Minnesota Golden Gophers football under George Hauser

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by George Hauser for three seasons from 1942 to 1944.[1] In those three seasons, the Gophers won 15 games, lost 11 and tied one.[1] In the Big Ten, they won eight games, lost eight and tied one.[2] Three players were awarded All-American status under Hauser.[3] Two players were named All-Big Ten first team under Hauser.[4]

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[edit] 1942

1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
AP #19
1942 Record 5-4 (3-3 Big Ten)
Head Coach George Hauser

Home Stadium

 Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1941 1943 »

The 1942 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach George Hauser.[2] The Golden Gophers won five games and lost four.[2] Total attendance for the season was 231,307, which averaged to 38,551.[5] The season high for attendance was against Michigan.[5]

Tackle Dick Wildung was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Stern, Collier's/Grantland Rice, Look Magazine.[3] Wildung was also named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Dick Wildung was awarded the Team MVP Award.[6]

The Gophers hosted the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight school at the University of Iowa. The Pre-Flight team was coached by Bernie Bierman[7], who had coached the Golden Gophers to five national titles between 1934 and 1941, and resumed coaching the Golden Gophers in 1945.[1]

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/26/1942* Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 50-7  22,000
10/03/1942* Iowa Seahawks Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6-7  37,500
10/10/1942 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 13-20  24,276
10/17/1942* at #14 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 15-2  25,000
10/24/1942 #4 Michigan #13 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 16-14  55,000
10/31/1942 Northwestern #10 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 19-7  37,000
11/07/1942 Indiana #7 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0-7  32,000
11/14/1942 Iowa #16 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 27-7  33,000
11/21/1942 #7 Wisconsin #10 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6-20  46,000
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[edit] 1943

1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
1943 Record 5-4 (2-3 Big Ten)
Head Coach George Hauser

Home Stadium

 Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1942 1944 »

The 1943 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach George Hauser.[2] The Golden Gophers won five games and lost four.[2] Total attendance for the season was 182,779, which averaged to 26,111.[5] The season high for attendance was against Purdue.[5]

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.[3] Tackle Paul Mitchell was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

Paul Mitchell was awarded the Team MVP Award.[6]

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/25/1943* Missouri Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 26-13  30,000
10/02/1943* Nebraska #9 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 54-0  34,000
10/16/1943* Camp Grant #13 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 13-7  35,000
10/23/1943 at #10 Michigan #11 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 6-49  45,000
10/30/1943 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 6-42  32,000
11/06/1943 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 7-14  43,000
10/13/1943 Iowa Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 33-14  20,000
11/20/1943 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 25-13  20,000
11/27/1943* Iowa Seahawks Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0-32  18,261
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[edit] 1944

1944 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
1944 Record 5-3-1 (3-2-1 Big Ten)
Head Coach George Hauser

Home Stadium

 Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1943 1945 »

The 1944 season was the Golden Gophers' third and final under head coach George Hauser.[2] The Golden Gophers won four games, lost four and tied one.[2] Total attendance for the season was 179,979, which averaged to 29,997.[5] The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.[5]

No players were awarded any major awards, All-American status or All-Big Ten status.[3][4][8]

Back John Lundquist was awarded the Team MVP Award.[6]

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/23/1944* Iowa Seahawks Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 13-19  31,687
09/30/1944* Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 39-0  21,876
10/07/1944 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 13-28  37,256
10/14/1944* Missouri Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 39-27  24,207
10/28/1944 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 14-34  43,563
11/04/1944 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN T 14-14  46,482
10/11/1944 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 19-14  30,254
11/18/1944 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 46-0  11,200
11/25/1944 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 28-26  30,000
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 195, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 198, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  3. ^ a b c d Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 179, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  4. ^ a b c d Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 180, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  5. ^ a b c d e f Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 160, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  6. ^ a b c Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 181, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  7. ^ Scott, John (1997), 1942 Iowa Seahawks, College Football Historical Society, pp. 13, <http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv11/CFHSNv11n1g.pdf> 
  8. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 182, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
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