2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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
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.

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

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