2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–5 3–5 Glen Mason 6th Mitch Browning 3rd Tony Petersen 3rd Moe Ankney 2nd Asad Abdul-Khaliq Michael Lehan Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Music City Bowl champion Music City Bowl W 29–14 vs. Arkansas The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten and outscored opponents 376 to 319. Minnesota was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Golden Gophers defeated Arkansas. The team played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Redshirt freshman defensive end Brandon Hall was shot and killed on September 1, 2002, in downtown Minneapolis after a fight that involved teammates and other individuals. Hall's killer was convicted in his murder. Schedule 2002 AP Central August 31 6:00 pm w y SW Texas State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 42–0 32,209 September 7 7:00 pm w y y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA ESPN Plus 35–11 20,512 September 14 1:30 pm w y Toledo Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 31–21 36,640 September 21 1:30 pm w y Buffalo Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 42–17 34,294 September 28 5:00 pm l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 15–28 56,839 October 3 7:00 pm w Illinois Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 31–10 32,663 October 10 7:00 pm w Northwestern Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 45–42 37,729 October 19 11:00 am w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 28–7 74,232 November 2 2:30 pm l y 23 Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 3–34 104,897 November 9 6:45 pm l Michigan 13 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Little Brown Jug ESPN 24–41 53,773 November 16 11:00 am l Iowa 6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN 21–45 65,184 November 23 11:00 am l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ESPN 31–49 78,843 December 30 1:00 pm w y y Arkansas 25 Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN Music City Bowl ESPN 29–14 39,183 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/2002-schedule.html Roster 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers y 8 Jr Asad Abdul-Khaliq QB y 21 So Marion Barber III Marion Barber III RB y 68 Fr Mark Setterstrom G y 89 Fr Matt Spaeth TE y 44 Jr Thomas Tapeh FB y 82 Jr Ben Utecht TE y 39 Sr Michael Lehan CB y 95 Fr Anthony Montgomery Anthony Montgomery (American football) DT y 51 So Darrell Reid DT y 27 Jr Eli Ward SS 42 Fr Eric Washington LB 59 Jr Ben West LB 6 Fr Quentin White DB 35 So Mike Wojciechowski CB http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-mtt-02-03.html *Glen Mason Team players in the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Michael Lehan Cornerback 5 152 Cleveland Browns References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:Music City Bowl champion seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football