2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season December 2014 February 2026 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference West Division Big Ten 8–5 5–3 Jerry Kill 4th Matt Limegrover 4th Tracy Claeys 4th Spread 4–3 Mitch Leidner Cedric Thompson TCF Bank Stadium Citrus Bowl L 17–33 vs. Missouri The 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at 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.FSU Hires Bill Miller to FB Staff https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/article/fsu-hires-bill-miller-to-fill-out-their-football-staff-179129/ 247Sports February 24, 2014 July 29, 2014 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.Mike Sherels Named Gophers New Linebackers coach Tyler Mason http://msn.foxsports.com/north/story/mike-sherels-named-gophers-new-linebackers-coach-030714 Fox Sports North March 7, 2014 July 29, 2014 The Gophers also saw quarterback Philip Nelson leave the team, announcing his transfer to Rutgers University shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 season.Minnesota QB Philip Nelson Transferring to Rutgers Tom Fornelli http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24423972/minnesota-qb-philip-nelson-transferring-to-rutgers CBS Sports January 29, 2014 July 29, 2014 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.Rutgers dismisses Philip Nelson https://www.espn.com/new-york/college-football/story/_/id/10925487/rutgers-scarlet-knights-dismiss-quarterback-philip-nelson-assault-charge ESPN May 14, 2014 July 29, 2014 yes no 2014 Melvin Holland WR Ashburn, VA Briar Woods HS 6 2 195 4.5 January 27, 2014 3 3 3 Jeff Joneshttps://gopherhole.com/ GopherHole.com - Unofficial Home of Minnesota Gopher Sports GopherHole.com RB Minneapolis, MN Washburn HS 6 0 190 4.7 February 2, 2013 4 4 80 Connor Mayes OL Van Alstyne, TX Van Alstyne HS 6 5 335 5.4 June 17, 2013 4 3 3 Personnel 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers y 1 JR K. J. Maye WR 2 FR Dimonic Roden-McKinzy QB 3 FR Jerry Gibson TE 4 SO Donovahn Jones WR 5 FR y Chris Streveler QB y 7 SO y Mitch Leidner QB y 9 FR y Eric Carter WR 12 FR Will Reger WR 13 FR Desmond Gant WR 14 SR y Isaac Fruechte WR y 14 SR y Connor Cosgrove WR 15 FR y Conor Rhoda QB 16 FR Jeff Jones RB 17 SR y Logan Hutton WR 18 FR Jacques Perra QB 19 FR y Michael Conway WR 20 SR y Donnell Kirkwood RB 21 FR Melvin Holland, Jr. WR 22 FR y Jeff Borchardt WR 23 SO y E. J. Sardinha WR 24 FR Rodney Smith RB 25 SR y Devin Wright WR 26 FR y Brian Smith WR 27 SR David Cobb RB y David Cobb (American football) 29 SO y Louis Tuszynski WR 31 SR y Cole Banham RB 32 FR y Berkey Edwards RB 34 JR y Jephete Matilus FB 35 JR Rodrick Williams, Jr. RB 41 JR Miles Thomas FB 43 SO y Tyler Hartmann FB 37 FR Josh Parks RB 39 FR y Nate Wozniak TE 44 JR y Jacob Krisch RB 47 SR y Alex Bisch TE 48 FR Matt Oldenkamp TE 49 FR y Noah Scarver TE 52 SR y Zac Epping OL 53 FR Luke Rasmussen OL 55 FR Connor Mayes OL 58 SR Tommy Olson OL 60 FR y Matt Leidner OL 62 FR Jared Weyler OL 63 JR y Jon Christenson OL 65 JR y Josh Champion OL 66 JR y Luke McAvoy OL 67 JR y Brian Bobek OL 68 SO y Isaac Hayes OL 70 FR y Chad Fahning OL 71 JR y Kyle McAvoy OL 73 JR y Joe Bjorklund OL 74 SR y Marek Lenkiewicz OL 75 JR y Ernie Heifort OL 76 FR y Alex Mayes OL 77 JR y Foster Bush OL 78 SO y Ben Lauer OL 79 SO y Jonah Pirsig OL 80 JR y Aaron Marmer WR 81 SO y Duke Anyanwu TE 81 FR y Nick Hart TE 82 SO Drew Wolitarsky WR y 83 SR Drew Goodger TE 84 FR Isaiah Gentry WR 85 JR Lincoln Plsek TE 86 FR Brandon Lingen TE 88 SO y Maxx Williams TE y 89 FR Connor Krizancic WR 1 FR y De'Niro Laster LB 2 SR Cedric Thompson DB 3 SR Derrick Wells DB 5 SR Damien Wilson LB 6 SR