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2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mitch Browning (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (2nd as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (1st season)
Captain	Jack Brewer, Derek Burns, Jimmy Henry, Ron Johnson
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.12Illinois $	7	–	1	10	–	2
No.20Michigan	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

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.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	atToledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (13abc.com Kickoff)	BCN	L 7–38	34,950
September 8	1:30 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 44–14	35,089
September 29	11:00 am	No. 24Purdue	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 28–35 ^OT	40,160
October 6	11:00 am	atIllinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN Plus	L 14–25	53,225
October 13	11:00 am	atNorthwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN Plus	L 17–23	31,097
October 20	11:00 am	Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 28–19	47,385
October 27	1:30 pm	Murray State*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 66–10	36,981
November 3	6:45 pm	Ohio State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 28–31	45,407
November 10	11:00 am	at No. 12Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN2	L 10–31	110,828
November 17	11:00 am	atIowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 24–42	65,491
November 24	11:00 am	Wisconsin	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 42–31	55,890
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[edit]

2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Asad Abdul-Khaliq	So
RB	`21`	Marion Barber III	Fr
QB	`7`	Travis Cole	Sr
WR	`3`	Ron Johnson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`99`	Matt Anderle	Sr
FS	`2`	Jack Brewer	Sr
CB	`39`	Michael Lehan	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Glen Mason

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References[edit]

^ "2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) Huntington Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan: Little Brown Jug Nebraska Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation Smith of Minnesota
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Annual awards
Seasons	1882 1883 1884–1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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