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2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMitch 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
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

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Toledo*
 BCNL 7–3834,950
September 81:30 pm Louisiana–Lafayette*
W 44–1435,089
September 2911:00 amNo. 24 Purdue
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
 ESPN2L 28–35 OT40,160
October 611:00 amat Illinois
 ESPN PlusL 14–2553,225
October 1311:00 amat Northwestern
ESPN PlusL 17–2331,097
October 2011:00 am Michigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–1947,385
October 271:30 pm Murray State*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 66–1036,981
November 36:45 pm Ohio State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
 ESPNL 28–3145,407
November 1011:00 amat No. 12 Michigan
ESPN2L 10–31110,828
November 1711:00 amat Iowa
ESPN2L 24–4265,491
November 2411:00 am Wisconsin
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN ( rivalry)
ESPN2W 42–3155,890
  • *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. # 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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