Grayson Levine DB 9 JR Alex Keith DL 11 JR Antonio Johnson DB 15 SR Marcus Jones DB 16 JR y Steven Montgomery DB 18 JR y Peter Westerhaus LB y 19 SO y Cedric Dicke LB 19 FR Gary Moore DT 22 FR Craig James DB 26 JR y De'Vondre Campbell LB 28 SO Jalen Myrick y DB 29 JR y Briean Boddy-Calhoun DB y 30 FR y Chris Wipson LB 31 JR Eric Murray DB 32 SO y John McKelvey DB 36 SO y Cavonte Johnson DB 40 FR y Alexander Starks DB 42 JR y Dominic Schultz LB 45 FR y Adekunle Ayinde DB 46 SR y Cameron Botticelli DL 48 FR Davis Alexander DB 50 SO y Jack Lynn LB 52 SO y Yoshoub Timms DL 55 JR y Theiren Cockran DL 56 SO y Nick Rallis LB 57 FR Everett Williams LB 59 FR y Ray Dixon LB 69 JR Justin Carr DL 87 FR Gaelin Elmore DL 90 FR y Demaris Peppers DL 91 FR Julien Kafo DE 92 JR y Robert Nondo-Lay DL 93 SR y Ben Perry DL 94 SR y Harold Legania DL 95 SO Hendrick Ekpe DL 96 FR Steven Richardson DT 97 JR Scott Ekpe DL 98 SR Michael Amaefula DL 99 FR Andrew Stelter DE 18 FR y Ryan Santoso K/P 25 FR Payton Jordahl LS 33 FR y Andrew Harte K 34 FR Logan McElfresh P 37 JR y Peter Mortell P 38 FR Emmit Carpenter K 40 JR y Jared Hartmann LS 41 SR Christian Eldred P 42 FR y Justin Juenemann K 49 SR y Dave Ramlet LS Jerry Kill 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) Ryan Maiuri (graduate assistant) Schedule 2014 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game Central August 28 6:00 pm w y Eastern Illinois 16 (FCS) TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 42–20 44,344 September 6 2:30 pm w y Middle Tennessee TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 35–24 47,223 September 13 3:00 pm l y y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FS1 7–30 43,958 September 20 3:00 pm w y San Jose State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 24–7 47,739 September 27 2:30 pm w y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug ABC, ESPN2 30–14 102,926 October 11 11:00 am w Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 24–17 49,051 October 18 11:00 am w y Purdue TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 39–38 51,241 October 25 11:00 am l y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPNU 24–28 44,437 November 8 11:00 am w Iowa TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN2 51–14 49,680 November 15 11:00 am l 25 Ohio State 8 TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ABC 24–31 45,778 November 22 11:00 am w y 25 Nebraska 23 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ESPN 28–24 91,186 November 29 2:30 pm l y 18 Wisconsin 14 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry BTN 24–34 80,341 January 1 12:00 pm l y y 25 Missouri 16 Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL Citrus Bowl ABC 17–33 48,624 Game summaries Eastern Illinois 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team E. Illinois 0 0 0 20 Minnesota 7 7 7 21 August 28 TCF Bank Stadium 7:00 Eric Collins, Glen Mason, Jamie Hersch Big Ten Network Middle Tennessee 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team Mid Tennessee 0 0 17 7 Minnesota 7 21 7 0 September 6 TCF Bank Stadium 3:30 Anthony LaPanta, Glen Mason, Jamie Hersch Big Ten Network TCU 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team Minnesota 0 0 0 7 TCU 10 14 6 0 September 13 Amon G. Carter Stadium 4:00 Tim Brando, Brady Quinn FS1 San Jose State 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team San Jose St 7 0 0 0 Minnesota 10 7 0 7 September 20 TCF Bank Stadium 4:00 Anthony LaPanta, Chuck Long, Jamie Hersch Big Ten Network Michigan 2014 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry Minnesota 0 10 17 3 Michigan 0 7 0 7 September 27 Michigan Stadium 3:00 3:15 102,926 Sunny; about 