1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPSteve Midboe
CaptainSteve Midboe
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Michigan State 6 –1 –17 –3 –1
Indiana 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –6 –05 –6 –0
Illinois 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 1 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Western Michigan *
W 10–729,619 [4]
September 17at No. 6 Ohio State
L 7–3887,799 [5]
September 24No. 18 UCLA *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 27–1341,076 [6]
October 1 Washington *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 19–1731,895 [7]
October 8at Iowa
L 6–1857,640 [8]
October 15 Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 13–739,021 [9]
October 22No. 1 Michigan
W 16–044,165 [10]
October 29at Indiana No. 19
L 22–3430,399 [11]
November 5 Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 10–2930,600 [12]
November 12at Illinois
W 21–037,697 [13]
November 19 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–730,742 [14]
December 22vs. Maryland
L 7–1747,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 86Jeff AnhornSo
WR Roger Artis
QB Wendell Avery
WR 20 Elmer Bailey So
RB Marion Barber Fr
TE Glenn BourquinSo
RB 31Steven BreaultJr
WR 2Elwin BurditteSo
C 55Chris EngelJr
TE Jim Fahnhorst
OT Dennis Fitzpatrick
G Thomas Fitzpatrick
G Bryson Hollimon
FB 44Kent KitzmannSo
OT Jeff Morrow
OT 63 Greg Murtha So
WR Dana NoelFr
G 52Darrell SchwenSo
C 53 Mark Slater Sr
OT 68Martin SteinSo
QB 18 Marc Trestman Jr
FB 48Jeff ThompsonSo
FB Garry WhiteFr
OT 55Ken WypyszynskiSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99John AbrahamsonSr
DT 95Alan BlanshanSo
S 34Keith BrownJr
LB 36Edward BurnsJr
CB Ray Dilulo
S 11Keith EdwardsSo
CB 17Kenneth FoxworthSo
NG 65Doug FribergJr
CB 8John HoffmanSo
LB 84 Michael Hunt Sr
S Craig Kirtland
NG 92John KudukJr
CB Thomas Luckemeyer
DE 88 Mark Merrill Sr
LB Donald Meyer
DT 78Steve MidboeSr
DT James Ronan
S Brian Snyder
LB 97 Steve Stewart Sr
DE 5 Stan Sytsma Jr
CB 28Bobby WeberSr
DE Desirray WilliamsonSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Paul RogindSo
P J. Terrence Simmons
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Michigan

Team1234Total
Michigan00000
•Minnesota1030316
Scoring summary
14:28MINNRogind 41-yard field goalMINN 3-0
18:35MINNBarber 3-yard run (Rogind kick)MINN 10-0
2MINNRogind 37-yard field goalMINN 13-0
4MINNRogind 32-yard field goalMINN 16-0

[16]

References

  1. ↑ "1977 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. ↑ "Minnesota nips Broncos". The Winona Daily News. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buckeye offense awes humbled Gophers, fans". The Marion Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gophers roll over UCLA by 27–13". The Winona Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gophers win in last :05". The Post-Crescent. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Record field goal effort sinks Gophers". Argus-Leader. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gophers win 13–7 on field goals". The Forum. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gophers stun Wolverines". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Minnesota's big week is over". Wisconsin State Journal. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Spartans hit Minnesota". The Sioux City Journal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Gopher carries 57 times in win". The Sioux City Journal. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Gophers win 13–7, accept bowl bid". The Duluth News Tribune. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Maryland wins first ever Hall of Fame". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "No. 1 Michigan Shut Out by Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 23.
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