2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Music City Bowl Champions | |
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Music City Bowl, W 29–14 vs. Arkansas | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. Not ranked |
AP | No. Not ranked |
2002 record | 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Glen Mason |
Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 64,172) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1/1 Ohio State †§ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8/8 Iowa ‡§ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9/9 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16/15 Penn State | 0* | – | 3 | 0* | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions
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The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2002–2003. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2001 was the fifth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 4–7 record.
The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.
Redshirt freshman defensive end Brandon Hall was shot and killed on September 1, 2002 in downtown Minneapolis after a fight that involved other teammates and other individuals. Hall's killer was convicted in his murder.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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August 31* | 6:00 PM | [[{{{school}}}|SW Texas State]] | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 42–0 | 32,209[3] | |||
September 7* | 7:00 PM | at Louisiana–Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–11 | 20,512[4] | ||
September 14* | 1:30 PM | Toledo | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 31–21 | 36,640[5] | |||
September 21* | 1:30 PM | Buffalo | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 42–17 | 34,294[6] | |||
September 28 | 5:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 | L 15–28 | 56,839[7] | ||
October 3 | 7:00 PM | Illinois | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 32,663[8] | ||
October 10 | 7:00 PM | Northwestern | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 45–42 | 37,729[9] | |||
October 19 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 74,232[10] | ||
November 2 | 3:30 PM | at #4 Ohio State | #19 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 3–34 | 104,897[11] | |
November 9 | 6:45 PM | #13 Michigan | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 24–41 | 53,773[12] | ||
November 16 | 11:00 AM | #6 Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN | L 21–45 | 65,184[13] | ||
November 23 | 11:00 AM | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | L 31–49 | 78,843[14] | ||
December 30* | 1:00 PM | vs. #25 Arkansas | Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 29–14 | 39,183[15] | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
References[]
- ↑ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/1/year/2002/seasontype/3. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ↑ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - USA Today Coaches' Poll Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2/year/2002/seasontype/3. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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