2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 308 to 299.^[1] The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Toledo*		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 7–38	34,950[2]
September 8	1:30 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 44–14	35,089[3]
September 29	11:00 AM	No. 24 Purdue		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 28–35 OT	40,160[4]
October 6	11:00 AM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN+	L 14–25	53,225[5]
October 13	11:00 AM	at Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 17–23	31,097[6]
October 20	11:00 AM	Michigan State		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 28–19	47,385[7]
October 27	1:30 PM	Murray State*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 66–10	36,981[8]
November 3	6:45 PM	Ohio State		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 28–31	45,407[9]
November 10	11:00 AM	at No. 12 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN2	L 10–31	110,828[10]
November 17	11:00 AM	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	L 24–42	65,491[11]
November 24	11:00 AM	Wisconsin		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	W 42–31	55,890[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

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