The 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
in the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34–21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona. With 4 of the fi ...
. In their third year under head coach
John Gutekunst
John Gutekunst (born April 13, 1944) is an American former college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985 to 1991, compiling a record of 29–37–2. Gutekunst came to Minnesota in ...
, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–7–2 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 246 to 195.
The tie against Illinois was the last tie for the Golden Gophers and under current NCAA rules, it will be the last in Golden Gophers history.
Punter Brent Herbel was named All-Big Ten second team.
Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Brent Liimatta were named Academic All-Big Ten.
Wide receiver Chris Gaiters was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and the Bruce Smith Award. Gaiters was selected as a 3rd team All-American.
[ Strong safety Joel Brown was awarded the Carl Eller Award.][ Brent Herbel was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.][ Defensive tackle Ross Ukkelberg was awarded the Butch Nash Award.][ Center Pat Hart was awarded the Paul Giel Award.][ The season high for attendance was against rival ]Iowa
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.
Schedule
Roster
*WR Jason Bruce
*CB Chuck McCree
*C Brian Williams
References
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons
Minnesota Golden Gophers football
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Founded in 1882, Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its ince ...