2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Citrus Bowl vs. Missouri, L 17–33
Conference	Big Ten Conference West Division
2014 record	8–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (4th year)
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium (Capacity: 52,525)

2014 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#1 Ohio State x$#^		8	–	0		14	–	1
#5T Michigan State		7	–	1		11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	4		7	–	6
Rutgers		3	–	5		8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5		5	–	7
Penn State		2	–	6		7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7		4	–	8
West Division
#13 Wisconsin x		7	–	1		11	–	3
Minnesota		5	–	3		8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3		9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4		7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5		6	–	7
Northwestern		3	–	5		5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 13, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

The Gophers also saw quarterback Philip Nelson leave the team, announcing his transfer to Rutgers University shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 season.^[3] 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.^[4]

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Melvin Holland WR	Ashburn, VA	Briar Woods HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Jan 27, 2014
Melvin Holland WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Jeff Jones^[5] RB	Minneapolis, MN	Washburn HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.7	Feb 2, 2013
Jeff Jones^[5] RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Connor Mayes^[6] OL	Van Alstyne, TX	Van Alstyne HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	5.4	Jun 17, 2013
Connor Mayes^[6] OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Personnel

2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Maye, K. J.K. J. Maye	5.0 !Jr
QB	`2`	Roden-McKinzy, DimonicDimonic Roden-McKinzy	1.0 !Fr
TE	`3`	Gibson, JerryJerry Gibson	1.0 !Fr
WR	`4`	Jones, DonovahnDonovahn Jones	3.0 !So
QB	`5`	Streveler, ChrisChris Streveler	1.5 !Fr
LB	`5`	Wilson, DamienDamien Wilson	57.0 !Sr
QB	`7`	Leidner, MitchMitch Leidner	2.5 !So
WR	`9`	Carter, EricEric Carter	1.5 !Fr
WR	`12`	Reger, WillWill Reger	1.0 !Fr
WR	`13`	Gant, DesmondDesmond Gant	1.0 !Fr
WR	`14`	Fruechte, IsaacIsaac Fruechte	4.5 !Sr
WR	`14`	Cosgrove, ConnorConnor Cosgrove	4.5 !Sr
QB	`15`	Rhoda, ConorConor Rhoda	1.5 !Fr
RB	`16`	Jones, JeffJeff Jones	1.0 !Fr
WR	`17`	Hutton, LoganLogan Hutton	4.5 !Sr
QB	`18`	Perra, JacquesJacques Perra	1.0 !Fr
WR	`19`	Conway, MichaelMichael Conway	1.5 !Fr
RB	`20`	Kirkwood, DonnellDonnell Kirkwood	4.5 !Sr
WR	`21`	Holland, Jr., MelvinMelvin Holland, Jr.	1.0 !Fr
WR	`22`	Borchardt, JeffJeff Borchardt	1.5 !Fr
WR	`23`	Sardinha, E. J.E. J. Sardinha	2.5 !So
RB	`24`	Smith, RodneyRodney Smith	1.0 !Fr
WR	`25`	Wright, DevinDevin Wright	4.5 !Sr
WR	`26`	Smith, BrianBrian Smith	1.5 !Fr
RB	`27`	Cobb, DavidDavid Cobb	57.0 !Sr
WR	`29`	Tuszynski, LouisLouis Tuszynski	2.5 !So
RB	`31`	Banham, ColeCole Banham	4.5 !Sr
RB	`32`	Edwards, BerkeyBerkey Edwards	1.5 !Fr
FB	`34`	Matilus, JepheteJephete Matilus	3.5 !Jr
RB	`35`	Williams, Jr., RodrickRodrick Williams, Jr.	5.0 !Jr
FB	`41`	Thomas, MilesMiles Thomas	5.0 !Jr
FB	`43`	Hartmann, TylerTyler Hartmann	2.5 !So
RB	`37`	Parks, JoshJosh Parks	1.0 !Fr
TE	`39`	Wozniak, NateNate Wozniak	1.5 !Fr
RB	`44`	Krisch, JacobJacob Krisch	3.5 !Jr
TE	`47`	Bisch, AlexAlex Bisch	4.5 !Sr
TE	`48`	Oldenkamp, MattMatt Oldenkamp	1.0 !Fr
TE	`49`	Scarver, NoahNoah Scarver	1.5 !Fr
OL	`52`	Epping, ZacZac Epping	4.5 !Sr
OL	`53`	Rasmussen, LukeLuke Rasmussen	1.0 !Fr
