1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPSteve Midboe
CaptainSteve Midboe
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Indiana 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth 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 180 to 171.[1]

Steve Midboe received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Kicker Paul Rogind and defensive tackle Steve Midboe were named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive tackle Mark Merrill, center Mark Slater and defensive back Bobby Weber were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Dennis Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman Bryson Hollimon, defensive lineman Stan Sytsma and corner back Bob Weber were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance for the season was 247,118, which averaged to 35,302. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Western Michigan*
W 10–729,619[4]
September 17at No. 6 Ohio State
L 7–3887,799[5]
September 24No. 18 UCLA*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 27–1341,076[6]
October 1Washington*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 19–1731,895[7]
October 8at Iowa
L 6–1857,640[8]
October 15Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 13–739,021[9]
October 22No. 1 Michigan
W 16–044,165[10]
October 29at IndianaNo. 19
L 22–3430,399[11]
November 5Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 10–2930,600[12]
November 12at Illinois
W 21–037,697[13]
November 19Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–730,742[14]
December 22vs. Maryland
L 7–1747,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 86 Jeff Anhorn So
WR Roger Artis
QB Wendell Avery
WR 20 Elmer Bailey So
RB Marion Barber Fr
TE Glenn Bourquin So
RB 31 Steven Breault Jr
WR 2 Elwin Burditte So
C 55 Chris Engel Jr
TE Jim Fahnhorst
OT Dennis Fitzpatrick
G Thomas Fitzpatrick
G Bryson Hollimon
FB 44 Kent Kitzmann So
OT Jeff Morrow
OT 63 Greg Murtha So
WR Dana Noel Fr
G 52 Darrell Schwen So
C 53 Mark Slater Sr
OT 68 Martin Stein So
QB 18 Marc Trestman Jr
FB 48 Jeff Thompson So
FB Garry White Fr
OT 55 Ken Wypyszynski So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 John Abrahamson Sr
DT 95 Alan Blanshan So
S 34 Keith Brown Jr
LB 36 Edward Burns Jr
CB Ray Dilulo
S 11 Keith Edwards So
CB 17 Kenneth Foxworth So
NG 65 Doug Friberg Jr
CB 8 John Hoffman So
LB 84 Michael Hunt Sr
S Craig Kirtland
NG 92 John Kuduk Jr
CB Thomas Luckemeyer
DE 88 Mark Merrill Sr
LB Donald Meyer
DT 78 Steve Midboe Sr
DT James Ronan
S Brian Snyder
LB 97 Steve Stewart Sr
DE 5 Stan Sytsma Jr
CB 28 Bobby Weber Sr
DE Desirray Williamson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Paul Rogind So
P J. Terrence Simmons
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Michigan

Team 1 234Total
Michigan 0 000 0
• Minnesota 10 303 16
Scoring summary
14:28MINNRogind 41-yard field goalMINN 3-0
18:35MINNBarber 3-yard run (Rogind kick)MINN 10-0
2MINNRogind 37-yard field goalMINN 13-0
4MINNRogind 32-yard field goalMINN 16-0

[16]

References

  1. ^ "1977 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
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  4. ^ "Minnesota nips Broncos". The Winona Daily News. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buckeye offense awes humbled Gophers, fans". The Marion Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gophers roll over UCLA by 27–13". The Winona Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gophers win in last :05". The Post-Crescent. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Record field goal effort sinks Gophers". Argus-Leader. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gophers win 13–7 on field goals". The Forum. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gophers stun Wolverines". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Minnesota's big week is over". Wisconsin State Journal. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Spartans hit Minnesota". The Sioux City Journal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gopher carries 57 times in win". The Sioux City Journal. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Gophers win 13–7, accept bowl bid". The Duluth News Tribune. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Maryland wins first ever Hall of Fame". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "No. 1 Michigan Shut Out by Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 23.
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