Conference Big Ten Conference MVP Biggie Munn | 1930 record 3–4–1 (1–3 Big Ten) Home stadium Memorial Stadium | |
Head coach Fritz Crisler (1st year) | ||
The 1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1930 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fritz Crisler, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–4–1 record, shut out four opponents (including a scoreless tie with Stanford), and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 126 to 81. Out of 126 points scored by the Golden Gophers, most were scored in two games against schools from South Dakota who the Golden Gophers defeated by a combined score of 107 to 0.
Guard Biggie Munn was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player. Munn was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1930 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
Total attendance for the season was 167,728, which averaged to 27,955. The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.