Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under Glen Mason - 2002

2002

2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Music City Bowl Champions
Music City Bowl, W 29–14 vs. Arkansas
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
2002 record 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
(Capacity: 64,172)
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L W L
#1/1 Ohio State 8 0 14 0
#8/8 Iowa 8 0 11 2
#9/9 Michigan 6 2 10 3
#16/15 Penn State 0* 3 0* 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 representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
  • *All wins for Penn State (9-4, 5-3) vacated due to scandal.
    Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2002–2003. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2001 was the fifth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 4–7 record.

The 2002 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.

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