1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1989 record | 6–5 (4–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Gutekunst (4th year) |
| Home stadium | H.H.H. Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 Illinois | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #24 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth 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 283 to 263.[1]
Kicker Brent Berglund, offensive lineman Dan Liimata, tailback Darrell Thompson and defensive tackle Mike Sunvold were named All-Big Ten second team.[2] Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American.[3] Running back Pat Cummings, punter Brent Herbel, offensive lineman Dan Liimatta, offensive lineman Jon Melander, quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]
Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.[4] Linebacker Eddie Miles was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[4] Brent Berglund was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Dan Liimatta was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Jon Melander was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 237,552, which averaged out to 39,592 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Nebraska.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 16 | 1:00 PM | at Iowa State* | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa | W 30–20 | 45,410 | ||||
| September 23 | 5:00 PM | No. 3 Nebraska* | Metrodome • Minneapolis | L 0–48 | 58,368 | ||||
| September 30 | 1:30 PM | Indiana State* | Metrodome • Minneapolis | W 34–14 | 34,280 | ||||
| October 7 | 1:30 PM | Purdue |
Metrodome • Minneapolis | W 35–15 | 36,621 | ||||
| October 14 | 1:00 PM | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois | W 20–18 | 26,849 | ||||
| October 21 | 1:00 PM | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana | L 18–28 | 51,069 | ||||
| October 28 | 2:30 PM | Ohio State | Metrodome • Minneapolis | ABC | L 37–41 | 33,945 | |||
| November 4 | 1:30 PM | Wisconsin | Metrodome • Minneapolis (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 24–22 | 39,325 | ||||
| November 11 | 12:00 PM | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan | L 7–21 | 73,259 | ||||
| November 18 | 11:30 AM | Michigan | Metrodome • Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 15–49 | 35,013 | |||
| November 25 | 1:05 PM | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 43–7 | 67,700 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
- 1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 182.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 181.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160