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]
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name |
Hometown |
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 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![3/5 stars](../I/m/3_stars.svg.png) |
Jeff Jones[5] RB |
Minneapolis, MN |
Washburn HS |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
4.7 |
Feb 2, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![3/5 stars](../I/m/3_stars.svg.png) |
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:
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Personnel
2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
WR |
1 |
K. J. Maye |
Jr |
QB |
2 |
Dimonic Roden-McKinzy |
Fr |
TE |
3 |
Jerry Gibson |
Fr |
WR |
4 |
Donovahn Jones |
So |
QB |
5 |
Chris Streveler |
Fr |
LB |
5 |
Damien Wilson |
Sr |
QB |
7 |
Mitch Leidner |
So |
WR |
9 |
Eric Carter |
Fr |
WR |
12 |
Will Reger |
Fr |
WR |
13 |
Desmond Gant |
Fr |
WR |
14 |
Isaac Fruechte |
Sr |
WR |
14 |
Connor Cosgrove |
Sr |
QB |
15 |
Conor Rhoda |
Fr |
RB |
16 |
Jeff Jones |
Fr |
WR |
17 |
Logan Hutton |
Sr |
QB |
18 |
Jacques Perra |
Fr |
WR |
19 |
Michael Conway |
Fr |
RB |
20 |
Donnell Kirkwood |
Sr |
WR |
21 |
Melvin Holland, Jr. |
Fr |
WR |
22 |
Jeff Borchardt |
Fr |
WR |
23 |
E. J. Sardinha |
So |
RB |
24 |
Rodney Smith |
Fr |
WR |
25 |
Devin Wright |
Sr |
WR |
26 |
Brian Smith |
Fr |
RB |
27 |
David Cobb |
Sr |
WR |
29 |
Louis Tuszynski |
So |
RB |
31 |
Cole Banham |
Sr |
RB |
32 |
Berkey Edwards |
Fr |
FB |
34 |
Jephete Matilus |
Jr |
RB |
35 |
Rodrick Williams, Jr. |
Jr |
FB |
41 |
Miles Thomas |
Jr |
FB |
43 |
Tyler Hartmann |
So |
RB |
37 |
Josh Parks |
Fr |
TE |
39 |
Nate Wozniak |
Fr |
RB |
44 |
Jacob Krisch |
Jr |
TE |
47 |
Alex Bisch |
Sr |
TE |
48 |
Matt Oldenkamp |
Fr |
TE |
49 |
Noah Scarver |
Fr |
OL |
52 |
Zac Epping |
Sr |
OL |
53 |
Luke Rasmussen |
Fr |
OL |
55 |
Connor Mayes |
Fr |
OL |
58 |
Tommy Olson |
Sr |
OL |
60 |
Matt Leidner |
Fr |
OL |
62 |
Jared Weyler |
Fr |
OL |
63 |
Jon Christenson |
Jr |
OL |
65 |
Josh Champion |
Jr |
OL |
66 |
Luke McAvoy |
Jr |
OL |
67 |
Brian Bobek |
Jr |
OL |
68 |
Isaac Hayes |
So |
OL |
70 |
Chad Fahning |
Fr |
OL |
71 |
Kyle McAvoy |
Jr |
OL |
73 |
Joe Bjorklund |
Jr |
OL |
74 |
Marek Lenkiewicz |
Sr |
OL |
75 |
Ernie Heifort |
Jr |
OL |
76 |
Alex Mayes |
Fr |
OL |
77 |
Foster Bush |
Jr |
OL |
78 |
Ben Lauer |
So |
OL |
79 |
Jonah Pirsig |
So |
WR |
80 |
Aaron Marmer |
Jr |
TE |
81 |
Duke Anyanwu |
So |
TE |
81 |
Nick Hart |
Fr |
WR |
82 |
Drew Wolitarsky |
So |
TE |
83 |
Drew Goodger |
Sr |
WR |
84 |
Isaiah Gentry |
Fr |
TE |
85 |
Lincoln Plsek |
Jr |
TE |
86 |
Brandon Lingen |
Fr |
TE |
88 |
Maxx Williams |
So |
WR |
89 |
Connor Krizancic |
Fr |
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
LB |
1 |
De'Niro Laster |
Fr |
DB |
2 |
Cedric Thompson |
Sr |
DB |
3 |
Derrick Wells |
Sr |
DB |
6 |
Grayson Levine |
Sr |
DL |
9 |
Alex Keith |
Jr |
DB |
11 |
Antonio Johnson |
Jr |
DB |
15 |
Marcus Jones |
Sr |
DB |
16 |
Steven Montgomery |
Jr |
LB |
18 |
Peter Westerhaus |
Jr |
LB |
19 |
Cedric Dicke |
So |
DT |
19 |
Gary Moore |
Fr |
DB |
22 |
Craig James |
Fr |
LB |
26 |
De'Vondre Campbell |
Jr |
DB |
28 |
Jalen Myrick |
So |
DB |
29 |
Briean Boddy-Calhoun |
Jr |
LB |
30 |
Chris Wipson |
Fr |
DB |
31 |
Eric Murray |
Jr |
DB |
32 |
John McKelvey |
So |
DB |
36 |
Cavonte Johnson |
So |
DB |
40 |
Alexander Starks |
Fr |
LB |
42 |
Dominic Schultz |
Jr |
DB |
45 |
Adekunle Ayinde |
Fr |
DL |
46 |
Cameron Botticelli |
Sr |
DB |
48 |
Davis Alexander |
