1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMarion Barber Jr.
CaptainStan Systma
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 1 0 8 3 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 1 1 9 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 0 7 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 0 5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 2 5 4 2
Indiana 3 5 0 4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0 2 9 0
Illinois 0 6 2 1 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 1 0 10 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh and final 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 267 to 210.[1]

Tailback Marion Barber Jr. received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Barber Jr., kicker Paul Rogind, defensive back Keith Brown and defensive end Stan Sytsma were named All-Big Ten first team. Nose guard Doug Friberg and defensive tackle Jim Ronan were named All-Big Ten second team. Sytsma was named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance for the season was 238,072, which averaged to 39,678. The season high for attendance was against Ohio State.[3]

  1. ^ "1978 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]