1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 260.[1]
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- Cal Stoll (2nd season)
MVPs
- Steve Neils
- Matt Herkenhoff
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Mike Steidl |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Steve Neils and offensive tackle Matt Herkenhoff shared the team's Most Valuable Player award. Neils and end Keith Fahnhorst were named All-Big Ten first team. Offensive guard Darrel Bunge and wide receiver Rick Upchurch were named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive lineman Jeff Gunderson was named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 245,706, which averaged to 40,951. The season high for attendance was against Nebraska.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at No. 3 Ohio State | L 7–56 | 86,005 | [4] | |
| September 22 | North Dakota* | W 41–14 | 35,477 | [5] | |
| September 29 | at Kansas* | L 19–34 | 44,500 | [6] | |
| October 6 | No. 2 Nebraska* |
| L 7–48 | 58,091 | [7] |
| October 13 | Indiana |
| W 24–3 | 37,710 | [8] |
| October 20 | at Iowa | W 31–23 | 55,137 | [9] | |
| October 27 | No. 4 Michigan |
| L 7–34 | 44,435 | [10] |
| November 3 | at Northwestern | W 52–43 | 30,081 | [11] | |
| November 10 | Purdue |
| W 34–7 | 36,890 | [12] |
| November 17 | at Illinois | W 19–16 | 34,438 | [13] | |
| November 24 | Wisconsin |
| W 19–17 | 34,412 | [14] |
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Game summaries
At Ohio State
Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 15
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 86,005
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North Dakota
At Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
At Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Minnesota | 6 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 31 |
| Iowa | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game attendance: 55,137
| 1 | IOWA | Jensen 3-yard run (Kokolus kick) | Iowa 7–0 | |
| 1 | MINN | Powell 46-yard run (kick failed) | Iowa 7–6 | |
| 1 | IOWA | Jensen 54-yard run (Kokolus kick) | Iowa 14–6 | |
| 2 | MINN | Lawing 1-yard run (Henrickson pass from Lawing) | Tie 14–14 | |
| 2 | IOWA | Kokolus 22-yard field goal | Iowa 17–14 | |
| 2 | MINN | Upchurch 3-yard run (Sims pass from Dungy) | Minnesota 22–17 | |
| 3 | IOWA | Fetter 10-yard pass from Ousley (pass failed) | Iowa 23–22 | |
| 3 | MINN | Safety | Minnesota 24–23 | |
| 4 | MINN | Dungy 10-yard run (Goldberg kick) | Minnesota 31–23 | |
Michigan
At Northwestern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Minnesota | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
- Date: November 3
- Location: Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
| 1 | NW | Craig 18-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick) | Northwestern 7-0 | |
| 1 | MINN | J. Jones 4-yard run (Goldberg kick) | Tie 7-7 | |
| 2 | NW | Craig 19-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick) | Northwestern 14-7 | |
| 2 | MINN | Upchurch 5-yard run (Goldberg kick) | Tie 14-14 | |
| 2 | MINN | Upchurch 5-yard run (Goldberg kick) | Minnesota 21-14 | |
| 3 | NW | Stevens 21-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick) | Tie 21-21 | |
| 3 | MINN | M. Jones 40-yard pass from Lawing (Goldberg kick) | Minnesota 28-21 | |
| 3 | MINN | M. Jones 48-yard pass from Lawing (Goldberg kick) | Minnesota 35-21 | |
| 3 | MINN | Lawing 5-yard run (Goldberg kick) | Minnesota 42-21 | |
| 3 | NW | Key 12-yard run (Blazevich kick) | Minnesota 42-28 | |
| 4 | MINN | Goldberg 35-yard field goal | Minnesota 45-28 | |
| 4 | NW | Harris 13-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick) | Minnesota 45-35 | |
| 4 | MINN | M. Jones 48-yard pass from Lawing (Goldberg kick) | Minnesota 52-35 | |
| 4 | NW | Frederickson 20-yard pass from Anderson (Harris pass from Anderson) | Minnesota 52-43 | |
Purdue
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Minnesota | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
- Game attendance: 36,890
| 1 | MINN | John Lawing 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick) | MINN 7-0 | |
| 1 | MINN | Goldberg 32-yard field goal | MINN 10-0 | |
| 1 | MINN | Rick Upchurch 21-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick) | MINN 17-0 | |
| 2 | MINN | John Lawing 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick) | MINN 24-0 | |
| 2 | MINN | Steve Goldberg 43-yard field goal | MINN 27-0 | |
| 3 | PUR | Bobrowski 1-yard run (Conner kick) | MINN 27-7 | |
| 4 | MINN | Holmes 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick) | MINN 34-7 | |
At Illinois
Wisconsin
Personnel
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