1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team information
American college football season
1973Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
7–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Cal Stoll (2nd season)
MVP
Steve Neils, Matt Herkenhoff
Captain
Mike Steidl
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
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 Big Ten Conference 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. Offensive guard Darrel 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]
^"1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide(PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
^Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide(PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
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