1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 332 to 161.[1]
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Ollie Bakken |
Captain | Ollie Bakken, Jeff Selleck |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linebacker Ollie Bakken received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Tackle Keith Simons was named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Bakken and wide receiver Rick Upchurch were named All-Big Ten second team.[3]
Total attendance for the season was 225,127, which averaged to 37,521. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | No. 4 Ohio State | L 19–34 | 45,511 | |
September 21 | North Dakota* |
| W 42–30 | 34,870 |
September 28 | TCU* |
| W 9–7 | 32,822 |
October 5 | at No. 6 Nebraska* | L 0–54 | 76,408 | |
October 12 | at Indiana | L 3–34 | 34,102 | |
October 19 | Iowa |
| W 23–17 | 48,579 |
October 26 | at No. 3 Michigan | L 0–49 | 96,284 | |
November 2 | Northwestern |
| L 13–21 | 32,922 |
November 9 | at Purdue | W 24–20 | 51,374 | |
November 16 | Illinois |
| L 14–17 | 31,423 |
November 23 | at Wisconsin | L 14–49 | 55,869 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary
Ohio State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio St | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 |
at Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
- Game attendance: 45,511
- Box Score
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Steve Goldberg broke his own school record for longest field goal in the first quarter.
References
- "1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160