The 1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4-5-1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 257 to 210.[1]
End Ray Paron received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Parson was also named All-Big Ten first team. Linebacker Noel Jenke, halfback Barry Mayer and defensive lineman Leon Trawick were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2] The team included offensive lineman, Richard Fliehr, better known as professional wrestler Ric Flair.
Total attendance at six home games was 272,449, an average of 45,417 per game. The largest crowd was against Ohio State.[3]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | at Arizona State* | No. 19 | | L 26–48 | 50,202 | [4] |
September 27 | Ohio* | | | T 35–35 | 41,235 | |
October 4 | at Nebraska* | | | L 14–42 | 52,136 | |
October 11 | at Indiana | | | L 7–17 | 52,804 | |
October 18 | No. 1 Ohio State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
| L 7–34 | 53,106 | |
October 25 | Michigan | | | L 9–35 | 44,028 | [5] |
November 1 | at Iowa | | | W 35–8 | 56,143 | |
November 8 | Northwestern | | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN
| W 28–21 | 41,576 | |
November 15 | at Michigan State | | | W 14–10 | 60,011 | |
November 22 | Wisconsin | | - Memorial Stadium
- Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
| W 35–10 | 40,458 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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- ^ "1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gophers fall by 48 to 26". Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (October 26, 1969). "M Wins 'Must' Game: Taylor Rips Gophers, 35-9". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.