1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1900
| team = Minnesota Golden Gophers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Western Conference
| short_conf = Western
| record = 10–0–2
| conf_record = 3–0–1
| head_coach = Henry L. Williams
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = L. A. "Bert" Page Jr.
| stadium = Northrop Field
| champion = Western Conference co-champion
}}
{{1900 Western Conference football standings}}
The 1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1900 Western Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–0–2 record (3–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the conference, shut out nine of their twelve opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 23.{{cite web|title=1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 1, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1900-schedule.html}} The hiring of Dr. Henry L. Williams for the 1900 season marked the first time the program was led by a full-time, salaried coach.{{cite book | last = Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota |editor=Ralph Turtinen | title = 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football | publisher = John Roberts | year = 1981 | pages = 15}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Minneapolis Central High
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 0–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = St. Paul Central High
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 26–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1900|team=Macalester Macs|title=Macalester}}
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 66–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1900|team=Carleton|title=Carleton}}
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 44–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 27–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = t
| opponent = Chicago
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 6–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1900|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 26–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1900|team=North Dakota Flickertails|title=North Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 34–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–5
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 23–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 21–0
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Victory: Clever Gophers Wrest an Easy Game From the Evanston Visitors|newspaper=The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis)|date=November 18, 1900|pages=1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21054664/victory_clever_gophers_wrest_an_easy/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Antelope Field
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–12
}}
}}
References
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{{Minnesota Golden Gophers football navbox}}
{{Big Ten Conference football champions}}
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