2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Music City Bowl champion | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2002 record | 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Glen Mason (6th year) |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Hudson |
Home stadium | H.H.H. Metrodome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Ohio State $+ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Iowa %+ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 4–7 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 376 to 319.[2] The 2001 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 | 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 No. 6 Ohio State | No. 23 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 3–34 | 104,897[11] | ||
November 9 | 6:45 PM | No. 13 Michigan | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 24–41 | 53,773[12] | |||
November 16 | 11:00 AM | No. 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. No. 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. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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