2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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Music City Bowl Champions
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Music City Bowl, W 29–14 vs. Arkansas
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 2002 record | 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Glen Mason (6th year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Hudson |
| Home stadium | H.H.H. Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Ohio State $+ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Iowa %+ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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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The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2002 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 4–7 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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 6:00 PM | SW Texas State* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 42–0 | 32,209[3] | ||||
| September 7 | 7:00 PM | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–11 | 20,512[4] | |||
| September 14 | 1:30 PM | Toledo* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 31–21 | 36,640[5] | ||||
| September 21 | 1:30 PM | Buffalo* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 42–17 | 34,294[6] | ||||
| September 28 | 5:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 | L 15–28 | 56,839[7] | |||
| October 3 | 7:00 PM | Illinois | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 32,663[8] | |||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | Northwestern | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 45–42 | 37,729[9] | ||||
| October 19 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 74,232[10] | |||
| November 2 | 3:30 PM | at #4 Ohio State | #19 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 3–34 | 104,897[11] | ||
| November 9 | 6:45 PM | #13 Michigan | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 24–41 | 53,773[12] | |||
| November 16 | 11:00 AM | #6 Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN | L 21–45 | 65,184[13] | |||
| November 23 | 11:00 AM | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | L 31–49 | 78,843[14] | |||
| December 30 | 1:00 PM | vs. #25 Arkansas* | Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 29–14 | 39,183[15] | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
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