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1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7-4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 260.[1]

End Steve Neils and offensive tackle Matt Herkenhoff shared the team's Most Valuable Player award. Neils and end Keith Fahnhorst were named All-Big Ten first team. Linebacker Darrell Bunge and wide receiver Rick Upchurch were named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive lineman Jeff Gunderson was named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance for the season was 245,706, which averaged to 40,951. The season high for attendance was against Nebraska..[3]

Schedule

09/15/1973at No. 3 Ohio State

L 7-56 86,005 09/22/1973North Dakota*

W 41-14 35,477 09/29/1973at Kansas*

L 19-34 30,205 10/06/1973No. 2 Nebraska*

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 7-48 56,782 10/13/1973Indiana

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 24-3 37,710 10/20/1973at Iowa

W 31-23 55,137 10/27/1973No. 4 Michigan

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 7-34 44,435 11/03/1973at Northwestern

W 52-43 30,081 11/10/1973Purdue

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 34-7 36,890 11/17/1973at Illinois

W 19-16 34,438 11/24/1973Wisconsin

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 19-17 34,412

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Iowa

1 234Total
• Minnesota 6 1627 31
Iowa 14 360 23
Scoring summary
1IOWAJensen 3-yard run (Kokolus kick)Iowa 7–0
1MINNPowell 46-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 7–6
1IOWAJensen 54-yard run (Kokolus kick)Iowa 14–6
2MINNLawing 1-yard run (Henrickson pass from Lawing)Tie 14–14
2IOWAKokolus 22-yard field goalIowa 17–14
2MINNUpchurch 3-yard run (Sims pass from Dungy)Minnesota 22–17
3IOWAFetter 10-yard pass from Ousley (pass failed)Iowa 23–22
3MINNSafetyMinnesota 24–23
4MINNDungy 10-yard run (Goldberg kick)Minnesota 31–23

Northwestern

1 234Total
• Minnesota 7 142110 52
Northwestern 7 71415 43
Scoring summary
1NWCraig 18-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)Northwestern 7-0
1MINNJ. Jones 4-yard run (Goldberg kick)Tie 7-7
2NWCraig 19-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)Northwestern 14-7
2MINNUpchurch 5-yard run (Goldberg kick)Tie 14-14
2MINNUpchurch 5-yard run (Goldberg kick)Minnesota 21-14
3NWStevens 21-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)Tie 21-21
3MINNM. Jones 40-yard pass from Lawing (Goldberg kick)Minnesota 28-21
3MINNM. Jones 48-yard pass from Lawing (Goldberg kick)Minnesota 35-21
3MINNLawing 5-yard run (Goldberg kick)Minnesota 42-21
3NWKey 12-yard run (Blazevich kick)Minnesota 42-28
4MINNGoldberg 35-yard field goalMinnesota 45-28
4NWHarris 13-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)Minnesota 45-35
4MINNM. Jones 48-yard pass from Lawing (Goldberg kick)Minnesota 52-35
4NWFrederickson 20-yard pass from Anderson (Harris pass from Anderson)Minnesota 52-43

[4]

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 0 070 7
• Minnesota 17 1007 34
Scoring summary
1MINNJohn Lawing 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick)MINN 7-0
1MINNGoldberg 32-yard field goalMINN 10-0
1MINNRick Upchurch 21-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick)MINN 17-0
2MINNJohn Lawing 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick)MINN 24-0
2MINNSteve Goldberg 43-yard field goalMINN 27-0
3PURBobrowski 1-yard run (Conner kick)MINN 27-7
4MINNHolmes 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick)MINN 34-7

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  4. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
  5. ^ "Gophers Shock Purdue." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 11.
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