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1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRay Parson
CaptainJim Carter
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Arizona State*No. 19
L 26–4850,202[4]
September 27Ohio*
T 35–3541,235
October 4at Nebraska*
L 14–4252,136
October 11at Indiana
L 7–1752,804
October 18No. 1 Ohio Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 7–3453,106
October 25Michigan
L 9–3544,028[5]
November 1at Iowa
W 35–856,143
November 8Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–2141,576
November 15at Michigan State
W 14–1060,011
November 22Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 35–1040,458
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 34 Jim Carter Sr
QB 10 Craig Curry So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 27 Jeff Wright Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Gophers fall by 48 to 26". Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 26, 1969). "M Wins 'Must' Game: Taylor Rips Gophers, 35-9". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
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