1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second and final year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 293 to 240.[1]
| 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Independence Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Clemson | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1985 record | 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| No. 10 Iowa $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When former Minnesota head coach Lou Holtz left the Golden Gophers to coach at the University of Notre Dame, assistant John Gutekunst was tapped to coach the Golden Gophers in the Independence Bowl.[2] Attendance was 42,845.[3]
Quarterback Rickey Foggie was named offensive player of the game, while linebacker Bruce Holmes was named defensive player of the game.[3] Center Ray Hitchcock, linebacker Peter Najarian, offensive guard Jon Lilleberg and strong safety Larry Joyner were named All-Big Ten second team. Running back David Puk was named Academic All-American second team. Puk and linebacker Peter Najarian were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Quarterback Rickey Foggie was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Ray Hitchcock was awarded the Bruce Smith Award. Peter Najarian was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Kicker Chip Lohmiller was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Flanker . Andy Hare was awarded the Butch Nash Award. David Puk was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
The total attendance was 426,918, which averaged out to 60,985 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 14 | Wichita State* | W 28–14 | 56,094 | ||
| September 21 | Montana* |
| W 62–17 | 55,700 | |
| September 28 | No. 2 Oklahoma* |
| L 7–13 | 62,446 | |
| October 5 | Purdue |
| W 45–15 | 59,503 | |
| October 12 | at Northwestern | W 21–10 | 24,512 | ||
| October 19 | at Indiana | W 22–7 | 38,826 | ||
| October 26 | No. 9 Ohio State | No. 20 |
| L 19–23 | 64,455 |
| November 2 | at Michigan State | L 26–31 | 63,758 | ||
| November 9 | Wisconsin |
| W 27–18 | 64,571 | |
| November 16 | No. 8 Michigan |
| L 7–48 | 64,129 | |
| November 23 | at No. 3 Iowa | L 9–31 | 66,020 | ||
| December 21 | vs. Clemson* | W 20–13 | - | ||
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Personnel
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
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Ohio State
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Wisconsin
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- Passing: WIS Howard 16/32, 167, MIN Foggie 5/19, 242, 2 INT
- Rushing: WIS Emery 25/124, MIN Baylor 11/43
- Receiving: WIS Vinci 2/51, MIN Couch 2/124
Michigan
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vs. Clemson (Independence Bowl)
References
- "1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Bio: John Gutekunst, 2007, retrieved November 19, 2007
- Year-by-Year Results, 2007, archived from the original on July 20, 2008, retrieved November 25, 2007
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
- Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
- Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10. Retrieved 2019-Jan-29.