2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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2014
TCF Bank Stadium
Seasons
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. T–5 Michigan State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Maryland   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rutgers   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Penn State   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Minnesota   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Nebraska   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Northwestern   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Purdue   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the

TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Missouri. It was their first New Year's Day bowl game appearance in 53 years, their previous was the 1962 Rose Bowl
.

Preseason

Heading into their fourth off-season, Jerry Kill's coaching staff at Minnesota suffered their first departure as linebackers and assistant head coach Bill Miller accepted the linebackers coach position at Florida State.[1] After a brief coaching search, the Gophers named Mike Sherels the new linebackers coach. Sherels had an extensive history with the University of Minnesota, playing middle linebacker for the team from 2003-2007 and then serving as a special assistant and then defensive graduate assistant under Jerry Kill from 2011-2013.[2]

The Gophers also saw quarterback Philip Nelson leave the team, announcing his transfer to Rutgers University shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 season.[3] During the off season, Nelson was charged with first-degree assault after allegedly kicking Isaac Kolstad in the head during a late-night scuffle in downtown Mankato, Minnesota. These charges led to Nelson's dismissal from the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program on May 14, 2014.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Melvin Holland
WR 		Ashburn, VA Briar Woods HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Jan 27, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jeff Jones[5]
RB 		Minneapolis, MN Washburn HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.7 Feb 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Connor Mayes[5]
OL 		Van Alstyne, TX Van Alstyne HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 335 lb (152 kg) 5.4 Jun 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Personnel

