2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17 20 10–3 5–3 Glen Mason 7th Mitch Browning 4th Tony Petersen 4th Greg Hudson 1st Asad Abdul-Khaliq Dan Kwapinski Ben Utecht Eli Ward Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Sun Bowl champion Sun Bowl W 31–30 vs. Oregon The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in the three-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents 503 to 285. Minnesota was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Golden Gophers defeated Oregon. The team was ranked 20th in the final AP poll and 17th in the final Coaches Poll. Minnesota played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 30 6:00 pm w y Tulsa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 49–10 36,623 September 6 7:00 pm w y Troy State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus 48–7 31,393 September 13 1:00 pm w y y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN Plus 42–20 20,227 September 20 7:00 pm w y Louisiana–Lafayette Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 48–14 34,929 September 27 11:00 am w y 24 Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Governor's Victory Bell ESPN 20–14 106,735 October 4 11:00 am w y 21 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN Plus 42–17 23,539 October 10 7:00 pm l 17 Michigan 20 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Little Brown Jug ESPN 35–38 62,374 October 18 11:00 am l 25 Michigan State 15 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 38–44 38,778 October 25 11:00 am w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 36–10 46,407 November 1 1:00 pm w 24 Indiana Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 55–7 45,398 November 8 11:00 am w 24 Wisconsin Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN 37–34 59,543 November 15 11:00 am l y 19 Iowa 20 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA rivalry ESPN2 22–40 70,397 December 31 1:00 pm w y y 24 Oregon Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl CBS 31–30 49,894 .2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/2003-schedule.html Game summaries Wisconsin Wisconsin at #24/18 Minnesota Wisconsin 3 10 14 7 Minnesota 10 14 3 10 Saturday, November 8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 12:00 p.m. EST Source: ESPN yes 1 14:04 MINN Laurence Maroney 30-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 7-0 1 7:56 MINN Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal MINN 10-0 1 :13 WIS Mike Allen 27-yard field goal MINN 10-3 2 10:52 MINN Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 17-3 2 4:54 WIS Mike Allen 23-yard field goal MINN 17-6 2 2:01 MINN Thomas Tapeh 6-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 24-6 2 1:25 WIS Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) MINN 24-13 3 12:47 WIS Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) MINN 24-20 3 9:17 MINN Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal MINN 27-20 3 1:35 WIS Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) Tied 27-27 4 11:13 MINN Marion Barber III 11-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 34-27 4 7:15 WIS Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) Tied 34-34 4 :00 MINN Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal MINN 37-34 yes thumb|right|200px|The 2003 Gopher–Wolverine game Roster 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers y 8 Sr Asad Abdul-Khaliq QB y 21 Jr Marion Barber III Marion Barber III RB y 3 Fr Bryan Cupito QB y 61 Fr Greg Eslinger C y 2 Jr Paris Hamilton WR y 84 Sr Aaron Hosack WR y 22 Fr Laurence Maroney RB y 33 Fr Logan Payne WR y 29 Fr Amir Pinnix RB y 88 Fr Micah Rucker WR y 68 So Mark Setterstrom G y 89 Fr Matt Spaeth TE y 44 Sr Thomas Tapeh FB y 82 Sr Ben Utecht TE y 95 So Anthony Montgomery Anthony Montgomery (American football) DT y 51 Jr Darrell Reid DT y} 16 Jr Rhys Lloyd Rhys Lloyd (American football) K y *Glen Mason References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football