1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 11th non-consecutive year under head coach Bernie Bierman (Bierman was not Minnesota's coach from 1942 to 1944), the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 177 to 55.

1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Fitch
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 0 19 0 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 07 3 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 2 07 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 14 4 1
Purdue 3 3 07 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 13 4 2
Illinois 1 4 12 6 1
Minnesota 1 5 04 5 0
Iowa 1 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Tackle Bob Fitch was awarded the team's MVP award.

Total attendance for the season was 246,931, which averaged to 41,155. The season high for attendance was against Ohio State.

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