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1994 Football Results

Gopher Football 1994 Season

  • Head Coach:  Jim Wacker (3rd season)
  • Overall Record: 3 - 8
  • Conference Record: 1 - 7

1994 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
09/03/1994 Penn State (12-0) L 3-56
09/10/1994 Pacific (6-5) W 33-7
09/17/1994 San Diego State (4-7) W 40-17
09/24/1994 @ Kansas State (9-3) L 0-35
10/01/1994 @ Indiana (6-5) L 14-25
10/08/1994 @ Purdue (4-5-2) L 37-49
10/15/1994 Homecoming
Northwestern (3-7-1)		 L 31-37
10/22/1994 @ Wisconsin (7-4-1) W 17-14
11/05/1994 Illinois (7-5) L 17-21
11/12/1994 @ Michigan (8-4) L 22-38
11/19/1994 Iowa (5-5-1) L 42-49

1994 Big Ten Standings

TEAM CONF OVERALL
Penn State 8-0-0 12-0-0
Ohio State 6-2-0 9-4-0
Michigan 5-3-0 8-4-0
Wisconsin 4-3-1 7-4-1
Illinois 4-4-0 7-5-0
Michigan State 4-4-0 5-6-0
Iowa 3-4-1 5-5-1
Indiana 3-5-0 6-5-0
Purdue 2-4-2 4-5-2
Northwestern 2-6-0 3-7-1
Minnesota 1-7-0 3-8-0

