The 1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the

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in the

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. In their tenth year under head coach

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, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 117 to 95. Tackle

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received the team's Most Valuable Player award and was a consensus first-team All-American. Eller was also named All-Big Ten first team. Center Frank Marchiewski was named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Milt Sunde was named Academic All-Big Ten. Total attendance at five home games was 286,797, an average of 57,759 per game. The largest crowd was against

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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 incept ...