Fr |
LB |
50 |
Jack Lynn |
So |
DL |
52 |
Yoshoub Timms |
So |
DL |
55 |
Theiren Cockran |
Jr |
LB |
56 |
Nick Rallis |
So |
LB |
57 |
Everett Williams |
Fr |
LB |
59 |
Ray Dixon |
Fr |
DL |
69 |
Justin Carr |
Jr |
DL |
87 |
Gaelin Elmore |
Fr |
DL |
90 |
Demaris Peppers |
Fr |
DE |
91 |
Julien Kafo |
Fr |
DL |
92 |
Robert Nondo-Lay |
Jr |
DL |
93 |
Ben Perry |
Sr |
DL |
94 |
Harold Legania |
Sr |
DL |
95 |
Hendrick Ekpe |
So |
DT |
96 |
Steven Richardson |
Fr |
DL |
97 |
Scott Ekpe |
Jr |
DL |
98 |
Michael Amaefula |
Sr |
DE |
99 |
Andrew Stelter |
Fr |
|
Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K/P |
18 |
Ryan Santoso |
Fr |
LS |
25 |
Payton Jordahl |
Fr |
K |
33 |
Andrew Harte |
Fr |
P |
34 |
Logan McElfresh |
Fr |
P |
37 |
Peter Mortell |
Jr |
K |
38 |
Emmit Carpenter |
Fr |
LS |
40 |
Jared Hartmann |
Jr |
P |
41 |
Christian Eldred |
Sr |
K |
42 |
Justin Juenemann |
Fr |
LS |
49 |
Dave Ramlet |
Sr |
|
- Head coach
- 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 |
No. 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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
|
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 |
No. 8 Ohio State |
|
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
ABC |
L 24–31 |
45,778 |
November 22 |
11:00 AM |
at No. 21 Nebraska |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy) |
ESPN |
W 28–24 |
91,186 |
November 29 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 14 Wisconsin |
No. 22 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) |
BTN |
L 24–34 |
80,341 |
January 1 |
12:00 PM |
vs. No. 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. |
Game summaries
Eastern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
E. Illinois |
0 |
0 | 0 | 20 |
20 |
• Minnesota |
7 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
42 |
|
Middle Tennessee
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Mid Tennessee |
0 |
0 | 17 | 7 |
24 |
• Minnesota |
7 |
21 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
|
TCU
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Minnesota |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• TCU |
10 |
14 | 6 | 0 |
30 |
|
San Jose State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
San Jose St |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Minnesota |
10 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
|
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 |
|
Northwestern
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Northwestern |
0 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
• Minnesota |
7 |
7 | 0 | 10 |
24 |
|
Purdue
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Purdue |
14 |
17 | 7 | 0 |
38 |
• Minnesota |
14 |
6 | 16 | 3 |
39 |
|
Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Minnesota |
0 |
3 | 21 | 0 |
24 |
• Illinois |
14 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
|
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 |
|
Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Minnesota |
7 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
28 |
Nebraska |
7 |
14 | 3 | 0 |
24 |
|
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Minnesota |
14 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
• Wisconsin |
3 |
10 | 7 | 14 |
34 |
|
Citrus Bowl
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Missouri |
0 |
10 | 9 | 14 |
33 |
Minnesota |
7 |
0 | 10 | 0 |
17 |
|
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.
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