1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1914 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–1 record (3–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 123 to 44.[1] The team's only loss came to conference and national champion Illinois.[2][3]

1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1914 record6–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainBoles Rosenthal
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Illinois $ 6 0 0  7 0 0
Minnesota 3 1 0  6 1 0
Chicago 4 2 1  4 2 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1  4 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 0  5 2 0
Purdue 2 2 0  5 2 0
Iowa 1 2 0  4 3 0
Indiana 1 4 0  3 4 0
Northwestern 0 6 0  1 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Lorin Solon was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[4] Solon was also named All-Big Ten first team.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 3North Dakota*W 28–62,000
October 10Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 26–03,000
October 17South Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 29–73,000
October 24at IowaW 7–09,000
October 31Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 6–2110,000
November 14Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 14–317,000
November 21at ChicagoW 13–713,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 196.
  3. Richard, Campbell; et al. (2007). "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book" (PDF). p. 543. Archived from the original ( Scholar search) on February 16, 2008.
  4. Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 179.
  5. Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
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