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1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1974
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–7
conf_record	2–6
head_coach	Cal Stoll
hc_year	3rd
mvp	Ollie Bakken
captain	Ollie Bakken
captain2	Jeff Selleck
stadium	Memorial Stadium

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.

Linebacker Ollie Bakken received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Tackle Keith Simons was named All-Big Ten first team. Bakken and wide receiver Rick Upchurch were named All-Big Ten second team.

Total attendance for the season was 225,127, which averaged to 37,521. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Ohio State

;First quarter

OSU – Archie Griffin 10-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 9:31. ''Ohio St 7–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards.'''''
MINN – Steve Goldberg 52-yard field goal, 1:56. ''Ohio St 7–3. '''Drive:''''' ;Second quarter
OSU – Pete Johnson 4-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 12:59. ''Ohio St 14–3. '''Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards.'''''
OSU – Champ Henson 36-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 9:25. ''Ohio St 21–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards.''''' ;Third quarter
OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 11:26. ''Ohio St 28–3. '''Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards.''''' ;Fourth quarter 3
MINN – Rick Upchurch 36-yard run (pass good), 9:29. ''Ohio St 28–11. '''Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards.'''''
MINN – Tony Dungy 6-yard run (pass good), 5:14. ''Ohio St 28–19. '''Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards.'''''
OSU – Cornelius Greene 57-yard run (kick failed), 1:17. ''Ohio St 34–19. '''Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards.''''' ;Top passers
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 9/12, 136 yards
MINN – Tony Dungy – 5/19, 71 yards, INT ;Top rushers
OSU – Archie Griffin – 26 rushes, 133 yards, TD
MINN – Rick Upchurch – 13 rushes, 107 yards, TD ;Top receivers
OSU – Dave Hazel – 3 receptions, 63 yards
MINN – Rick Upchurch – 3 receptions, 50 yards

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

Roster

References

"1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (August 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
(September 15, 1974). "Buckeyes score early, hold off Gopher rally". The Blade.
(September 22, 1974). "Gophers rally to beat No. Dakota". Chicago Tribune.
(September 29, 1974). "Gophers edge TCU 9–7". Rapid City Journal.
(October 6, 1974). "6th-ranked Cornhuskers rip Gophers". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(October 13, 1974). "IU ends losing streak, 34 to 3". The Anderson Herald.
(October 20, 1974). "Gophers tame Hawks". Rapid City Journal.
(October 27, 1974). "Michigan guns down Gophers, 49–0". The Post-Crescent.
(November 3, 1974). "Running of Pooler, Trimble spark Northwestern victory". The Sioux City Journal.
(November 10, 1974). "Gophers squeeze by Boilermakers 24–20". The Winona Daily News.
(November 17, 1974). "Last-minute TD beats Gophers". The Duluth News Tribune.
(November 24, 1974). "Badgers rip Gophers". Lansing State Journal.

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