1946 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1946 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1946 Big Nine Conference football season. In their 12th year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 130 to 114.

1946 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPBilly Bye
CaptainRobert Sandberg
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 1 08 2 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 16 2 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 2 06 3 0
Iowa 3 3 05 4 0
Minnesota 3 4 05 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 14 3 2
Northwestern 2 3 14 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 04 5 0
Purdue 0 5 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Halfback Billy Bye was awarded the team MVP award.

Minnesota was ranked at No. 27 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

Total attendance for the season was 328,003, which averaged to 54,667. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.

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