, ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference : ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁team ▁has ▁two ▁unique ▁dist in ctions : ▁All ▁ten ▁of ▁their ▁wrest lers ▁earned ▁All - American ▁( top ▁eight ) ▁status ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁championship ▁despite ▁not ▁having ▁a ▁single ▁champion . ▁ ▁NCAA ▁individual ▁champions ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁have ▁had ▁sevent een ▁NCAA ▁individual ▁champions . ▁Four ▁of ▁those ▁were ▁two - time ▁champions . ▁ ▁John ▁Whit aker : ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁D ale ▁Hans on : ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁( M ost ▁Val u able ▁Wrest ler ) ▁Leonard ▁Le vy : ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Ver ne ▁G agne : ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Dick ▁Mu eller : ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁E van ▁Johnson : ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Pat ▁Neu : ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Mart y ▁Morgan : ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Tim ▁Hart ung : ▁ 1 9