7th	5	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1926	Western	T–6th	5	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1927	Western	T–1st	6	0	2	—	N/A	N/A
1928	Western	3rd	6	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1929	Western	T–3rd	6	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1930	Western	T–6th	3	4	1	—	N/A	N/A
1931	Western	5th	7	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1932	Western	6th	5	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1933	Western	T–1st	4	0	4	—	N/A	N/A
1934	Western	1st	8	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1935	Western	T–1st	8	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1936	Western	T–2nd	7	1	0	—	1	N/A
1937	Western	1st	6	2	0	—	5	N/A
1938	Western	1st	6	2	0	—	10	N/A
1939	Western	7th	3	4	1	—	—	N/A
1940	Western	1st	8	0	0	—	1	N/A
1941	Western	1st	8	0	0	—	1	N/A
1942	Western	T–5th	5	4	0	—	19	N/A
1943	Western	5th	5	4	0	—	—	N/A
1944	Western	4th	5	3	1	—	—	N/A
1945	Western	T–8th	4	5	0	—	—	N/A
1946	Western	5th	5	4	0	—	—	N/A
1947	Western	T–3rd	6	3	0	—	—	N/A
1948	Western	3rd	7	2	0	—	16	N/A
1949	Western	3rd	7	2	0	—	8	N/A
1950	Western	7th	1	7	1	—	—	—
1951	Western	7th	2	6	1	—	—	—
1952	Western	5th	4	3	2	—	12	—
1953	Big Ten	5th	4	4	1	—	—	—
1954	Big Ten	4th	7	2	0	—	—	20
1955	Big Ten	8th	3	6	0	—	—	—
1956	Big Ten	3rd	6	1	2	—	—	9
1957	Big Ten	8th	4	5	0	—	—	—
1958	Big Ten	9th	1	8	0	—	—	—
1959	Big Ten	10th	2	7	0	—	—	—
1960	Big Ten	T–1st	8	2	0	Lost Rose Bowl vs. Washington, 17–7	1	1
1961	Big Ten	T–2nd	8	2	0	Won Rose Bowl vs. UCLA, 21–3	6	6
1962	Big Ten	2nd	6	2	1	—	10	10
1963	Big Ten	9th	3	6	0	—	—	—
1964	Big Ten	T–4th	5	4	0	—	—	—
1965	Big Ten	T–3rd	5	4	1	—	—	—
1966	Big Ten	5th	4	5	1	—	—	—
1967	Big Ten	T–1st	8	2	0	—	—	14
1968	Big Ten	T–3rd	6	4	0	—	—	—
1969	Big Ten	4th	4	5	1	—	—	—
1970	Big Ten	7th	3	6	1	—	—	—
1971	Big Ten	7th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1972	Big Ten	T–6th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1973	Big Ten	3rd	7	4	0	—	—	—
1974	Big Ten	T–7th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1975	Big Ten	T–7th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1976	Big Ten	T–3rd	6	5	0	—	—	—
1977	Big Ten	5th	7	5	0	Lost Hall of Fame Classic vs. Maryland, 17–7	—	—
1978	Big Ten	5th	5	6	0	—	—	—
1979	Big Ten	6th	4	6	1	—	—	—
1980	Big Ten	5th	5	6	0	—	—	—
1981	Big Ten	T–6th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1982	Big Ten	10th	3	8	0	—	—	—
1983	Big Ten	10th	1	10	0	—	—	—
1984	Big Ten	8th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1985	Big Ten	6th	7	5	0	Won Independence Bowl vs. Clemson, 20–13	—	—
1986	Big Ten	T–3rd	6	6	0	Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Tennessee, 21–14	—	—
1987	Big Ten	T–6th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1988	Big Ten	10th	2	7	2	—	—	—
1989	Big Ten	5th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1990	Big Ten	6th	6	5	0	—	—	—
1991	Big Ten	10th	2	9	0	—	—	—
1992	Big Ten	10th	2	9	0	—	—	—
1993	Big Ten	9th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1994	Big Ten	10th	3	8	0	—	—	—
1995	Big Ten	10th	3	8	0	—	—	—
1996	Big Ten	T–9th	4	7	0	—	—	—
1997	Big Ten	T–9th	3	9	0	—	—	—
1998	Big Ten	T–7th	5	6	0	—	—	—
1999	Big Ten	T–5th	8	4	0	Lost Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, 24–20	18	17
2000	Big Ten	T–5th	6	6	0	Lost MicronPC.com Bowl vs. NC State, 38–30	—	—
2001	Big Ten	T–10th	4	7	0	—	—	—
2002	Big Ten	7th	8	5	0	Won Music City Bowl vs. Arkansas, 29–14	—	—
2003	Big Ten	T–4th	10	3	0	Won Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, 31–30	20	17
2004	Big Ten	8th	7	5	0	Won Music City Bowl vs. Alabama, 20–16	—	—
2005	Big Ten	7th	7	5	0	Lost Music City Bowl vs. Virginia, 34–31	—	—
2006	Big Ten	T–6th	6	7	0	Lost Insight Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 44–41	—	—
2007	Big Ten	11th	1	11	0	—	—	—
2008	Big Ten	T–6th	7	6	0	Lost Insight Bowl vs. Kansas, 42–21	—	—
2009	Big Ten	8th	6	7	0	Lost Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State, 14–13	—	—
2010	Big Ten	T–9th	3	9	0	—	—	—
2011	Big Ten	6th Legends	3	9	0	—	—	—
2012	Big Ten	5th Legends	6	7	0	Lost Car Care Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 34–31	—	—
2013	Big Ten	6th Legends	8	5	0	Lost 2013 Texas Bowl vs. Syracuse, 21–17	—	—
2014	Big Ten	5th West	8	5	0	Lost 2015 Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri, 33–17	—	—
2015	Big Ten	T–5th West	6	7	0	Won 2015 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Central Michigan, 21–14	—	—
Total				668	503	44	(only includes regular season games)
				6	12	0	(only includes bowl games)
				674	506	44	(all games)

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Notes

The AP Poll was introduced in 1936. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.
The Coaches Poll was introduced in 1950. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
The Big Ten was unofficially named The Western Conference from its inception till 1949
Overtime rules in were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.

References

↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012-FB-Media-Guide.pdf

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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