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Bernie Bierman
Bernard W. Bierman (March 11, 1894 – March 7, 1977) was an American college football coach best known for his years as head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football program. Between 1934-41, his Minnesota teams won five national championships (1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, and 1941), seven Big Ten championships (1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, and 1941) and had four perfect seasons (1934, 1935, 1940, 1941). Bierman's five national championships rank him among the greatest college football coaches of all time, as only Nick Saban (7) and Bear Bryant (6) have won more. Bierman was born and raised in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he played football, basketball, and track, and was captain of the undefeated 1915 football team. Bierman later served as the head football coach at the University of Montana (1919–1921), Mississippi A&M (1925–1926), Tulane University (1927–1931), Iowa Pre-Flight (1942), and Minnesota (1932–1941, 1945–1950) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield, Minnesota
Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 14 serves as a main route in the community. This location is in the middle of some of Minnesota's most productive farmland. The city was home to Minnesota's sole brick plant up until its closure in 2016. History Jackson, Minnesota was originally platted with the name Springfield in 1856. Springfield was originally platted in 1877 with the name of "Burns" when the Chicago and North Western Railway extended a line to the settlement. It was renamed in 1881 after either Springfield, Massachusetts. or a nearby spring. In 1890 Adolph Casimir Ochs established the Ochs Brick and Tile Company in Springfield and Heron Lake. It remains in Operation today. The Sanborn Company remains in Springfield. Springfield has three Lutheran Churches as well as a Catholic and United Methodist. The town still retains active rail service from the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of All-Big Ten Conference Football Teams
The All-Big Ten Conference football team is an annual Big Ten Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college football season. Seasons Following is a list of all-conference teams in the history of the Big Ten: * 1898 All-Western college football team * 1899 All-Western college football team * 1900 All-Western college football team * 1901 All-Western college football team * 1902 All-Western college football team * 1903 All-Western college football team * 1904 All-Western college football team * 1905 All-Western college football team * 1906 All-Western college football team * 1907 All-Western college football team * 1908 All-Western college football team * 1909 All-Western college football team * 1910 All-Western college football team * 1911 All-Western college football team * 1912 All-Western college football team * 1913 All-Western college football team * 1914 All-Western college football team * 1915 All-Western college footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1958 to 1982. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and 13 conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982, he held the record for the most wins (323) as a head coach in collegiate football history. The Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive, and Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor at the University of Alabama. He was also known for his trademark black and white houndstooth hat (even though he normally wore a plaid one), deep voice, casually leaning up against the goal post during pre-game warmups, and holding his rolled-up game plan while on the sidelines. Before arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Saban
Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. ( ; born October 31, 1951) is an American sportscaster and former Professional gridiron football, professional and college football coach. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's ''College GameDay (football TV program), College GameDay'', a television program covering college football. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest football coaches of all time. Saban served as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Miami Dolphins and at four universities: the University of Toledo, Michigan State University, Louisiana State University (LSU), and most famously the University of Alabama, where he last coached from 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2007 to 2023 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2023 and led the team to six College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championships in nine championship appearances during that period. As a college football head coach, Saban won seven national titles, the most in col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Season
A perfect season is a sports season, including any requisite playoff portion, in which a team remains and finishes undefeated and untied. The feat is extremely rare at the professional level of any team sport, but has occurred more commonly at the collegiate and scholastic levels in the United States. A perfect regular season (known by other names outside the United States) is a season ''excluding'' any playoffs, where a team remains undefeated and untied; it is less rare than a complete perfect season but still exceptional. A perfect season may be part of a multi-season winning streak, or even a streak of perfect seasons. Exhibition games are generally not counted toward standings, for or against. For example, the 1972 Miami Dolphins (below) lost three of their preseason ("exhibition" games in 1972 NFL vernacular) games but are considered to have had a perfect season. Basketball Basketball leagues outside the NBA tend to be shorter than the NBA's 82-game season, thus making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 97 to 38. Guard Frank Twedell was named an All-American by the Associated Press and United Press. Twedell and quarterback Wilbur Moore were named All-Big Ten first team. Fullback Larry Buhler was awarded the Team MVP Award. Total attendance for the season was 237,000, which averaged to 47,400. The season high for attendance was against Michigan. Schedule Game summaries Michigan On October 15, 1938, Minnesota defeated Michigan by a 7 to 6 score. The game was the 29th between the programs, with Minnesota having won the previous four games under head coach Bernie Bierman. Neither team scored in the first three quarters. Then, in the fourth quarter, Michigan drove 90 yards with Paul Kromer s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 50. End Ray King was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and ''Look'' magazine. Fullback Andy Uram was named an All-American by the Associated Press. King, halfback Rudy Gmitro, tackle Lou Midler and guard Frank Twedell were named All-Big Ten first team. Rudy Gmitro was awarded the Team MVP Award. Total attendance for the season was 254,188, which averaged to 50,838. The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame. Schedule References {{Big Ten Conference football champions Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1933 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1933 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–0–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 64 to 32. Halfback Pug Lund was selected for the team's Most Valuable Player award. Tackle Marshall Wells was named All-Big Ten first team. Fullback John Baumgartner was named Academic All-Big Ten. Total attendance for the season was 164,301, which averaged to 27,384. The season high for attendance at Memorial Stadium was 45,000 against Iowa. Schedule Game summaries Michigan On November 18, 1933, Minnesota played Michigan. Minnesota had two weeks to prepare for the Wolverines following a bye week. The game ended in a scoreless tie. Each team attempted three passes, and neither team completed any. Two of Michigan's three pass attempts were intercepted by Minnesota. Bierman's Golden G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their tenth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 186 to 38. The team's national championship run in the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor was chronicled in journalist Danny Spewak's book, "From the Gridiron to the Battlefield: Minnesota's March to a College Football Title and into World War II," published in 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield. The team was selected national champion by eleven NCAA-designated major selectors in Associated Press, Billingsley Report, Billingsley, Boand System, Boand, DeVold System, DeVold, Dunkel System, Dunkel, College Football Researchers Association, Football Research, Helms Athletic Foundation, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Poling, Sagarin Ratings, Sagarin, Sagarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 154 to 71. The team was selected national champion by ten NCAA-designated major selectors in Associated Press, Berryman (QPRS), Berryman, Boand System, Boand, DeVold System, DeVold, Dickinson System, Dickinson, College Football Researchers Association, Football Research, Houlgate System, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin Ratings, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess) The team did not play in a bowl game. Tackle Urban Odson was named an All-American by Liberty. Halfback George Franck was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International, Look (American magazine), Look Magazine and Collier's Weekly, Collier's. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1936 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 203 to 32. The team was named national champion by eight NCAA-designated major selectors in Associated Press, Billingsley Report, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, Helms Athletic Foundation, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, and Poling System. This marked the third consecutive year the team was selected as national champion. However, the Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to play postseason bowl games at the time, a conference bylaw that would not be changed until 1946. Tackle Ed Widseth was named an All-American by Collier's/Grantland Rice, Associated Press, INS, NEA, New York Sun, Look Magazine, New York Morning Telegram, Hearst, United Press International and Paramount News. Widset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1935 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 36. The team was named national champion by seven NCAA-designated major selectors in Billingsley Report, Billingsley, Boand System, Boand, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, and Poling System, Poling. Before the season Coach Bierman had led Minnesota to an undefeated season in 1934. Schedule Game summaries North Dakota Agricultural On September 28, 1935, Minnesota opened its season with a 26–6 victory over 1935 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team, North Dakota Agricultural before a crowd of more than 34,000 at Memorial Stadium (University of Minnesota), Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