75 F; wind 15 – 20 mph on NE J. McGinn Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards ABC/ESPN2 yes Q2 11:10 MICH Smith 10 yard run (Wile kick) MICH 7–0 Q2 8:00 MINN Leidner 10 yard run (Santoso kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 :00 MINN Santoso 24 yard field goal MINN 10–7 Q3 6:56 MINN Santoso 48 yard field goal MINN 13–7 Q3 6:42 MINN Campbell 30 yard interception return (Santoso kick) MINN 20–7 Q3 2:52 MINN M. Williams 1 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick) MINN 27–7 Q4 12:50 MINN Santoso 25 yard field goal MINN 30–7 Q4 7:27 MICH Gardner 3 yard run (Wile kick) MINN 30–14 yes David Cobb 32 Rush, 183 Yds2014 Minnesota vs. Michigan - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29. Northwestern 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team Northwestern 0 10 0 7 Minnesota 7 7 0 10 October 11 TCF Bank Stadium 12:00 Kevin Kugler, Glen Mason, Lisa Byington Big Ten Network Purdue 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team Purdue 14 17 7 0 Minnesota 14 6 16 3 October 18 TCF Bank Stadium 12:00 Eric Collins, Chuck Long, Rebecca Haarlow Big Ten Network Illinois 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Minnesota 0 3 21 0 Illinois 14 0 7 7 October 25 Memorial Stadium 12:00 Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht ESPNU Iowa 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry Iowa 7 0 0 7 Minnesota 7 28 7 9 November 8 TCF Bank Stadium 12:00 3:19 49,680 Overcast; 38 F; wind 12 mph on NNE Shawn Smith Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra ESPN2 yes Q1 9:13 IOWA Weisman 1 yard run (Koehn kick) IOWA 7–0 Q1 5:38 MINN Maye 9 yard run (Santoso kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 12:59 MINN D. Jones 44 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick) MINN 14–7 Q2 6:49 MINN M. Williams 9 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick) MINN 21–7 Q2 3:51 MINN Cobb 6 yard run (Santoso kick) MINN 28–7 Q2 :31 MINN M. Williams 4 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick) MINN 35–7 Q3 9:13 MINN M. Williams 3 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick) MINN 42–7 Q4 11:34 MINN R. Williams 1 yard run (kick failed) MINN 48–7 Q4 6:28 MINN Santoso 35 yard field goal MINN 51–7 Q4 :14 IOWA Stone 24 yard pass from Beathard (Koehn kick) MINN 51–14 yes 2014 Minnesota vs. Iowa - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29. Ohio State 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Ohio St 14 3 7 7 Minnesota 0 14 0 10 November 15 TCF Bank Stadium 12:00 Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill ABC Nebraska 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Minnesota 7 0 14 7 Nebraska 7 14 3 0 November 22 Memorial Stadium 12:00 Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill ESPN Wisconsin 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry Minnesota 14 3 0 7 Wisconsin 3 10 7 14 November 29 Camp Randall Stadium 3:30 Kevin Kugler, Glen Mason, Lisa Byington Big Ten Network Citrus Bowl 2014 Missouri Tigers football team Citrus Bowl (game) 2015 Citrus Bowl Missouri 0 10 9 14 Minnesota 7 0 10 0 January 1 Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium 1:00 Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards/Dave Lamont, Tom Ramsey, Kayce Smith ABC/ESPN Radio Rankings 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 9 NR RV NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 NR RV NR NR RV NR RV RV 25 RV RV 25 22 22 18 RV 25 NR RV RV 25 RV RV Players Drafted into the NFL 2015 NFL draft Minnesota Golden Gophers 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 Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football