1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Conference| Western Conference
Record| 6–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach|

* Henry L. Williams (15th season)

Captain| Boles Rosenthal
Home stadium| Northrop Field

Seasons

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1915 ->

1914 Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | 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

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]

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

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 3| North Dakota*|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| W 28–6| 2,000|
October 10| Iowa State*|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| W 26–0| 3,000|
October 17| South Dakota*|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| W 29–7| 3,000|
October 24| at Iowa|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 9,000|
October 31| Illinois|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 6–21| 10,000| [6]
November 14| Wisconsin|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| W 14–3| 17,000|
November 21| at Chicago|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| W 13–7| 13,000| [7]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## Roster

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Francis "Frank" Moudry (#2 in team photo above)

## References

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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.[permanent dead link‍]
3. ^ Richard, Campbell; et al. (2007). "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book" (PDF). p. 543\. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2008.
4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 179.[permanent dead link‍]
5. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.[permanent dead link‍]
6. ^ "Illini Backs Outspeed Gophers and Win Great Open Gridiron Battle, 21-6". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis. November 1, 1914. pp. 27–28 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Ring Lardner (November 22, 1914). "Assaults by Gophers Upset Chicago, 13 to 7: Steady Marches Through Line Give Northmen Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 - via Newspapers.com.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues|

* Athletic Park (1892–1898)
* University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898)
* Northrop Field (1899–1923)
* Memorial Stadium (1924–1981)
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008)
* Huntington Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Iowa
* Michigan: Little Brown Jug
* Nebraska
* Penn State: Governor's Victory Bell
* Wisconsin

Culture & lore|

* Goldy Gopher
* Marching band
* Spirit squad
* "Minnesota Rouser"
* "Minnesota March"
* "Go Gopher Victory"
* "Minnesota Fight"
* "Our Minnesota"
* "Hail! Minnesota"
* "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
* Minnesota shift
* T formation
* Smith of Minnesota

People|

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* Annual awards
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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