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class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 12 <a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> $ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 20 <a href="/wiki/2001_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2001 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="2001 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2001 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Minnesota</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2001_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – BCS representative as conference champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division I-A football season">2001 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>. In their fifth year under head coach <a href="/wiki/Glen_Mason" title="Glen Mason">Glen Mason</a>, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 308 to 299.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">August 30</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">6:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2001_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="2001 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glass_Bowl" title="Glass Bowl">Glass Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo, OH</a> (13abc.com Kickoff)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Toledo_5" title="Toledo 5">BCN</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–38</td><td style="text-align:center">34,950</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 8</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Louisiana%E2%80%93Lafayette_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana–Lafayette</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis, MN</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 44–14</td><td style="text-align:center">35,089</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 24 <a href="/wiki/2001_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</li><li>Minneapolis, MN</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 28–35 <sup>OT</sup></td><td style="text-align:center">40,160</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(University_of_Illinois)" title="Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Events" title="ESPN Events">ESPN Plus</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–25</td><td style="text-align:center">53,225</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2001_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Field_(stadium)" title="Ryan Field (stadium)">Ryan Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN Plus</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 17–23</td><td style="text-align:center">31,097</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2001 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</li><li>Minneapolis, MN</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 28–19</td><td style="text-align:center">47,385</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</li><li>Minneapolis, MN</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 66–10</td><td style="text-align:center">36,981</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">6:45 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</li><li>Minneapolis, MN</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 28–31</td><td style="text-align:center">45,407</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 12 <a href="/wiki/2001_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2001 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stadium" title="Michigan Stadium">Michigan Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor, MI</a> (<a href="/wiki/Little_Brown_Jug_(college_football_trophy)" title="Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)">Little Brown Jug</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 10–31</td><td style="text-align:center">110,828</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2001_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, IA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93Minnesota_football_rivalry" title="Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 24–42</td><td style="text-align:center">65,491</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 am</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</li><li>Minneapolis, MN (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota%E2%80%93Wisconsin_football_rivalry" title="Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 42–31</td><td style="text-align:center">55,890</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#5B0013;color:#FFFFFF;">2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFB71E;color:#000000;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>8</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Abdul-Khaliq, Asad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Asad_Abdul-Khaliq" title="Asad Abdul-Khaliq">Asad Abdul-Khaliq</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>21</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Barber III, Marion"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marion_Barber_III" title="Marion Barber III">Marion Barber III</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cole, Travis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a 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href="/wiki/1925_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/1937_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1940</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1941_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1941</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/1961_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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