<page_title> 1949 Big Nine Conference football season </page_title> <section_title> Results and team statistics </section_title> <table> <cell> 3 <col_header> Conf. Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Minnesota <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bernie Bierman <col_header> Head coach </col_header> </cell> <cell> #8 <col_header> AP final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7–2 <col_header> Overall record </col_header> </cell> <cell> 25.7 <col_header> PPG </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8.9 <col_header> PAG </col_header> </cell> </table>
Minnesota, under head coach Bernie Bierman, finished in third place and compiled a 7–2 record while also leading the conference in both scoring offense (25.7 points per game) and scoring defense (8.9 points allowed per game). The finished ranked 8th in the AP poll.