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Minnesota (1940)
There was a time when Minnesota was a dominant program. It has claimed seven national titles in its history with five of them coming between 1934 and 1941. Bernie Bierman built a dynasty with his Gophers, and his 1940 team looks to be the best of the bunch. I give it the edge over 1941's title team because according to the strength of schedule metric at College Football Reference, the 1940 team played the most challenging schedule in the country that season. That schedule included three narrow victories at No. 15 Ohio State, at No. 8 Northwestern and home against No. 3 Michigan. The Gophers won those three games by a combined eight points.
Record: 8-0 | Final ranking: No. 1
Coach: Bernie Bierman | MVP: RB George Franck
Championships won: National (consensus), Big Ten
Accolades: Consensus All-American (Franck)
NFL Draft picks on roster: 13
Did you know? After winning another national title in 1941 coach, Bierman left Minnesota to coach at Iowa Pre-Flight. He spent one season there, going 7-3-1 (including a 7-6 win over Minnesota) before returning to Minnesota for the 1945 season following World War II. He was never able to rekindle the magic with the Gophers, though, going 30-23 over six seasons.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...s-the-best-season-from-every-big-ten-program/
Go Gophers!!
Minnesota (1940)
There was a time when Minnesota was a dominant program. It has claimed seven national titles in its history with five of them coming between 1934 and 1941. Bernie Bierman built a dynasty with his Gophers, and his 1940 team looks to be the best of the bunch. I give it the edge over 1941's title team because according to the strength of schedule metric at College Football Reference, the 1940 team played the most challenging schedule in the country that season. That schedule included three narrow victories at No. 15 Ohio State, at No. 8 Northwestern and home against No. 3 Michigan. The Gophers won those three games by a combined eight points.
Record: 8-0 | Final ranking: No. 1
Coach: Bernie Bierman | MVP: RB George Franck
Championships won: National (consensus), Big Ten
Accolades: Consensus All-American (Franck)
NFL Draft picks on roster: 13
Did you know? After winning another national title in 1941 coach, Bierman left Minnesota to coach at Iowa Pre-Flight. He spent one season there, going 7-3-1 (including a 7-6 win over Minnesota) before returning to Minnesota for the 1945 season following World War II. He was never able to rekindle the magic with the Gophers, though, going 30-23 over six seasons.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...s-the-best-season-from-every-big-ten-program/
Go Gophers!!