The 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the

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in the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 182 to 36. Guard George Gibson and end

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were named All-Americans by the

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and Look Magazine. Gibson, Haycraft and quarterback Fred Hovde were named All-Big Ten first team. Total attendance for the season was 146,185, which averaged to 29,237. The season high for attendance was against

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