1984 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 2 0 9 3 0
Illinois 6 3 0 7 4 0
Purdue 6 3 0 7 5 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 1 8 4 1
Wisconsin 5 3 1 7 4 1
Michigan State 5 4 0 6 6 0
Michigan 5 4 0 6 6 0
Minnesota 3 6 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 2 9 0
Indiana 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 316 to 194.[1]

Quarterback Rickey Foggie received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Linebacker Peter Najarian, punter Adam Kelly and offensive tackle Mark VonderHaar were named All-Big Ten second team. Linebacker Peter Najarian, defensive lineman Craig Paulson and running back David Puk were named Academic All-Big Ten.Mark VondeHaar was awarded the Bruce Smith Award. Peter Najarian was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Strong safety Larry Joyner was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Center John Kelly was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Flanker Dwayne McMullen was awarded the Paul Giel Award. [2]

Total attendance for the season was 310,745, which averaged out to 51,791 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[3]

Schedule

09/08/1984Rice*

W 31-24 50,576 09/15/1984at No. 1 Nebraska*

L 7-38 76,077 09/22/1984at Purdue

L 10-34 61,538 09/29/1984No. 3 Ohio State

  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 22-35 47,534 10/06/1984Indiana

  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 33-24 44,786 10/13/1984at Wisconsin

W 17-14 78,770 10/20/1984Northwesterndagger

  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 28-31 56,934 10/27/1984Michigan State

  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

L 13-20 47,427 11/03/1984at Illinois

L 3-48 76,056 11/10/1984at Michigan

L 7-31 101,247 11/17/1984Iowa

  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 23-17 63,479

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References

  1. ^ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1980-1984)". 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