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1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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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]

Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPOllie Bakken
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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
Seasons
 1973
1975 
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1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan +7101010
No. 4 Ohio State +7101020
No. 12 Michigan State611731
Wisconsin530740
Illinois431641
Purdue350461
Minnesota260470
Iowa260380
Northwestern260380
Indiana1701100
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 4 Ohio StateL 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 IndianaL 3–3434,102[9]
October 19Iowadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 23–1748,579[10]
October 26at No. 3 MichiganL 0–4996,284[11]
November 2Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 13–2132,922[12]
November 9at PurdueW 24–2051,374[13]
November 16Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 14–1731,423[14]
November 23at WisconsinL 14–4955,869[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries

Ohio State

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 14 7634
Minnesota 3 0 01619
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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
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Steve Goldberg broke his own school record for longest field goal in the first quarter.

Roster

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1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Steve Goldberg
P Frank Mosko
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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