1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team (original) (raw)

The 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–1–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 127 to 87. The team finished 12th in the final AP Poll and ninth in the final Coaches Poll. Total attendance for the season was 372,654, which averaged to 62,109. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.