Minnesota Golden Gophers football under William H. Spaulding

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers were coached by William H. Spaulding for three seasons from 1922 to 1924.[1] In those three seasons, the Gophers won 11 games, lost seven and tied four.[1] In the Big Ten, they won five games, lost six and tied three.[2] Ray Ecklund End and Earl Martineau were named All-Americans under Coach Spaulding.[3] Four players were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

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[edit] 1922

1922 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
1922 Record 3-3-1 (2-3-1 Big Ten)
Head Coach William H. Spaulding

Home Stadium

 Northrop Field
Seasons
« 1921 1923 »

The 1922 season was the Golden Gophers' first under head coach William H. Spaulding.[2] The Golden Gophers won two games, lost six and tied one.[2]

Halfback Earl Martineau was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
10/07/1922* North Dakota Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 22-0 
10/14/1922 at Indiana Indianapolis, IN W 20-0 
10/21/1922 at Northwestern Northwestern Field • Evanston, IL T 7-7 
10/28/1922 Ohio State Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 9-0 
11/04/1922† Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-14 
11/11/1922 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 14-28 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

[edit] 1923

1923 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
1923 Record 5-1-1 (3-1-1 Big Ten)
Head Coach William H. Spaulding

Home Stadium

 Northrop Field
Seasons
« 1922 1924 »

The 1923 season was the Golden Gophers' second under head coach William H. Spaulding.[2] The Golden Gophers won five games, lost one and tied one.[2] It was the final season in the Northrop Field.[5]

End Ray Ecklund and halfback Earl Martineau were named All-American by the Associated Press. Martineau was also named an All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine.[3] Ecklund was named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
10/06/1923* Iowa State Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 20-17 
10/13/1923* Haskell Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 13-12 
10/20/1923* North Dakota Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 27-0 
10/27/1923 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI T 0-0 
11/03/1923 Northwestern Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 34-14 
11/17/1923† Iowa Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN W 20-7 
11/24/1923 at Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0-10 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

[edit] 1924

1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten
1924 Record 3-2-2 (1-2-1 Big Ten)
Head Coach William H. Spaulding

Home Stadium

 Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1923 1925 »

The 1924 season was the Golden Gophers' third under head coach William H. Spaulding.[2] The Golden Gophers won three games, lost two and tied two.[2] It was the first season in Memorial Stadium.[5] Total attendance for the season was 139,772, which averaged to 23,297.[6] The season high for attendance was against Illinois.[6]

Guard George Abramson and tackle Ted Cox were named All-Big Ten first team.[4]

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
10/04/1924* North Dakota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 14-0 
10/11/1924* Haskell Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 20-0 
10/18/1924 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI T 7-7 
10/25/1924 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 0-13 
11/01/1924† Michigan Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0-13 
11/08/1924* Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN T 7-7 
11/15/1924 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 20-7 
11/22/1924* Vanderbilt Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0-16 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 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. 197, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  3. ^ a b 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 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 161, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
  6. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 160, <http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400> 
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