1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (1st season)
CaptainFrank Jackson, Mike Sunvold
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 281 to 224.[1]

Center Chris Thome was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Offensive tackle Mike Sunvold and defensive back Sean Lumpkin were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.[3] Quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]

Mike Sunvold was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award.[4] Quarterback Marquel Fleetwood was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Cornerback Kenneth Sebree was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Cornerback Frank Jackson was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Running back Jim King was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]

Total attendance for the season was 243,511, which averaged out to 40,585 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Iowa.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 87:00 pmUtah*
L 29–3532,229
September 151:30 pmIowa State*
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 20–1637,108
September 221:30 pmat No. 8 Nebraska*
L 0–5676,354
October 61:00 pmat Purdue
W 19–734,123
October 131:30 pmNorthwesterndagger
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 35–2532,522
October 201:30 pmNo. 20 Indiana
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
W 12–038,227
October 2712:30 pmat Ohio State
L 23–5283,945
November 31:00 pmat Wisconsin
W 21–351,189
November 101:30 pmNo. 24 Michigan State
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis
L 16–2838,731
November 1712:00 pmat No. 16 Michigan
L 18–35102,112
November 241:30 pmNo. 13 Iowa
W 31–2464,694
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 26 Sean Lumpkin Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b c d e Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link‍]
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