2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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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. The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

Schedule

August 306:00 PMat Toledo*

• Glass Bowl
• Toledo, OH

L 7–38 34,950 September 81:30 PMLouisiana-Lafayette*

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

W 44–14 35,089 September 2911:00 AMNo. 24 Purdue

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

ESPN2L 28–35 ^OT40,160 October 611:00 AMat Illinois

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL

ESPN+L 14–25 53,225 October 1311:00 AMat Northwestern

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

ESPN+L 17–23 31,097 October 2011:00 AMMichigan State

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

W 28–19 47,385 October 271:30 PMMurray State*

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

W 66–10 36,981 November 36:45 PMOhio State

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

ESPNL 28–31 45,407 November 1011:00 AMat No. 12 Michigan

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)

ESPN2L 10–31 110,828 November 1711:00 AMat Iowa

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)

ESPN2L 24–42 65,491 November 2411:00 AMWisconsin

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)

ESPN2W 42–31 55,890

Roster

2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Asad Abdul-Khaliq So 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