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1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1958
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	1–8
conf_record	1–6
head_coach	Murray Warmath
hc_year	5th
mvp	Everette Gerths
captain	Mike Svendsen
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 157 to 115.

Guard Everette Gerths received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Center Mike Svendsen was named All-Big Ten first team. Svendsen and offensive lineman Perry Gehring were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Total attendance at five home games was 288,817, an average of 57,763 per game. The largest crowd was against Iowa.

Schedule

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References

"1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
George Kiseda. (October 5, 1958). "Pitt Finally Beats Minnesota 13–7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.
Tommy Devine. (October 26, 1958). "M Nips Gophers, 20-19: Minnesota's Two-Point Try Fails". Detroit Free Press.

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