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1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1911
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Western Conference
short_conf	Western
record	6–0–1
conf_record	3–0–1
head_coach	Henry L. Williams
hc_year	12th
captain	Earle T. Pickering
stadium	Northrop Field
champion	National champion (Billingsley)
Western Conference champion

Western Conference champion The 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the Western Conference during the 1911 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–0–1 record (2–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), won the conference championship for the third consecutive year, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 102 to 15. The team has been recognized retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report.

Center Clifford Morrell and halfback Reuben Rosenwald were named All-Big Ten first team.

Schedule

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References

"1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (2015). "National Poll Rankings". NCAA.
Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
(October 1, 1911). "Victory by a Low Score Marks Opening of Minnesota Football Season". The Sunday Journal.
(October 8, 1911). "Minnesota Wins By 5-0 Score; South Dakota Shows Fight". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
(October 22, 1911). "Minnesota Players Find Themselves and Defeat Nebraskans by 21 to 3". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
Fred R. Coburn. (October 29, 1911). "Slow at the Start, Minnesota Comes Strong, Beating Iowa". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
Fred R. Coburn. (November 5, 1911). "Cheering Thousands See Gophers Give Chicago a 30 to 0 Beating". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
(November 19, 1911). "Badgers and Gophers Divide Honors in Battle for the Western Championship". Eau Claire Sunday Leader.
(November 26, 1911). "Minnesota Team Wins the Western Championship: Minnesota Eleven Defeats Illinois, 11 to 0, in One of Hardest Contested Games of Year". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.

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