1994 Gopher Football Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elg. Letters Hometown (Previous School)
99 Aitkin, Anthony DE 6-4 215 Fr* 0 Apple Valley, MN (Rosemount)
51 Akbar, Ogun DE 6-2 227 So* 1 Dallas, TX (Bryan Adams)
89 Aklik, Emin PK 5-8 158 So 0 Istanbul, Turkey (American Collegiate Institute)
77 Albrecht, Jon OL 6-6 300 Fr 0 Springfield, IL (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
67 Anderson, Toby OL 6-6 300 Jr* 1 Chaska, MN
1 Atwell, Chatarius WR 5-10 165 Fr 0 Miami, FL (Miami Senior)
94 Austin, Andy LS/TE 6-4 215 So* 0 Madison, WI (West)
74 Baldauf, Jeff OT 6-6 300 Fr* 0 Sun Prairie, WI
91 Baylor, Raymond DT 6-2 276 Fr* 0 Houston, TX (Willowridge)
60 Bergstrom, Chris OT 6-3 284 So* 0 Warroad, MN
25 Blayne, Terrance DB 5-11 180 So 1 Missouri City, TX (Willowridge)
71 Brooks, Gann OG 6-6 300 So* 0 Alvarado, TX
8 Chalberg, Mike PK 5-11 178 Jr* 2 Aukland, New Zealand (Forest Lake)
52 Cockrell, Doyle DT 6-4 270 Sr* 3 Evanston, IL (Township)
20 Conzemius, Justin SS 6-2 215 Jr* 2 Fargo, ND (South)
39 Cotter, Pat CB 5-9 170 Fr* 0 Austin, MN
12 Crawford, Adrian SE 6-2 205 Jr* 0 Milwaukee, WI (Wauwatosa East)
41 Cross, Mark LB 6-3 228 Fr 0 Milwaukee, WI (John Marshall)
76 Cunningham, Darrell DT 6-2 252 Sr* 2 Detroit, MI (Henry Ford)
87 Dalen, Eric TE 6-6 213 Sr* 1 Minnetonka, MN
44 Darkins, Chris RB 6-1 207 Jr 2 Houston, TX (Strake Jesuit)
59 Davis, Jerome DE 6-5 265 So* 1 Detroit, MI (Chadsey)
8 Dimmy, Keith WR 6-2 165 Fr 0 Columbus, OH (Eastmoor)
78 Dolgener, Russell OG 6-6 300 Fr* 0 Temple, TX
87 Duerr, Troy TE 6-4 242 Fr 0 Buffalo, MN
42 Early, Rishon SB 6-1 169 So* 1 Houston, TX (Episcopal)
18 Eckers, Scott QB 6-4 205 Sr* 1 St. Louis Park, MN
69 Elizondo, James C 6-4 280 Fr* 0 Round Rock, TX
22 Evans, Byron RB 5-10 192 Fr 0 Texas City, TX (La Marque)
79 Fowlkes, Chris OT 6-5 305 Jr* 2 Milwaukee, WI (Brown Deer)
76 Gail, Jim OL 6-6 275 Fr 0 Avon, MN (Albany)
81 Garrison, Lewis FL 6-0 172 Sr* 3 Burnsville, MN (Apple Valley)
70 Giovinetti, Mike OT 6-6 295 Jr* 1 Philadelphia, PA (St. John Neumann)
22 Gist, Mike CB 6-1 185 Jr* 0 Ormond Beach, FL (Seabreeze)
64 Glime, Luke OT 6-4 292 Fr* 0 Bemidji, MN
28 Grate, Tim DB 6-0 180 Fr 0 Miami Springs, FL
95 Green, Ralph DT 6-1 269 Jr* 0 Bladensburg, MD
26 Harmann, Garrison P/PK 6-2 197 Jr 0 Phoenix, AZ (Barry Goldwater/Glendale CC)
31 Harmon, Eric RB 5-11 206 Fr* 0 Roseville, MN
6 Harvey, Derrick RB 5-10 185 Fr* 0 Akron, OH (Buchtel)
90 Hawthorne, Ed DT 6-2 290 Sr* 3 St. Louis, MO (Parkway West)
24 Heath, Rodney CB 5-10 170 So 1 Cincinnati, OH (Western Hills)
65 Herkenhoff, Luke OG 6-5 284 Fr* 0 Albany, MN
53 Hiestand, Peter LB 6-3 234 Jr* 0 Moorhead, MN (Fargo-Shanley)
93 Holmes, Kevin DT 6-2 255 So* 1 Detroit, MI (Chadsey)
88 Hubbard, Ryan SE 6-2 201 Fr* 0 Jensen Beach, FL (Martin County)
2 Hunter, Juan CB 6-0 180 Sr* 2 Asheville, NC (Reynolds)
3 Hutton, Lee RB 5-11 165 Fr 0 Dickinson, TX (La Marque)
35 Hypolite, Vincent FS 6-1 206 So* 1 Texas City, TX (La Marque)
21 Jackson, Javon RB 6-0 189 Fr* 0 Newport News, VA (Ferguson)
86 Jackson, Shaun SE 6-1 183 Sr* 0 Inverness, FL (Citrus)
62 James, Gregg C 6-4 270 Fr* 0 Clinton Township, MI (Chippewa Valley)
