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1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1978
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	5–6
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Cal Stoll
hc_year	7th
mvp	Marion Barber Jr.
captain	Stan Systma
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh and final 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 267 to 210.

Tailback Marion Barber Jr. received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Barber Jr., kicker Paul Rogind, defensive back Keith Brown and defensive end Stan Sytsma were named All-Big Ten first team. Nose guard Doug Friberg and defensive tackle Jim Ronan were named All-Big Ten second team. Sytsma was named Academic All-Big Ten.

Total attendance for the season was 238,072, which averaged to 39,678. The season high for attendance was against Ohio State.

Schedule

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References

"1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (August 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
(September 17, 1978). "Gophers defuse Toledo, 38–12". Journal and Courier.
(September 24, 1978). "Ohio State 'rushes' to victory". Sunday News.
(October 1, 1978). "Bruins down stubborn Gophers". Tri-City Herald.
(October 8, 1978). "Oregon State stuns Gophers". The Sioux City Journal.
(October 15, 1978). "Gophers beat Iowa, 22–20". The Pantagraph.
(October 22, 1978). "Gamble pays off as Gophers romp". Wisconsin State Journal.
Tom Henderson. (October 29, 1978). "Leach bring Brown Jug back, 42–10". Detroit Free Press.
Paul Campbell. (October 29, 1978). "Homecoming Victory, 42–10: Wolverines dig Gophers' hole; 'Brown Jug' returns". The Michigan Daily.
(November 5, 1978). "Last-chance kick caps Gopher rally". The Des Moines Register.
(November 12, 1978). "Michigan State rolls past Minnesota 33–9". The Decatur Daily Review.
(November 19, 1978). "Soph Barber tops 1,000 as Minnesota hammers Illinois". The Rock Island Argus.
(November 26, 1978). "Badgers recover blast Gophers 48–10". The Courier.

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