2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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 8-5 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.
| 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 season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Hudson (1st season) |
| Captain | Asad Abdul-Khaliq, Michael Lehan |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio State $#+ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Iowa %+ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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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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* | W 42–0 | 32,209[3] | |||
| September 7 | 7:00 PM | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | ESPN+ | W 35–11 | 20,512[4] | ||
| September 14 | 1:30 PM | Toledo* |
| W 31–21 | 36,640[5] | ||
| September 21 | 1:30 PM | Buffalo* |
| W 42–17 | 34,294[6] | ||
| September 28 | 5:00 PM | at Purdue | ESPN2 | L 15–28 | 56,839[7] | ||
| October 3 | 7:00 PM | Illinois |
| ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 32,663[8] | |
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | Northwestern |
| W 45–42 | 37,729[9] | ||
| October 19 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan State |
| ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 74,232[10] | |
| November 2 | 2:30 PM | at No. 6 Ohio State | No. 23 | ABC | L 3–34 | 104,897[11] | |
| November 9 | 6:45 PM | No. 13 Michigan |
| ESPN | L 24–41 | 53,773[12] | |
| November 16 | 11:00 AM | No. 6 Iowa |
| ESPN | L 21–45 | 65,184[13] | |
| November 23 | 11:00 AM | Wisconsin |
| ESPN | L 31–49 | 78,843[14] | |
| December 30 | 1:00 PM | vs. No. 25 Arkansas* |
| ESPN | W 29–14 | 39,183[15] | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Michael Lehan | Cornerback | 5 | 152 | Cleveland Browns |
References
- "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- "2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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