1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7-5 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 180 to 171.[1]
Steve Midboe received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Kicker Paul Rogind and defensive tackle Steve Midboe were named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive tackle Mark Merrill, center Mark Slater and defensive back Bobby Weber were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Dennis Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman Bryson Hollimon, defensive lineman Stan Sytsma and corner back Bob Weber were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 247,118, which averaged to 35,302. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.[3]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
09/10/1977 |
Western Michigan* |
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Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
W 10-7 |
29,619 |
09/17/1977 |
at No. 6 Ohio State |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
L 7-38 |
87,799 |
09/24/1977 |
UCLA* |
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Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
W 27-13 |
41,076 |
10/01/1977 |
Washington* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
W 19-17 |
31,895 |
10/08/1977 |
at Iowa |
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
L 6-18 |
57,460 |
10/15/1977 |
Northwestern |
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Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
W 13-7 |
39,021 |
10/22/1977 |
No. 1 Michigan |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
W 16-0 |
44,165 |
10/29/1977 |
at Indiana |
No. 19 |
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
L 22-34 |
30,399 |
11/05/1977 |
Michigan State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
L 10-29 |
30,600 |
11/12/1977 |
at Illinois |
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 21-0 |
37,689 |
11/19/1977 |
Wisconsin |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
W 13-7 |
30,742 |
12/22/1977 |
vs. Maryland |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic) |
L 7-17 |
47,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game notes
Michigan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Minnesota |
10 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
16 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
4:28 | MINN | Rogind 41-yard field goal | MINN 3-0 |
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1 |
8:35 | MINN | Barber 3-yard run (Rogind kick) | MINN 10-0 |
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2 |
| MINN | Rogind 37-yard field goal | MINN 13-0 |
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4 |
| MINN | Rogind 32-yard field goal | MINN 16-0 |
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