2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 K. J. Maye Jr
QB 2 Dimonic Roden-McKinzy Fr
TE 3 Jerry Gibson Fr
WR 4 Donovahn Jones So
QB 5 Chris Streveler  Fr
QB 7 Mitch Leidner  So
WR 9 Eric Carter  Fr
WR 12 Will Reger Fr
WR 13 Desmond Gant Fr
WR 14 Isaac Fruechte  Sr
WR 14 Connor Cosgrove  Sr
QB 15 Conor Rhoda  Fr
RB 16 Jeff Jones Fr
WR 17 Logan Hutton  Sr
QB 18 Jacques Perra Fr
WR 19 Michael Conway  Fr
RB 20 Donnell Kirkwood  Sr
WR 21 Melvin Holland, Jr. Fr
WR 22 Jeff Borchardt  Fr
WR 23 E. J. Sardinha  So
RB 24 Rodney Smith Fr
WR 25 Devin Wright  Sr
WR 26 Brian Smith  Fr
RB 27 David Cobb Sr
WR 29 Louis Tuszynski  So
RB 31 Cole Banham  Sr
RB 32 Berkey Edwards  Fr
FB 34 Jephete Matilus  Jr
RB 35 Rodrick Williams, Jr. Jr
FB 41 Miles Thomas Jr
FB 43 Tyler Hartmann  So
RB 37 Josh Parks Fr
TE 39 Nate Wozniak  Fr
RB 44 Jacob Krisch  Jr
TE 47 Alex Bisch  Sr
TE 48 Matt Oldenkamp Fr
TE 49 Noah Scarver  Fr
OL 52 Zac Epping  Sr
OL 53 Luke Rasmussen Fr
OL 55 Connor Mayes Fr
OL 58 Tommy Olson Sr
OL 60 Matt Leidner  Fr
OL 62 Jared Weyler Fr
OL 63 Jon Christenson  Jr
OL 65 Josh Champion  Jr
OL 66 Luke McAvoy  Jr
OL 67 Brian Bobek  Jr
OL 68 Isaac Hayes  So
OL 70 Chad Fahning  Fr
OL 71 Kyle McAvoy  Jr
OL 73 Joe Bjorklund  Jr
OL 74 Marek Lenkiewicz  Sr
OL 75 Ernie Heifort  Jr
OL 76 Alex Mayes  Fr
OL 77 Foster Bush  Jr
OL 78 Ben Lauer  So
OL 79 Jonah Pirsig  So
WR 80 Aaron Marmer  Jr
TE 81 Duke Anyanwu  So
TE 81 Nick Hart  Fr
WR 82 Drew Wolitarsky So
TE 83 Drew Goodger Sr
WR 84 Isaiah Gentry Fr
TE 85 Lincoln Plsek Jr
TE 86 Brandon Lingen Fr
TE 88 Maxx Williams  So
WR 89 Connor Krizancic Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 De'Niro Laster  Fr
DB 2 Cedric Thompson Sr
DB 3 Derrick Wells Sr
LB 5 Damien Wilson Sr
DB 6 Grayson Levine Sr
DL 9 Alex Keith Jr
DB 11 Antonio Johnson Jr
DB 15 Marcus Jones Sr
DB 16 Steven Montgomery  Jr
LB 18 Peter Westerhaus  Jr
LB 19 Cedric Dicke  So
DT 19 Gary Moore Fr
DB 22 Craig James Fr
LB 26 De'Vondre Campbell  Jr
DB 28 Jalen Myrick So
DB 29 Briean Boddy-Calhoun  Jr
LB 30 Chris Wipson  Fr
DB 31 Eric Murray Jr
DB 32 John McKelvey  So
DB 36 Cavonte Johnson  So
DB 40 Alexander Starks  Fr
LB 42 Dominic Schultz  Jr
DB 45 Adekunle Ayinde  Fr
DL 46 Cameron Botticelli  Sr
DB 48 Davis Alexander Fr
LB 50 Jack Lynn  So
DL 52 Yoshoub Timms  So
DL 55 Theiren Cockran  Jr
LB 56 Nick Rallis  So
LB 57 Everett Williams Fr
LB 59 Ray Dixon  Fr
DL 69 Justin Carr Jr
DL 87 Gaelin Elmore Fr
DL 90 Demaris Peppers  Fr
DE 91 Julien Kafo Fr
DL 92 Robert Nondo-Lay  Jr
DL 93 Ben Perry  Sr
DL 94 Harold Legania  Sr
DL 95 Hendrick Ekpe So
DT 96 Steven Richardson Fr
DL 97 Scott Ekpe Jr
DL 98 Michael Amaefula Sr
DE 99 Andrew Stelter Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 18 Ryan Santoso  Fr
LS 25 Payton Jordahl Fr
K 33 Andrew Harte  Fr
P
 34 Logan McElfresh Fr
P
 37 Peter Mortell  Jr
K 38 Emmit Carpenter Fr
LS 40 Jared Hartmann  Jr
P
 41 Christian Eldred Sr
K 42 Justin Juenemann  Fr
LS 49 Dave Ramlet  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tracy Claeys (associate head coach)
  • Matt Limegrover (assistant head coach / offensive line)
  • Brian Anderson (running backs)
  • Jeff Phelps (defensive line)
  • Pat Poore (wide receivers)
  • Rob Reeves (H-Backs / tight ends)
  • Jay Sawvel (defensive backs / special teams)
  • Mike Sherels (linebackers)
  • Jim Zebrowski (Quarterbacks / passing game coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:00 pmNo. 16 (
TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
    		• BTNW 42–2044,344
    September 62:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*
    • TCF Bank Stadium
    • Minneapolis, MN
    		BTNW 35–2447,223
    September 133:00 pmat TCU*
    		FS1L 7–3043,958
    September 203:00 pmSan Jose State*
    • TCF Bank Stadium
    • Minneapolis, MN
    		BTNW 24–747,739
    September 272:30 pmat Michigan
    		ABC, ESPN2W 30–14102,926
    October 1111:00 amNorthwestern
    • TCF Bank Stadium
    • Minneapolis, MN
    		BTNW 24–1749,051
    October 1811:00 amPurduedagger
    • TCF Bank Stadium
    • Minneapolis, MN
    		BTNW 39–3851,241
    October 2511:00 amat Illinois
    		ESPNUL 24–2844,437
    November 811:00 amIowa
    • TCF Bank Stadium
    • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
    		ESPN2W 51–1449,680
    November 1511:00 amNo. 8 Ohio StateNo. 25
    • TCF Bank Stadium
    • Minneapolis, MN
    		ABCL 24–3145,778
    November 2211:00 amat No. 23 NebraskaNo. 25
    		ESPNW 28–2491,186
    November 292:30 pmat No. 14 WisconsinNo. 18
    		BTNL 24–3480,341
    January 112:00 pmvs. No. 16
    Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
  • Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl
    • )    		ABCL 17–3348,624

    Game summaries

    Eastern Illinois

    See also: 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
    1 234Total
    E. Illinois 0 0020 20
    • Minnesota 7 7721 42
    • Date: August 28
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium

    Middle Tennessee

    See also: 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
    1 234Total
    Mid Tennessee 0 0177 24
    • Minnesota 7 2170 35
    • Date: September 6
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium

    TCU

    See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team
    1 234Total
    Minnesota 0 007 7
    • TCU 10 1460 30

    San Jose State

    See also: 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team
    1 234Total
    San Jose St 7 000 7
    • Minnesota 10 707 24
    • Date: September 20
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium

