Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Murray Warmath

Murray Warmath was the head football coach at the University of Minnesota for 18 seasons from 1954 to 1971.[1] The team had an 87-78-7 overall record.[1] In the Big Ten they went 65-57-4 record and won two conference titles.[2] The 1960 team claimed the national title, the most recent for the Golden Gophers.[3] Eleven players were awarded All-American status.[4] Two of Minnesota's five Chicago Tribune Silver Football awards were given under Warmath.[5] Twenty-six players were named All-Big Ten first team.[5] Eighteen players were named All-Big Ten second team.[5] Five players were named Academic All-Americans.[6] Thirty-one players were named Academic All-Big Ten.[6]

  1. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 195[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 199–200[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "National Champions". University of Minnesota Athletics. June 8, 2006. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182[permanent dead link]