92 Jellum, Jon DE 6-4 250 Fr* 0 Lakeville, MN
75 Jesewitz, Todd C 6-5 290 Jr* 1 Willow Springs, IL (Fenwick)
11 Jones, Robert QB 6-2 209 So* 0 Cincinnati, OH (Oak Hills)
23 Jordan, Crawford FS 5-11 172 Fr* 0 Fort Worth, TX (Western Hills)
27 Justice, Joe CB 5-10 177 So 0 Texas City, TX (La Marque)
48 Kimbell, Mike P 6-0 197 Sr* 0 Hot Springs, AK (Lakeside)
29 Koelfgen, Scott PK 5-10 200 Jr 0 Eagan, MN (Henry Sibley)
80 Kratochvil, Paul TE 6-4 242 So 1 New Prague, MN
36 Kurus, Michael LB 6-0 221 Sr* 0 Hillside, NJ (Union Catholic)
49 Langford, Ben LB 6-2 221 So* 1 Duluth, GA (Norcross)
3 Lee, Ryan LB 6-1 216 So 0 Kenosha, WI (Tremper)
85 Levine, Tony SB 5-10 192 Jr* 1 St. Paul, MN (Highland Park)
98 Lindgren, Erik DE 6-5 227 Fr* 0 Minneapolis, MN (St. Anthony)
34 LiSanti, Dan LB 6-1 210 Sr* 2 Manalapan, NJ (DeWitt Clinton)
4 Long, Mike SB 5-9 200 Sr* 1 Sleepy Eye, MN (St. James)
84 Malvick, Justin TE 6-2 245 So* 0 Brookfield, WI
73 Matthews, Cobbie OT 6-4 280 Fr* 0 Tampa, FL (Tampa Catholic)
14 Moore, Dan QB 6-4 183 Fr* 0 Cold Spring, MN (Rocori)
9 Nelson, Greg WR 6-2 197 Fr 0 Dallas, TX (Skyline)
77 O'Brien, Pat OG 6-4 305 Sr* 2 International Falls, MN
30 Osterman, Aaron SE 6-0 197 Sr* 2 Zimmerman, MN (Elk River)
82 Reem, Matt TE 6-6 266 Jr* 1 St. Paul, MN (Concordia Academy)
55 Rhoney, Ernest OG 6-2 315 Jr* 0 Baltimore, MD (City College)
97 Richard, Antoine DL 6-4 268 Fr 0 Houston, TX (Alief Hastings)
33 Rios, Chuck RB 6-2 215 Sr* 3 Little Canada, MN (Roseville)
45 Ruzynski, Duane FL 6-1 176 So 0 Chisago City, MN
40 Salas, Omar PK 5-9 226 Sr* 0 Fridley, MN
16 Sauer, Craig LB 6-3 223 Jr* 1 Sartell, MN
17 Sauter, Cory QB 6-5 215 Fr* 0 Hutchinson, MN
13 Schade, Tim QB 6-5 228 Sr* 1 Pekin, IL
38 Schirber, Steve LB 6-0 211 So 0 Bismarck, ND
2 Scruggs, Craig DB 5-9 168 Fr 0 Dallas, TX (Skyline)
19 Slavik, Alan SB 5-9 155 So 0 Austin, MN
43 Smith, Chris LB 6-1 205 Fr* 0 Bradenton, FL (Manatee)
98 Smith, Rufus LB 6-2 197 Fr 0 Miami Springs, FL
57 Socha, Tim OL 6-6 300 Fr 0 Green Bay, WI (Ashwaubenon)
28 Steger, Brett PK 6-1 151 So 0 Chippewa Falls, WI
66 Tallman, Jim LB 5-10 210 So* 0 Mondovi, WI
89 Tangen, Mark TE 6-2 245 So* 1 Oakdale, MN (Concordia Academy)
7 Taylor, Moses FS 6-0 200 Sr* 2 Oakland Park, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)
4 Thelwell, Ryan WR 6-2 175 Fr 0 London, Ontario, Canada (Catholic Central)
58 Thome, Rick OG 6-4 285 Sr* 2 West St. Paul, MN (St. Thomas Academy)
61 Vertin, David OT 6-6 275 Sr* 3 Plymouth, MN (Wayzata)
97 Walker, Trevor DE 6-2 244 Sr* 1 Lancaster, OH
55 Watson, Dave LB 6-5 209 Fr 0 Bloomington, MN (Jefferson)
32 Watson, Tommy RB 6-1 208 So* 0 Denver, CO (J.K. Mullen)
47 White, Daryn FL 6-1 189 Jr* 0 New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine)
45 White, Deon LB 6-2 212 Fr 0 Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
15 Williams, Don SS 6-2 196 So* 1 New Orleans, LA (De La Salle)
56 Williams, Lamanzer DE 6-4 246 Fr* 0 Ypsilanti, MI (Willow Run)
37 Williams, Parc LB 6-3 209 Fr 0 Zumbrota, MN (Zumbrota-Mazeppa)
50 Williams, Scott LS 6-4 218 Jr* 2 Plymouth, MN (Armstrong)
96 Wolkow, Todd LB 6-2 233 Sr* 2 Lakeville, MN
83 Woodson, Johnny FL 6-2 180 Jr 0 Houston, TX (Broadway Baptist/Redwoods CC)

