1st Team All-Americans: Tom Brown, G, 1960 Sandy Stephens, QB, 1961 Bobby Bell, T, 1961, 1962 Carl Eller, T, 1963 Aaron Brown, E, 1965 Bob Stein, E, 1967 1st Team Al-Big Ten: Bobby Bell, T, 1961, 1962 McKinley Boston, T, 1967 Aaron Brown, E, 1964, 1965 Tom Brown, G, 1960 John Campbell, E, 1963 Carl Eller, T, 1963 Dick Enderle, G, 1968 Tom Hall, E, 1960 Julian Hook, G, 1962 Noel Jenke, G, 1968 Kraig Lofquist, B, 1964 Ray Parson, E, 1969 Tom Sakal, B, 1967 Bob Stein, E, 1967, 1968 Sandy Stephens, QB, 1961 John Williams, T, 1967 Gopher Head Coaches: Murray Warmath, 1960-1969
1960's Gopher Links
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After three straight losing seasons, things would finally change for the better for Murray Warmath in 1960. He now had a veteran team, and his team would blast its way to a 6-0 record and climb to #3 in the nation. Next on the schedule were the unbeaten and #1 ranked Hawkeyes of Iowa. In a splendid performance at the Brickhouse, the Gophers manhandled Iowa, 27-10, behind the extraordinary play of guard Tom Brown. Brown would eventually be awarded the Outland Trophy, and the win vaulted the Gophers to #1 in the land. They would lose the following week, but the Gophers would regain the #1 ranking by year's end and would be crowned National Champions for the sixth time in school history. To top it all off, Murray Warmath would be named National Coach-of-the- Year. The Gophers would excel in 1962 as well, going 8-2 with a Rose Bowl victory over UCLA, 21-3. Leading the way this time were Tackle Bobby Bell and quarterback Sandy Stephens, who became the first African-American to be named first team All-American at that position. The Gophers finished the season ranked #6 in the country. The Gophers put together a strong season in 1962 as well on the strength of a truly great defense. Outland Trophy winner Bobby Bell teamed with fellow tackle Carl Eller in aiding the Maroon and Gold to a 6-2-1 record and a #10 national ranking. Murray Warmath's teams had assembled a 22-6-1 from 1960-1962, with one National Championship, one Big Ten title, and two Rose Bowl appearances. Although the rest of the Big Ten would "catch-up" to the Gophers during the remainder of the sixties, the Gophers would still be right in the thick of things, playing tough, physical football in what was a strong and well-balanced conference from top-to-bottom. The Gophers would tie for the Big Ten title in 1967 with Purdue and Indiana. Although the Gophers had destroyed the Hoosiers, 33-7, it was the Hoosiers who got to go to Pasadena for New Year's Day. So, despite an 8-2 record, the Gophers were home for the holidays. The Gophers would finish 3rd in the Big Ten and #18 in the nation in 1968, and would end the decade with a fourth-place Big Ten finish in 1969. All-in-all, it was an exciting and memorable decade for Gopher football as Murray Warmath would emerge as one of the sport's most respected and admired head coaches.
