| 1922Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Oliver Aas |
| Home stadium | Northrop Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1922 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented theUniversity of Minnesota in the1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coachWilliam H. Spaulding, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–3–1 record (2–3–1 againstBig Ten Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 79 to 65.[1]
HalfbackEarl Martineau was selected byWalter Eckersall in theChicago Tribune,[2] theChicago Post,[3] theChicago American,[3] and others as a first-team player on the1922 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Center Oliver Aas was also selected as a first-team all-conference player by a number of selectors.[4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | North Dakota* | W 22–0 | 10,000 | ||
| October 14 | vs.Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | W 20–0 | 10,000 | |
| October 21 | atNorthwestern | T 7–7 | 15,000 | ||
| October 28 | Ohio State |
| W 9–0 | 25,000 | [5] |
| November 4 | Wisconsin |
| L 0–14 | 27,000 | |
| November 11 | atIowa | L 14–28 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| November 25 | Michigan |
| L 7–16 | 20,000–25,000 | |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Michigan | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Minnesota finished its season at home against Michigan. The Wolverines won, 16–7, securing a tie with undefeatedIowa for the Big Ten championship. The 1922 Minnesota team was led byEarl Martineau, who was a first-team halfback on theNew York Tribune's1922 College Football All-America Team (and who later served as an assistant coach at Michigan from 1938–1945).
In the first quarter, Minnesota recovered a fumble at Michigan's eight-yard line, and Otis McCreary ran for a touchdown.Ray Eklund drop-kicked for the extra point, and Minnesota led, 7–0. In the second quarter, Martineau punted from his own endzone, and the ball rolled out of bounds at the Minnesota 17-yard line. Michigan drove to the one-yard line on runs by Harry Kipke andFranklin Cappon. Kipke ran it in on a sweep around Minnesota's left end for the touchdown.Paul Goebel's place-kick for the extra point was low, and Minnesota's lead was narrowed to 7–6. Late in the second quarter, Cappon dove into the endzone from the one-foot line, andJack Blott converted the extra point from a place-kick. Michigan led 13–7 at halftime.
In the second half, Michigan held Minnesota scoreless and intercepted five of Martineau's passes (three by Kipke and two byJackson Keefer). Michigan's final points were scored after a pass from Uteritz toBernard Kirk took the ball to Minnesota's 17-yard line. The drive was halted, and Blott kicked a field goal from the 20-yard line.[7][8][9]