1991 Minnesota
2–9 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by John Gutekunst. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San José State 26–20Sep 14
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs San José State | W 26–20 | 50% |
| Sep 21 | at 19Colorado | L 0–58 | 24% |
| Sep 28 | vs 18Pittsburgh | L 13–14 | 50% |
| Oct 5 | at 22Illinois | L 3–24 | 30% |
| Oct 12 | vs Purdue | W 6–3 | 69% |
| Oct 19 | at Michigan State | L 12–20 | 46% |
| Oct 25 | vs 4Michigan | L 6–52 | 25% |
| Nov 2 | at Indiana | L 8–34 | 30% |
| Nov 9 | vs 19Ohio State | L 6–35 | 36% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wisconsin | L 16–19 | 72% |
| Nov 23 | at 9Iowa | L 8–23 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 23–8; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–7 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 104–302
- Coach
- John Gutekunst
- Elo
- 1392 −122 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.6 No. 82 of 104; offense No. 95, defense No. 56
- SRS
- −9.4 No. 81 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Gadd
- Captains
- Patt Evans and Sean Lumpkin
Drafted in 1992
The 1992 draft| Rd 4 | Sean Lumpkin DB | New Orleans Saints |
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Patt EvansTEAP-1- Sean LumpkinDBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1991 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Iowa | 7–1 | 10–1–1 | 10 |
| Ohio State | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Indiana | 5–3 | 7–4–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Michigan State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
 Northwestern | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Minnesota | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.