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.

2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2001 record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMitch Browning (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (2nd as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (1st season)
CaptainJack Brewer, Derek Burns, Jimmy Henry, Ron Johnson
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Illinois $  7 1     10 2  
No. 20 Michigan  6 2     8 4  
Ohio State  5 3     7 5  
Iowa  4 4     7 5  
Purdue  4 4     6 6  
Penn State  4 4     5 6  
Indiana  4 4     5 6  
Michigan State  3 5     7 5  
Wisconsin  3 5     5 7  
Minnesota  2 6     4 7  
Northwestern  2 6     4 7  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Toledo*L 7–3834,950[2]
September 81:30 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*W 44–1435,089[3]
September 2911:00 amNo. 24 Purdue
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2L 28–35 OT40,160[4]
October 611:00 amat IllinoisESPN+L 14–2553,225[5]
October 1311:00 amat NorthwesternESPN+L 17–2331,097[6]
October 2011:00 amMichigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–1947,385[7]
October 271:30 pmMurray State*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 66–1036,981[8]
November 36:45 pmOhio State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPNL 28–3145,407[9]
November 1011:00 amat No. 12 MichiganESPN2L 10–31110,828[10]
November 1711:00 amat IowaESPN2L 24–4265,491[11]
November 2411:00 amWisconsin
ESPN2W 42–3155,890[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Asad Abdul-Khaliq So
RB 21 Marion Barber III Fr
QB 7 Travis Cole Sr
WR 3 Ron Johnson Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 99 Matt Anderle Sr
FS 2 Jack Brewer Sr
CB 39 Michael Lehan Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.