1984 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1984 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1984 record | 4–7 (3–6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Lou Holtz (1st season) |
| MVP | Rickey Foggie |
| Home stadium | H.H.H. Metrodome |
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| 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 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1984 Big Ten Conference 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
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 8 | Rice* | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 31–24 | 50,576 | |||||
| September 15 | at No. 1 Nebraska* | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) | L 7–38 | 76,077 | |||||
| September 22 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 10–34 | 61,538 | |||||
| September 29 | No. 3 Ohio State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 22–35 | 47,534 | |||||
| October 6 | Indiana | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 33–24 | 44,786 | |||||
| October 13 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) | W 17–14 | 78,770 | |||||
| October 20 | Northwestern |
Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 28–31 | 56,934 | |||||
| October 27 | Michigan State | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 13–20 | 47,427 | |||||
| November 3 | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 3–48 | 76,056 | |||||
| November 10 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | L 7–31 | 101,247 | |||||
| November 17 | Iowa | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) | W 23–17 | 63,479 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160