OL	`55`	Mayes, ConnorConnor Mayes	1.0 !Fr
OL	`58`	Olson, TommyTommy Olson	57.0 !Sr
OL	`60`	Leidner, MattMatt Leidner	1.5 !Fr
OL	`62`	Weyler, JaredJared Weyler	1.0 !Fr
OL	`63`	Christenson, JonJon Christenson	3.5 !Jr
OL	`65`	Champion, JoshJosh Champion	3.5 !Jr
OL	`66`	McAvoy, LukeLuke McAvoy	3.5 !Jr
OL	`67`	Bobek, BrianBrian Bobek	3.5 !Jr
OL	`68`	Hayes, IsaacIsaac Hayes	2.5 !So
OL	`70`	Fahning, ChadChad Fahning	1.5 !Fr
OL	`71`	McAvoy, KyleKyle McAvoy	3.5 !Jr
OL	`73`	Bjorklund, JoeJoe Bjorklund	3.5 !Jr
OL	`74`	Lenkiewicz, MarekMarek Lenkiewicz	4.5 !Sr
OL	`75`	Heifort, ErnieErnie Heifort	3.5 !Jr
OL	`76`	Mayes, AlexAlex Mayes	1.5 !Fr
OL	`77`	Bush, FosterFoster Bush	3.5 !Jr
OL	`78`	Lauer, BenBen Lauer	2.5 !So
OL	`79`	Pirsig, JonahJonah Pirsig	2.5 !So
WR	`80`	Marmer, AaronAaron Marmer	3.5 !Jr
TE	`81`	Anyanwu, DukeDuke Anyanwu	2.5 !So
TE	`81`	Hart, NickNick Hart	1.5 !Fr
WR	`82`	Wolitarsky, DrewDrew Wolitarsky	3.0 !So
TE	`83`	Goodger, DrewDrew Goodger	57.0 !Sr
WR	`84`	Gentry, IsaiahIsaiah Gentry	1.0 !Fr
TE	`85`	Plsek, LincolnLincoln Plsek	5.0 !Jr
TE	`86`	Lingen, BrandonBrandon Lingen	1.0 !Fr
TE	`88`	Williams, MaxxMaxx Williams	2.5 !So
WR	`89`	Krizancic, ConnorConnor Krizancic	1.0 !Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Laster, De'NiroDe'Niro Laster	1.5 !Fr
DB	`2`	Thompson, CedricCedric Thompson	57.0 !Sr
DB	`3`	Wells, DerrickDerrick Wells	57.0 !Sr
DB	`6`	Levine, GraysonGrayson Levine	57.0 !Sr
DL	`9`	Keith, AlexAlex Keith	5.0 !Jr
DB	`11`	Johnson, AntonioAntonio Johnson	5.0 !Jr
DB	`15`	Jones, MarcusMarcus Jones	57.0 !Sr
DB	`16`	Montgomery, StevenSteven Montgomery	3.5 !Jr
LB	`18`	Westerhaus, PeterPeter Westerhaus	3.5 !Jr
LB	`19`	Dicke, CedricCedric Dicke	2.5 !So
DT	`19`	Moore, GaryGary Moore	1.0 !Fr
DB	`22`	James, CraigCraig James	1.0 !Fr
LB	`26`	Campbell, De'VondreDe'Vondre Campbell	3.5 !Jr
DB	`28`	Myrick, JalenJalen Myrick	3.0 !So
DB	`29`	Boddy-Calhoun, BrieanBriean Boddy-Calhoun	3.5 !Jr
LB	`30`	Wipson, ChrisChris Wipson	1.5 !Fr
DB	`31`	Murray, EricEric Murray	5.0 !Jr
DB	`32`	McKelvey, JohnJohn McKelvey	2.5 !So
DB	`36`	Johnson, CavonteCavonte Johnson	2.5 !So
DB	`40`	Starks, AlexanderAlexander Starks	1.5 !Fr
LB	`42`	Schultz, DominicDominic Schultz	3.5 !Jr
DB	`45`	Ayinde, AdekunleAdekunle Ayinde	1.5 !Fr
DL	`46`	Botticelli, CameronCameron Botticelli	4.5 !Sr
DB	`48`	Alexander, DavisDavis Alexander	1.0 !Fr
LB	`50`	Lynn, JackJack Lynn	2.5 !So
DL	`52`	Timms, YoshoubYoshoub Timms	2.5 !So
DL	`55`	Cockran, TheirenTheiren Cockran	3.5 !Jr
LB	`56`	Rallis, NickNick Rallis	2.5 !So
LB	`57`	Williams, EverettEverett Williams	1.0 !Fr
LB	`59`	Dixon, RayRay Dixon	1.5 !Fr
DL	`69`	Carr, JustinJustin Carr	5.0 !Jr
DL	`87`	Elmore, GaelinGaelin Elmore	1.0 !Fr
DL	`90`	Peppers, DemarisDemaris Peppers	1.5 !Fr
DE	`91`	Kafo, JulienJulien Kafo	1.0 !Fr
DL	`92`	Nondo-Lay, RobertRobert Nondo-Lay	3.5 !Jr
DL	`93`	Perry, BenBen Perry	4.5 !Sr
DL	`94`	Legania, HaroldHarold Legania	4.5 !Sr
DL	`95`	Ekpe, HendrickHendrick Ekpe	3.0 !So
DT	`96`	Richardson, StevenSteven Richardson	1.0 !Fr
DL	`97`	Ekpe, ScottScott Ekpe	5.0 !Jr
DL	`98`	Amaefula, MichaelMichael Amaefula	57.0 !Sr
DE	`99`	Stelter, AndrewAndrew Stelter	1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K/P	`18`	Santoso, RyanRyan Santoso	1.5 !Fr
LS	`25`	Jordahl, PaytonPayton Jordahl	1.0 !Fr
K	`33`	Harte, AndrewAndrew Harte	1.5 !Fr
P	`34`	McElfresh, LoganLogan McElfresh	1.0 !Fr
P	`37`	Mortell, PeterPeter Mortell	3.5 !Jr
K	`38`	Carpenter, EmmitEmmit Carpenter	1.0 !Fr
LS	`40`	Hartmann, JaredJared Hartmann	3.5 !Jr
P	`41`	Eldred, ChristianChristian Eldred	57.0 !Sr
K	`42`	Juenemann, JustinJustin Juenemann	1.5 !Fr
LS	`49`	Ramlet, DaveDave Ramlet	4.5 !Sr

