1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–8 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEverette Gerths
CaptainMike Svendsen
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Iowa $5–1–08–1–1
No. 7 Wisconsin5–1–17–1–1
No. 8 Ohio State4–1–26–1–2
No. 13 Purdue3–1–26–1–2
Indiana3–2–15–3–1
Illinois4–3–04–5–0
Northwestern3–4–05–4–0
Michigan1–5–12–6–1
Minnesota1–6–01–8–0
Michigan State0–5–13–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 157 to 115.[1]

Guard Everette Gerths received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Center Mike Svendsen was named All-Big Ten first team. Svendsen and offensive lineman Perry Gehring were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance at five home games was 288,817, an average of 57,763 per game. The largest crowd was against Iowa.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Washington*
L 21–2438,000[4]
October 4No. 12 Pittsburgh*
L 7–1356,450[5]
October 11Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 3–756,061[6]
October 18Illinoisdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 8–2058,174[7]
October 25at Michigan
L 19–2072,981[8]
November 1at Indiana
L 0–625,000[9]
November 8No. 2 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 6–2864,485[10]
November 15Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 39–1253,647[11]
November 22at No. 5 Wisconsin
L 12–2754,517[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]

References

  1. "1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
  3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  4. "Gophers bow to Washington, 24–21". The Duluth News Tribune. September 28, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. George Kiseda (October 5, 1958). "Pitt Finally Beats Minnesota 13–7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3, section 3. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Northwestern trips Gophers". Battle Creek Enquirer and News. October 12, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Illinois defeats Gophers". The Saginaw News. October 19, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Tommy Devine (October 26, 1958). "M Nips Gophers, 20–19: Minnesota's Two-Point Try Fails". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Indiana drops Gophers, 6–0, for first loop win". Grand Forks Herald. November 2, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rosy Iowa wears Big Ten crown". The Sioux City Journal. November 9, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Minnesota checks tailspin in 39–12 win over Spartans". The Daily Sentinel. November 16, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Wisconsin intercepts six passes while beating Minnesota, 27–12". The Forum. November 23, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Schedule/Results (1958 Minnesota)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2026.