2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for tenth place at the bottom of the Big Ten standings, and outscored opponents 308 to 299. Minnesota played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Mitch Browning (2nd season) Tony Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (1st season)
Captains	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	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Toledo*	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. 24 Purdue	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 28–35 OT	40,160
October 6	11:00 am	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN Plus	L 14–25	53,225
October 13	11:00 am	at Northwestern	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. 12 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN2	L 10–31	110,828
November 17	11:00 am	at Iowa	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

^[1] The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

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 Glen Mason Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster