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
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
ConfOverall
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*
BCNL 7–3834,950
September 81:30 pmLouisiana–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+L 14–2553,225
October 1311:00 amat Northwestern
ESPN+L 17–2331,097
October 2011:00 amMichigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–1947,385
October 271:30 pmMurray State*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 66–1036,981
November 36:45 pmOhio 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 amWisconsin
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.#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 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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