1977_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 7–17 vs. Maryland
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Cal Stoll (6th season);
MVP	Steve Midboe
Captain	Steve Midboe
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 Big Ten Conference 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]

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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]

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"1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182^{[permanent dead link]}

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Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160^{[permanent dead link]}

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"Maryland wins first ever Hall of Fame". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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"No. 1 Michigan Shut Out by Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 23.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Western Michigan*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 10–7	29,619
September 17	at No. 6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–38	87,799
September 24	No. 18 UCLA*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 27–13	41,076
October 1	Washington*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 19–17	31,895
October 8	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 6–18	57,460
October 15	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 13–7	39,021
October 22	No. 1 Michigan		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	W 16–0	44,165
October 29	at Indiana	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 22–34	30,399
November 5	Michigan State		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 10–29	30,600
November 12	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 21–0	37,689
November 19	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 13–7	30,742
December 22	vs. Maryland		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	L 7–17	47,000	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll