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1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

1937 record
  
6–2 (5–0 Big Ten)

MVP
  
Rudy Gmitro

AP
  
No. 5

Offensive scheme
  
Single-wing

Head coach
  
Bernie Bierman (6th year)

The 1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 50.

End Ray King was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look magazine. Fullback Andy Uram was named an All-American by the Associated Press. King, halfback Rudy Gmitro, tackle Lou Midler and guard Frank Twedell were named All-Big Ten first team.

Rudy Gmitro was awarded the Team MVP Award.

Total attendance for the season was 254,188, which averaged to 50,838. The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame.

References

1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Wikipedia