Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Name Position ( s ) Inducted Years
Bert Baston End 1954 1914-1916
Bobby Bell T 1991 1960-1962
Bernie Bierman Head Coach 1955 1932-1941 1945-1950
Tom Brown G 2003 1958-1960
Fritz Crisler Head Coach 1954 1930-1931
Carl Eller DT 2006 1959-1962
George Franck RB 2002 1938-1940
Paul Giel RB 1975 1951-1953
Lou Holtz Head Coach 2008 1984-1985
Herb Joesting FB 1954 1925-1927
Pug Lund RB 1958 1932-1934
Bobby Marshall End 1971 1904-1906
John McGovern QB 1966 1908-1910
Bronko Nagurski T , FB 1951 1927-1929
Leo Nomellini T , G 1977 1946-1949
Eddie Rogers End 1968 1900-1903
Bruce Smith RB 1972 1939-1941
Sandy Stephens QB 2011 1959-1961
Clayton Tonnemaker C 1980 1946-1949
Ed Widseth T 1954 1934-1936
College Football Hall of Famers
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers football program represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. Founded in 1882, the program is one of the oldest in college football. Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference. The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships: 1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, and 1960. Since 2009, the Gophers have played all their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.