Head coach

Jerry Kill

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 PM	#16 (FCS) Eastern Illinois*		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 42–20	44,344
September 6	2:30 PM	Middle Tennessee*		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 35–24	47,223
September 13	3:00 PM	at TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 7–30	43,958
September 20	3:00 PM	San Jose State*		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 24–7	47,739
September 27	2:30 PM	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Battle for the Little Brown Jug)	ABC/ESPN2	W 30–14	102,926
October 11	11:00 AM	Northwestern		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 24–17	49,051
October 18	11:00 AM	Purdue		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 39–38	51,241
October 25	11:00 AM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPNU	L 24–28	44,437
November 8	11:00 AM	Iowa		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 51–14	49,680
November 15	11:00 AM	#8 Ohio State		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ABC	L 24–31	45,778
November 22	11:00 AM	at #21 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	ESPN	W 28–24	91,186
November 29	2:30 PM	at #14 Wisconsin	#22	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	L 24–34	80,341
January 1	12:00 PM	vs. #16 Missouri*		Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 17–33	48,624
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
E. Illinois	0	0	0	20	20
• Minnesota	7	7	7	21	42

Date: August 28
Location: TCF Bank Stadium

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mid Tennessee	0	0	17	7	24
• Minnesota	7	21	7	0	35

Date: September 6
Location: TCF Bank Stadium

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	7	7
• TCU	10	14	6	0	30

Date: September 13
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Jose St	7	0	0	0	7
• Minnesota	10	7	0	7	24

Date: September 20
Location: TCF Bank Stadium

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Minnesota	0	10	17	3	30
Michigan	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 27
Location: Michigan Stadium
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 102,926
Game weather: Sunny; mid 70s; wind 15–20 NE
Referee: J. McGinn

Scoring summary

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

David Cobb 32 Rush, 183 Yds^[7]

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	10	0	7	17
• Minnesota	7	7	0	10	24

Date: October 11
Location: TCF Bank Stadium

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	14	17	7	0	38
• Minnesota	14	6	16	3	39

Date: October 18
Location: TCF Bank Stadium

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	3	21	0	24
• Illinois	14	0	7	7	28

Date: October 25
Location: Memorial Stadium

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	0	0	7	14
• Minnesota	7	28	7	9	51

Date: November 8
Location: TCF Bank Stadium
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 49,680
Game weather: Overcast; 38°F; wind 12 NNE
Referee: Shawn Smith

Scoring summary

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

^[8]

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	14	3	7	7	31
Minnesota	0	14	0	10	24

Date: November 15
Location: TCF Bank Stadium

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Minnesota	7	0	14	7	28
Nebraska	7	14	3	0	24

Date: November 22
Location: Memorial Stadium

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	14	3	0	7	24
• Wisconsin	3	10	7	14	34

Date: November 29
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

Citrus Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Missouri	0	10	9	14	33
Minnesota	7	0	10	0	17

Date: January 1
Location: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	RV
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	25	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	25	25	18	NR	25	Not released

References

↑ "FSU Hires Bill Miller to FB Staff". 247Sports. February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
↑ Mason, Tyler (March 7, 2014). "Mike Sherels Named Gophers New Linebackers Coach". Fox Sports North. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
↑ Fornelli, Tom (January 29, 2014). "Minnesota QB Philip Nelson Transferring to Rutgers". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
↑ "Rutgers dismisses Philip Nelson". ESPN. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
↑ http://www.gopherhole.com/page/show/394965-gopher-football-recruiting-articles
↑ http://www.gopherhole.com/page/show/394965-gopher-football-recruiting-articles
↑ 2014 Minnesota vs. Michigan - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29.
↑ 2014 Minnesota vs. Iowa - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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