1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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.^[1]

1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Western Conference co-champion
Conference	Western Conference
Record	4–1 (2–0 Western)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (7th season)
Captain	Earl Current
Home stadium	Northrop Field
Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

1906 Western Conference football standings

v t e	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 team featured a 1906 All-America — end Bobby Marshall, tapped by Walter Camp for his second team.^[2] Marshall was a pioneer African-American collegiate player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 27	Iowa State*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 22–4	3,000
November 3	Nebraska*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 13–0	5,000
November 10	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 4–2	7,000
November 17	Carlisle*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 0–17	20,000
November 24	Indiana	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 8–6	10,000
*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.