1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainNorman Kingsley
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 2 0 0 5 0 0
Illinois + 4 0 0 5 2 0
Purdue + 1 0 0 3 3 0
Iowa 2 1 0 6 2 1
Minnesota 2 1 0 5 2 1
Northwestern 1 1 0 2 2 1
Wisconsin 1 2 0 3 3 0
Indiana 0 0 0 2 2 0
Ohio State 0 3 0 3 3 0
Chicago 0 5 0 4 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1918 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 19th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 133 to 39.[1]

The 1918 team ended up in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten.[2] The conference had to suspend its normal eligibility requirements due to the large number of students who had entered the military.[3]

Fullback Norman Kingsley received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[4][5]

  1. ^ "1918 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. 197www.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ General Alumni. History. p. 153.
  4. ^ Walter Eckersall (December 8, 1918). "Eckersall Picks "All Star" Eleven of the Big Ten". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–4 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ ESPN Big Ten Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2007. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-933060-49-1.