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1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Western Conference co-champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–1 (2–0 Western)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Current
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
Seasons← 19051907 →
1906 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin + 3 0 0 5 0 0
Minnesota + 2 0 0 4 1 0
Michigan + 1 0 0 4 1 0
Chicago 3 1 0 4 1 0
Illinois 1 3 0 1 3 1
Iowa 0 1 0 2 3 0
Indiana 0 2 0 4 2 0
Purdue 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1906 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–1 record (2–0 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored all opponents 47 to 29.

The team featured a 1906 All-America — end Bobby Marshall, tapped by Walter Camp for his second team. Marshall was a pioneer African-American collegiate player.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 27Iowa State*W 22–43,000
November 3Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–05,000
November 10at ChicagoW 4–27,000
November 17Carlisle*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 0–1720,000
November 24Indiana
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 8–610,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "All American Eleven," Kansas City Journal, Dec. 21, 1906, p. 9.
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