Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under Murray Warmath - 1971

1971

1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1971 record 4-7 (3-5 Big Ten)
Head coach Murray Warmath
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »
1971 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#6/4 Michigan 8 0 0 11 1 0
Northwestern 6 3 0 7 4 0
Ohio State 5 3 0 6 4 0
Michigan State 5 3 0 6 5 0
Illinois 5 3 0 5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 7 0
Purdue 3 5 0 3 7 0
Indiana 2 6 0 3 8 0
Iowa 1 8 0 1 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll


The 1971 season was the Golden Gophers' eighteenth and final season under head coach Murray Warmath. The Golden Gophers won four games and lost seven. Total attendance for the season was 207,662, which averaged to 34,610. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

End Doug Kingsriter was named an All-American by the Associated Press and Bob Hope. Kingsriter and linebacker Bill Light were named All-Big Ten first team. Quarterback Craig Curry, fullback Ernie Cook and offensive tackle Jack Babcock were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Bart Buetow and linebacker Ron King were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Defensive end Tom Chandler was awarded the Team MVP Award.

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