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1968 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1968
teamMinnesota Golden Gophers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank18
record6–4
conf_record5–2
head_coachMurray Warmath
hc_year15th
mvpWayne King
captainNoel Jenke
stadiumMemorial Stadium

The 1968 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 15th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 207 to 190.

Linebacker Wayne King received the team's Most Valuable Player award. End Bob Stein was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International and Football Writers Association of America. Stein, guard Dick Enderle and guard Noel Jenke were named All-Big Ten first team. Tackle Ezell Jones, defensive tackle Ron Kamzelski, tight end Ray Parson and safety Doug Roalstad were named All-Big Ten second team. Stein was named an Academic All-American. Stein, linebacker Noel Jenke, linebacker Wayne King and halfback Barry Mayer were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Total attendance at six home games was 312,806, an average of 52,134 per game. The largest crowd was against USC.

Schedule

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Roster

Game summaries

Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI On October 26, 1968, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 33 to 20 score before a homecoming crowd of 69,384.

For Michigan, Dennis Brown completed 11 of 20 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Ron Johnson carried the ball 33 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Michigan led 30–0 at halftime and 33–0 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Minnesota mounted a comeback with 20 points in the fourth quarter with Michigan's reserves in the game. Michigan gained 252 rushing yards and 201 passing yards in the game. Minnesota gained 149 rushing yards and 200 passing yards.

References

References

  1. "1968 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. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
  4. (September 22, 1968). "O.J. dashes past Minnesota, 29–20". The Des Moines Register.
  5. (September 29, 1968). "Huskers edge Gophers with late field goal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  6. (October 6, 1968). "Minnesota withstands late charges by Wake Forest". The Sacramento Bee.
  7. (October 13, 1968). "Gophers top Illinois, 17–10, for homecoming". Grand Forks Herald.
  8. (October 20, 1968). "Gophers nip Spartans, 14–13". The Indianapolis Star.
  9. (October 27, 1968). "U-M tops Gophers...". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
  10. (November 3, 1968). "Iowa surprises Gophers". The Minneapolis Tribune.
  11. (November 10, 1968). "Gophers stop Purdue". The Kansas City Star.
  12. (November 17, 1968). "Gophers explode for 20–6 victory". Wisconsin State Journal.
  13. (November 24, 1968). "Gophers spoil Wisconsin's upset bid 23–15". The Winona Daily News.
  14. . ["Schedule/Results (1968 Minnesota)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130236). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  15. "Michigan vs. Minnesota". David DeLassus.
  16. Robert Markus. (October 27, 1968). "Michigan Romps: Wolverines Keep Big 10 Slate Clean; Destroy Gophers Defense, 33-20". Chicago Tribune.
  17. (October 27, 1968). "untitled". The New York Times.
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