Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under John Gutekunst - 1988

1988

1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
1988 record 2–7–2 (0–6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach John Gutekunst
Home stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
(Capacity: 62,218)
Seasons
« 1987 1989 »
1988 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#4/4 Michigan 7 0 1 9 2 1
Michigan State 6 1 1 6 5 1
Illinois 5 2 1 6 5 1
Iowa 4 1 3 6 4 3
#20/19 Indiana 5 3 0 8 3 1
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Ohio State 2 5 1 4 6 1
Northwestern 2 5 1 2 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 0 1 10 0
Minnesota 0 6 2 2 7 2

The 1988 season was the Golden Gophers' third season under head coach John Gutekunst. The Golden Gophers won two games, lost seven and tied two. Total attendance for the season was 312,596, which averaged out to 44,657 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa. The tie against Illinois was the last tie for the Golden Gophers and under current NCAA rules, it will be the last in Golden Gophers history.

Punter Brent Herbel was named All-Big Ten second team. Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Brent Liimatta were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Wide receiver Chris Gaiters was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award. Split end Chris Gaiters was awarded the Bruce Smith Award. Chris Gaiters was selected as a 3rd team All-American. Strong safety Joel Brown was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Brent Herbel was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Defensive tackle Ross Ukkelberg was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Center Pat Hart was awarded the Paul Giel Award.

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