1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainBoles Rosenthal
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 0 0 7 0 0
Minnesota 3 1 0 6 1 0
Chicago 4 2 1 4 2 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1 4 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 0 5 2 0
Purdue 2 2 0 5 2 0
Iowa 1 2 0 4 3 0
Indiana 1 4 0 3 4 0
Northwestern 0 6 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1914 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–1 record (3–1 against Western Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 123 to 44.[1] The team's only loss came to conference and national champion Illinois.[2][3]

Lorin Solon was named an All-American by the Associated Press.[4] Solon was also named All-Big Ten first team.[5]

  1. ^ "1914 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 196.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Richard, Campbell; et al. (2007). "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book" (PDF). p. 543. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 179.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.[permanent dead link]