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1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1943
teamMinnesota Golden Gophers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record5–4
conf_record2–3
head_coachGeorge Hauser
hc_year2nd
mvpPaul Mitchell
captainClifford Anderson
captain2Paul Mitchell
stadiumMemorial Stadium

The 1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach George Hauser, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 170.

Fullback Bill Daley and end Herb Hein were named All-Americans by the Associated Press. Daley was also named an All-American by Collier's/Grantland Rice. Tackle Paul Mitchell was named All-Big Ten first team.

Paul Mitchell was awarded the Team MVP Award.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Minnesota ranked 21st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 96.4.

Total attendance for the season was 182,779, which averaged 26,111. The season high for attendance was against Purdue.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Michigan

On October 23, 1942, Minnesota played Michigan in the annual Little Brown Jug game. The Wolverines had lost nine straight games to Bernie Bierman's Minnesota teams, the last Michigan victory having been in 1932.

Michigan defeated Minnesota by a score of 49 to 6 in front of a crowd of 45,000 spectators at Michigan Stadium. The 43-point margin made it the worst defeat sustained by a Minnesota team to that point in the program's history. Daley scored two touchdowns, returned a punt for 37 yards to set up Hirsch's second touchdown, and kicked two extra points. After five games, Daley was the leading rusher in college football with 620 rushing yards on 98 carries.

Minnesota's only touchdown was set up by an interception of a pass thrown by Jack Wink. The interception was returned to Michigan's 15-yard line, and Frank Loren scored the touchdown late in the second quarter. Bob Wiese blocked Minnesota's extra point kick. In the fourth quarter, Wink threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Farnham Johnson. Bob Nussbaumer also scored a touchdown for Michigan. Merv Pregulman added four extra points. Michigan dominated the game with 230 rushing yards and 128 passing yards, while holding Minnesota to 60 rushing yards and 14 passing yards.

References

References

  1. "1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
  3. Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
  4. Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
  5. Litkenhous, E. E.. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
  6. Keiser, Jeff. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
  7. Sec Taylordate=November 28, 1943. "Seahawks Triumph, 32-0". The Des Moines Register.
  8. "Michigan vs. Minnesota". College Football Data Warehouse.
  9. Edward Burns. (October 23, 1943). "Minnesota Battles Michigan: Last Game for White, Captain of the Wolverines; Gets Service Call; So Does Daley". Chicago Daily Tribune.
  10. (October 24, 1943). "Michigan Defeats Minnesota, 49 to 6: 45,000 See Gophers in Worst Setback as Daley, Their Former Ace, Stars". The New York Times (United Press story).
  11. (October 23, 1943). "Elroy Hirsch Stars as Michigan Leads Minnesota, 28 to 6". The Milwaukee Journal.
  12. Edward Burns. (October 24, 1943). "Michigan Wins, 49-6: Daley, Hirsch Instrumental In Ending 9 Year Minnesota Reign". Chicago Daily Tribune.
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