The 1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the

1954 Big Ten Conference football season The 1954 Big Ten Conference football season was the 59th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1954 college football season. The 1954 Ohio S ...

. In their first year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 195 to 127. The team finished the season ranked #20 in the final Coaches poll. Halfback Bob McNamara received the team's Most Valuable Player award, and was selected by the

Football Writers Association of America The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is an organization of college football media members in the United States founded in 1941. It is composed of approximately 1,200 professional sports writers from both print and Internet media out ...

(for ''Look'' magazine) as a first-team player on the

1954 College Football All-America Team The 1954 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1954. The eight selectors recognized by the ...

. He was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its

1954 All-Big Ten Conference football team The 1954 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), and newspaper sports editors (Ed) as the best players at their positions during the 1954 Big Ten Conf ...

. Fullback John Baumgartner was named Academic All-Big Ten. Total attendance for the season was 347,555, which averaged to 57,925. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.

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Gino Cappelletti Gino Raymond Michael Cappelletti (March 26, 1934 – May 12, 2022) was an American professional football player. He played college football at University of Minnesota and was an All-Star in the American Football League (AFL) for the Boston ...

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