Honors

MinnesotaGolden Gophers

34 consensus All-Americans between 1903 and 2019, 7 unanimous · 8 national awards.

All-Americans

1903–2019 · 7 unanimous

Heisman

1941

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2019	Antoine Winfield Jr. unanimous	DB
2005	Greg Eslinger unanimous	C
2000	Ben Hamilton	OL
1999	Ben Hamilton	C
1999	Tyrone Carter	DB
1965	Aaron Brown	DE
1963	Carl Eller	T
1962	Bobby Bell unanimous	T
1961	Sandy Stephens	B
1960	Tom Brown unanimous	G
1953	Paul Giel unanimous	B
1949	Clayton Tonnemaker unanimous	C
1949	Leo Nomellini	T
1948	Leo Nomellini	T
1942	Dick Wildung	T
1941	Bruce Smith	B
1941	Dick Wildung	T
1940	George Franck	B
1940	Urban Odson	T
1936	Ed Widseth unanimous	T
1935	Ed Widseth	T
1934	Bill Bevan	G
1934	Frank Larson	E
1934	Pug Lund	B
1931	Biggie Munn	G
1929	Bronko Nagurski	T
1927	Herb Joesting	B
1926	Herb Joesting	B
1923	Ray Ecklund	E
1917	George Hauser	T
1916	Bert Baston	E
1910	James Walker	T
1909	John McGovern	B
1903	Fred Schacht	T

National awards

Wins only. Places in the voting are listed separately below.

Award	Won
John Outland Trophy	3
Dave Rimington Award	1
Heisman Memorial Trophy	1
Jim Thorpe Award	1
John Mackey Tight End Award	1
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2022	Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	Mohamed Ibrahim RB (FBS)
2006	John Mackey Tight End Award	Matt Spaeth
2005	Dave Rimington Award	Greg Eslinger
2005	John Outland Trophy	Greg Eslinger C
1999	Jim Thorpe Award	Tyrone Carter
1962	John Outland Trophy	Bobby Bell T
1960	John Outland Trophy	Tom Brown G
1941	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Bruce Smith HB

Award voting — other places

Second through fourth in the voting. Never counted as wins.

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
1962	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Bobby Bell	3rd	429
1961	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Sandy Stephens	4th	543
1960	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Tom Brown	2nd	731
1953	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Paul Giel	2nd	1,794
1952	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Paul Giel	3rd	329
1940	Heisman Memorial Trophy	George Franck	3rd	102

Source: the NCAA’s official Football Records and Awards books, 2026 edition — printed there as MINNESOTA. Consensus All-America is the NCAA’s own designation, recognising players named by a majority of the official selectors in a given season.