2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 29–14 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMitch Browning (3rd as OC, 6th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (3rd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (2nd season)
CaptainAsad Abdul-Khaliq, Michael Lehan
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • # – 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 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.

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmSW Texas State*
W 42–032,209
September 77:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*
ESPN PlusW 35–1120,512
September 141:30 pmToledo*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 31–2136,640
September 211:30 pmBuffalo*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 42–1734,294
September 285:00 pmat Purdue
ESPN2L 15–2856,839
October 37:00 pmIllinois
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2W 31–1032,663
October 107:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 45–4237,729
October 1911:00 amat Michigan State
ESPN PlusW 28–774,232
November 22:30 pmat No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 23
ABCL 3–34104,897
November 96:45 pmNo. 13 Michigan
ESPNL 24–4153,773
November 1611:00 amNo. 6 Iowa
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–4565,184
November 2311:00 amat Wisconsin
ESPNL 31–4978,843
December 301:00 pmvs. No. 25 Arkansas*
ESPNW 29–1439,183
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Asad Abdul-Khaliq Jr
RB 21 Marlon Barber III So
G 68 Mark Setterstrom Fr
TE 89 Matt Spaeth Fr
FB 44 Thomas Tapeh Jr
TE 82 Ben Utecht Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 39 Michael Lehan Sr
DT 95 Anthony Montgomery Fr
DT 51 Darrell Reid So
SS 27 Eli Ward Jr
LB 42 Eric Washington Fr
LB 59 Ben West Jr
DB 6 Quentin White Fr
CB 35 Mike Wojciechowski So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Michael Lehan Cornerback 5 152 Cleveland Browns

References

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  1. ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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