Minnesota Golden Gophers football under George Hauser

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]

Contents 1 1942 1.1 Schedule 2 1943 2.1 Schedule 3 1944 3.1 Schedule 4 References

1942

1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1942 record	5-4 (3-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Hauser
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1941 1943 »

1942 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Ohio State †	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#3 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
#9 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
#19 Minnesota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.

1943

1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1943 record	5-4 (2-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Hauser
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1942 1944 »

1943 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Purdue §	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan §	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.

1944

1944 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1944 record	5-3-1 (3-2-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Hauser
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1943 1945 »

1944 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#8 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#15 Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Iowa	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.

References

Minnesota Golden Gophers football Venues Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Floyd of Rosedale (Iowa) Governor's Victory Bell (Penn State) Little Brown Jug (Michigan) Paul Bunyan's Axe (Wisconsin) Slab of Bacon (Wisconsin) Culture & lore Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" University of Minnesota Marching Band Minnesota shift People Head coaches Passing leaders Seasons 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 National championship seasons in bold