1913 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1913 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Western Conference
1913 record 5–2 (2–1 Western)
Head coach Henry L. Williams (14th season)
Captain Donald R. Aldworth
Home stadium Northrop Field
1913 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chicago $ 7 –0 –0  7 –0 –0
Iowa 2 –1 –0  5 –2 –0
Minnesota 2 –1 –0  5 –2 –0
Purdue 2 –1 –2  4 –1 –2
Illinois 2 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Wisconsin 1 –2 –1  3 –3 –1
Ohio State 1 –2 –0  4 –2 –1
Indiana 2 –4 –0  3 –4 –0
Northwestern 0 –6 –0  1 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1913 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–2 record (2–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 116 to 32.[1]

Fullback Clark Shaughnessy and end Lorin Solon were named All-Americans by the Associated Press.[2] Shaughnessy and Solon were also named All-Big Ten.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27 South Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 14–0   7,000
October 4 Iowa State* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 25–0   3,000
October 18 at Nebraska* Nebraska Field • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) L 0–7   9,000
October 25 North Dakota* Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 30–0   2,500
November 1 at Wisconsin Randall Field • Madison, WI (Rivalry) W 21–3   11,000
November 15 Chicago Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 7–13   21,000
November 22 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 19–9   3,500
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ↑ "1913 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 179.
  3. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
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