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2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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]

Personnel

Schedule

Game summaries

Eastern Illinois

Middle Tennessee

TCU

San Jose State

Michigan

Northwestern

Purdue

Illinois

Iowa

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Ohio State

Nebraska

Wisconsin

Citrus Bowl

Rankings

Players Drafted into the NFL

References

  1. ^ "FSU Hires Bill Miller to FB Staff". 247Sports. February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Mason, Tyler (March 7, 2014). "Mike Sherels Named Gophers New Linebackers coach". Fox Sports North. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Fornelli, Tom (January 29, 2014). "Minnesota QB Philip Nelson Transferring to Rutgers". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Rutgers dismisses Philip Nelson". ESPN. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "GopherHole.com - Unofficial Home of Minnesota Gopher Sports". GopherHole.com.
  6. ^ 2014 Minnesota vs. Michigan - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29.
  7. ^ 2014 Minnesota vs. Iowa - Final Stats. Retrieved 2015-Aug-29.