2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 29–14 vs. Arkansas
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

2002 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
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

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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
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

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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