2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
Sun Bowl Champions | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 20 |
2003 record | 10–3 (5–3 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6/7 Michigan † | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4/4 Ohio State ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#18/19 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8/8 Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20/17 Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0* | – | 7 | 0* | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative
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The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2003–2004. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2002 was the sixth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 8–5 record and an appearance in the Music City Bowl.
The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was ranked 17th in the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll and 20th in the final Associated Press poll.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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August 30* | 6:00 PM | Tulsa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 49–10 | 36,623[1] | |||
September 6* | 7:00 PM | [[{{{school}}}|Troy State]] | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN+ | W 48–7 | 31,393[2] | ||
September 13* | 1:00 PM | at Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 42–20 | 20,227[3] | ||
September 20* | 7:00 PM | Louisiana–Lafayette | #24 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 48–14 | 34,929[4] | ||
September 27 | 11:00 AM | at Penn State | #24 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 20–14 | 106,735[5] | |
October 4 | 11:00 AM | at Northwestern | #21 | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN+ | W 42–17 | 23,539[6] | |
October 10 | 7:00 PM | #20 Michigan | #17 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 35–38 | 62,374[7] | |
October 18 | 11:00 AM | #15 Michigan State | #25 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | L 38–44 | 38,778[8] | |
October 25 | 11:00 AM | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ESPN+ | W 36–10 | 46,407[9] | ||
November 1 | 1:00 PM | Indiana | #24 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 55–7 | 45,398[10] | ||
November 8 | 11:00 AM | Wisconsin | #24 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | W 37–34 | 59,543[11] | |
November 15 | 11:00 AM | at #20 Iowa | #19 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN2 | L 22–40 | 70,397[12] | |
December 31* | 1:00 PM | vs. Oregon | #24 | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 31–30 | 49,894[13] | |
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Game notes[]
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References[]
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