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1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1973
teamMinnesota Golden Gophers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record7–4
conf_record6–2
head_coachCal Stoll
hc_year2nd
mvpSteve Neils
mvp2Matt Herkenhoff
captainMike Steidl
stadiumMemorial Stadium

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.

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.

Total attendance for the season was 245,706, which averaged to 40,951. The season high for attendance was against Nebraska.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Ohio State

First quarter

  • OSU – Champ Henson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:24. ''Ohio State 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 4-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:44. ''Ohio State 14–0. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
  • MINN – John King 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick), 12:59. ''Ohio State 14–7. '''Drive:'''''
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 93-yard kickoff return (Blair Conway kick), 12:45. Ohio State 21–7.
  • OSU – Champ Henson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:51. ''Ohio State 28–7. '''Drive:'''''
  • OSU – Brian Baschnagel 5-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:00. ''Ohio State 35–7. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
  • OSU – Neal Colzie 78-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 5:36. Ohio State 42–7. Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:39. ''Ohio State 49–7. '''Drive:'''''
  • OSU – Billy Ezzo 55-yard pass from Greg Hare (Blair Conway kick), 1:51. ''Ohio State 56–7. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
  • MINN – John Lawing – 5/9, 31 yards, INT
  • OSU – Greg Hare – 2/2, 64 yards, TD ;Top rushers
  • MINN – John King – 17 rushes, 51 yards, TD
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 15 rushes, 129 yards ;Top receivers
  • MINN – Keith Fahnhorst – 3 receptions, 23 yards
  • OSU – Billy Ezzo – 1 reception, 55 yards, TD

North Dakota

At Kansas

Nebraska

Indiana

At Iowa

Michigan

At Northwestern

Purdue

At Illinois

Wisconsin

Personnel

References

References

  1. "1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
  3. Keiser, Jeff. (August 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
  4. (September 16, 1973). "Buckeyes, Griffin dazzle Minnesota". The South Bend Tribune.
  5. (September 23, 1973). "Gophers wipe out memories of last week". The Duluth News Tribune.
  6. (September 30, 1973). "Jayhawks gopher Williams' jaunts". Great Bend Tribune.
  7. (October 7, 1973). "Humm passes Huskers by Gophers 48–7". The Daily Nonpareil.
  8. (October 14, 1973). "Gophers frustrate Indiana 24–3 for Big Ten victory". The Forum.
  9. (October 21, 1973). "Gophers rally to down Hawkeyes by 31–23". Grand Forks Herald.
  10. (October 28, 1973). "U–M powers by Gophers". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
  11. (November 4, 1973). "Gophers, Lawing outlast Wildcats 52–43". The Winona Daily News.
  12. (November 11, 1973). "Minnesota peppers Purdue". The Journal Times.
  13. (November 18, 1973). "Gophers steal a victory, clinch third". Star Tribune.
  14. (November 25, 1973). "Upchurch triggers Minnesota victory". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
  15. . ["Schedule/Results (1973 Minnesota)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363894). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  16. Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
  17. "Gophers Shock Purdue." ''Palm Beach Post''. 1973 Nov 11.
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