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]

  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]