    Michigan

    See also:
    Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry
    1 234Total
    • Minnesota 0 10173 30
    Michigan 0 707 14
    • Date: September 27
    • Location: Michigan Stadium
    • Elapsed time: 3:15
    • Game attendance: 102,926
    • Game weather: Sunny; about 75 °F (24 °C); wind 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h) NE
    • Referee: J. McGinn
    Scoring summary
    Q211:10MICHSmith 10 yard run (Wile kick)MICH 7–0
    Q28:00MINNLeidner 10 yard run (Santoso kick)Tie 7–7
    Q2:00MINNSantoso 24 yard field goalMINN 10–7
    Q36:56MINNSantoso 48 yard field goalMINN 13–7
    Q36:42MINNCampbell 30 yard interception return (Santoso kick)MINN 20–7
    Q32:52MINNM. Williams 1 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick)MINN 27–7
    Q412:50MINNSantoso 25 yard field goalMINN 30–7
    Q47:27MICHGardner 3 yard run (Wile kick)MINN 30–14

    Northwestern

    See also: 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team
    1 234Total
    Northwestern 0 1007 17
    • Minnesota 7 7010 24
    • Date: October 11
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium

    Purdue

    See also: 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team
    1 234Total
    Purdue 14 1770 38
    • Minnesota 14 6163 39
    • Date: October 18
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium

    Illinois

    See also: 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
    1 234Total
    Minnesota 0 3210 24
    • Illinois 14 077 28
    • Date: October 25
    • Location:
      Memorial Stadium

    Iowa

    See also: 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry
    1 234Total
    Iowa 7 007 14
    • Minnesota 7 2879 51
    • Date: November 8
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium
    • Elapsed time: 3:19
    • Game attendance: 49,680
    • Game weather: Overcast; 38 °F (3 °C); wind 12 mph (19 km/h) NNE
    • Referee: Shawn Smith
    Scoring summary
    Q19:13IOWAWeisman 1 yard run (Koehn kick)IOWA 7–0
    Q15:38MINNMaye 9 yard run (Santoso kick)Tie 7–7
    Q212:59MINND. Jones 44 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick)MINN 14–7
    Q26:49MINNM. Williams 9 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick)MINN 21–7
    Q23:51MINNCobb 6 yard run (Santoso kick)MINN 28–7
    Q2:31MINNM. Williams 4 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick)MINN 35–7
    Q39:13MINNM. Williams 3 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick)MINN 42–7
    Q411:34MINNR. Williams 1 yard run (kick failed)MINN 48–7
    Q46:28MINNSantoso 35 yard field goalMINN 51–7
    Q4:14IOWAStone 24 yard pass from Beathard (Koehn kick)MINN 51–14

    [7]

    Ohio State

    See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
    1 234Total
    • Ohio St 14 377 31
    Minnesota 0 14010 24
    • Date: November 15
    • Location:
      TCF Bank Stadium

    Nebraska

    See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
    1 234Total
    • Minnesota 7 0147 28
    Nebraska 7 1430 24

    Wisconsin

    See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry
    1 234Total
    Minnesota 14 307 24
    • Wisconsin 3 10714 34

    Citrus Bowl

    See also:
    Citrus Bowl (game), and 2015 Citrus Bowl
    1 234Total
    • Missouri 0 10914 33
    Minnesota 7 0100 17
    • Date: January 1
    • Location:
      Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium

    Rankings

    Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    		——————RVRVRV——RVRV22RVRVRV
    CoachesRVRVRV——RVRVRV24RVRVRVRV2225RVRV
    CFPNot released——252518—25Not released

    Players Drafted into the NFL

    See also:
    2015 NFL Draft
    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    2 55 Maxx Williams TE Baltimore Ravens
    4 127 Damien Wilson LB Dallas Cowboys
    5 138 David Cobb RB Tennessee Titans
    5 150 Cedric Thompson S Miami Dolphins

    References

    1. 247Sports
      . February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
    2. Fox Sports North
      . Retrieved July 29, 2014.
    3. ^ Fornelli, Tom (January 29, 2014). "Minnesota QB Philip Nelson Transferring to Rutgers". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
    4. ^ "Rutgers dismisses Philip Nelson". ESPN. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
    5. ^ a b "GopherHole.com - Unofficial Home of Minnesota Gopher Sports". GopherHole.com.
    6. ^ 2014 Minnesota vs. Michigan - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29.
    7. ^ 2014 Minnesota vs. Iowa - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29.
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