1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPOllie Bakken
Captains
  • Ollie Bakken
  • Jeff Selleck
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 4 Ohio State
L 19–3445,511[5]
September 21North Dakota*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 42–3034,870[6]
September 28TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 9–732,822[7]
October 5at No. 6 Nebraska*
L 0–5476,408[8]
October 12at Indiana
L 3–3434,102[9]
October 19Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 23–1748,579[10]
October 26at No. 3 Michigan
L 0–4996,284[11]
November 2Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 13–2132,922[12]
November 9at Purdue
W 24–2051,374[13]
November 16Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 14–1731,423[14]
November 23at Wisconsin
L 14–4955,869[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 14 7634
Minnesota 3 0 01619

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
Game information

Steve Goldberg broke his own school record for longest field goal in the first quarter.

Roster

1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Sam Brady
QB Tony Dungy
WR Vince Fuller
OL Brien Harvey
OL Dale Hegland
TE Dale Henrickson
RB John Jones
WR Mike Jones
WR Ron Kullas
RB John Matthews
OL Art Meadowcraft
QB Steve Olsen
RB Jim Perkins
RB Dexter Pride
TE Scott Putchel
OL Jeff Selleck
OL Greg Shoff
WR Bill Sims
QB Marc Trestman
RB 40 Rick Upchurch Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB George Adzick
DB Tommie Ash
LB Ollie Bakken
DB 22 Doug Beaudoin Jr
DL Mike Byrne
DB Greg Engebos
LB Greg Gerths
DB Orville Gilmore
DB Kirby Kulenski
DL Mike Ramerth
DL Keith Simons
DL Jeff Smith
DL George Washington
DB Bobby Weber
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Steve Goldberg
P Frank Mosko
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  5. ^ "Buckeyes score early, hold off Gopher rally". The Blade. September 15, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gophers rally to beat No. Dakota". Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gophers edge TCU 9–7". Rapid City Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "6th-ranked Cornhuskers rip Gophers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "IU ends losing streak, 34 to 3". The Anderson Herald. October 13, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gophers tame Hawks". Rapid City Journal. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Michigan guns down Gophers, 49–0". The Post-Crescent. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Running of Pooler, Trimble spark Northwestern victory". The Sioux City Journal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gophers squeeze by Boilermakers 24–20". The Winona Daily News. November 10, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Last-minute TD beats Gophers". The Duluth News Tribune. November 17, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Badgers rip Gophers". Lansing State Journal. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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