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1894 Minnesota

3–⁠1, coached by Tom Cochrane.

Minnesota, 1894
Photo: 1894 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1894, game by game: won vs. Grinnell 10–2; won vs. Purdue 24–0; won vs. Beloit 40–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–6+40−6Won 10–2 vs. Grinnell+8GrinnellWon 24–0 vs. Purdue+24PurdueWon 40–0 vs. Beloit+40BeloitLost 0–6 at Wisconsin-6Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20vsGrinnellW 10–⁠293%
Oct 27vsPurdueW 24–⁠063%
Nov 10vsBeloitW 40–⁠091%
Nov 17atWisconsinL 0–⁠654%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
74–⁠8
Coach
Tom Cochrane
Elo
1593 +10 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Everhart P. Harding