1994 Final AP Poll

RK TEAM RECORD
1 Nebraska 13-0-0
2 Penn State 12-0-0
3 Colorado 11-1-0
4 Florida State 10-1-1
5 Alabama 12-1-0
6 Miami (FL) 10-2-0
7 Florida 10-2-1
8 Texas A&M 10-0-1
9 Auburn 9-1-1
10 Utah 10-2-0
11 Oregon 9-4-0
12 Michigan 8-4-0
13 Southern California 8-3-1
14 Ohio State 9-4-0
15 Virginia 9-3-0
16 Colorado State 10-2-0
17 North Carolina State 9-3-0
18 Brigham Young 10-3-0
19 Kansas State 9-3-0
20 Arizona 8-4-0
21 Washington State 8-4-0
22 Tennessee 8-4-0
23 Boston College 7-4-1
24 Mississippi State 8-4-0
25 Texas 8-4-0

1994 Final United Press Poll

RK TEAM RECORD
1 Nebraska 13-0-0
2 Penn State 12-0-0
3 Colorado 11-1-0
4 Florida State 10-1-1
5 Alabama 12-1-0
6 Miami (FL) 10-2-0
7 Florida 10-2-1
8 Utah 10-2-0
9 Michigan 8-4-0
10 Ohio State 9-4-0
11 Oregon 9-4-0
12 Brigham Young 10-3-0
13 Southern California 8-3-1
14 Colorado State 10-2-0
15 Virginia 9-3-0
16 Kansas State 9-3-0
17 North Carolina State 9-3-0
18 Tennessee 8-4-0
19 Washington State 8-4-0
20 Arizona 8-4-0
21 North Carolina 8-4-0
22 Boston College 7-4-1
23 Texas 8-4-0
24 Virginia Tech 8-4-0
25 Mississippi State 8-4-0

1994 Final USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD
1. Nebraska 13-0-0
2. Penn State 12-0-0
3. Colorado 11-1-0
4. Alabama 12-1-0
5. Florida State 10-1-1
6. Miami (FL) 10-2-0
7. Florida 10-2-1
8. Utah 10-2-0
9. Ohio State 9-4-0
10. Brigham Young 10-3-0
11. Oregon 9-4-0
12. Michigan 8-4-0
13. Virginia 9-3-0
14. Colorado State 10-2-0
15. Southern California 8-3-1
16. Kansas State 9-3-0
17. North Carolina State 9-3-0
18. Tennessee 8-4-0
19. Washington State 8-4-0
20. Arizona 8-4-0
21. North Carolina 8-4-0
22. Boston College 7-4-1
23. Texas 8-4-0
24. Virginia Tech 8-4-0
25. Mississippi State 8-4-0

1994 Big Ten Bowl Results

Rose Bowl - 01/02/1995
Penn State 38, Oregon 20
CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl - 01/02/1995
Alabama 24, Ohio State 17
St. Jude Liberty Bowl - 12/31/1994
Illinois 30, East Carolina 0
Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl - 12/30/1994
Michigan 24, Colorado State 14
Hall of Fame Bowl - 01/02/1995
Wisconsin 34, Duke 20

1994 Other Bowl Results

FedEx Orange Bowl - 01/01/1995
Nebraska 24, Miami (FL) 17
USF&G Sugar Bowl - 01/02/1995
Florida State 23, Florida 17
Mobil Cotton Bowl - 01/02/1995
Southern California 55, Texas Tech 14
Sun Bowl - 12/30/1994
Texas 35, North Carolina 31
Outback Steakhouse Gator Bowl - 12/30/1994
Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23
Peach Bowl - 01/01/1995
North Carolina State 28, Mississippi State 24
IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl - 01/02/1995
Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24
Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl - 12/28/1994
Virginia 20, Texas Christian 10
Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl - 12/25/1994
Boston College 12, Kansas State 7
Weiser Lock Copper Bowl - 12/29/1994
Brigham Young 31, Oklahoma 6
Carquest Bowl - 01/02/1995
South Carolina 24, West Virginia 21
Las Vegas Bowl - 12/15/1994
UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24
Builders Square Alamo Bowl - 12/31/1994
Washington State 10, Baylor 3
Freedom Bowl - 12/27/1994
Utah 16, Arizona 13