| 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| 1994 record | 3–8 (1–7 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Jim Wacker |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 63,669) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2/2 Penn State † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14/9 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12/12 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion
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The 1994 season was the Golden Gophers' third season under head coach Jim Wacker.[1] The Gophers won three games and lost eight.[1] The total attendance for the season was 253,851, which averaged to 42,308 per game.[2] The season attendance high was against Iowa, with 53,340 in attendance.[2]
Defensive tackle Ed Hawthorne and running back Chris Darkins were named All-Big Ten first team.[3] Kicker Mike Chalberg was named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Defensive back Justin Conzemius was named first team Academic All-American.[4] Kicker Mike Chalberg, defensive back Justin Conzemius, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, offensive lineman Luke Glime, linebacker Luke Hiestand, offensive lineman Todd Jesewitz, linebacker Ben Langford, wide receiver Tony Levine, defensive back Dan LiSanti, linebacker Craig Sauer, quarterback Cory Sauter and linebacker Chris Smith were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Chris Darkins was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award.[5] Craig Sauer was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[5] Free safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[5] Justin Conzemius was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[5] Ed Hawthorne was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 3 | 7:00 PM | #9 Penn State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 3–56 | 51,134 | |||
| September 10* | 7:00 PM | Pacific | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 33–7 | 37,719 | |||
| September 17* | 6:00 PM | San Diego State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 40–17 | 32,212 | |||
| September 24* | 1:10 PM | at Kansas State | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 0–35 | 40,002 | |||
| October 1 | 1:00 PM | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 14–25 | 38,195 | |||
| October 8 | 1:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 37–49 | 33,158 | |||
| October 15† | 6:00 PM | Northwestern | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 31–37 | 44,377 | |||
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | W 17–14 | 77,745 | |||
| November 5 | 6:00 PM | Illinois | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 17–21 | 35,069 | |||
| November 12 | 12:00 PM | at #19 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | L 22–38 | 105,624 | |||
| November 19 | 6:00 PM | Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | Creative | L 42–49 | 53,340 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
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