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2001 Minnesota

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Glen Mason.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 2001, game by game: lost at Toledo 7–38; won vs. Louisiana 44–14; lost vs. No. 24 Purdue 28–35; lost at Illinois 14–25; lost at Northwestern 17–23; won vs. Michigan State 28–19; won vs. Murray State 66–10; lost vs. Ohio State 28–31; lost at No. 12 Michigan 10–31; lost at Iowa 24–42; won vs. Wisconsin 42–31+56−31Lost 7–38 at Toledo-31ToledoWon 44–14 vs. Louisiana+30LouisianaLost 28–35 vs. No. 24 Purdue-7No. 24 PurdueLost 14–25 at Illinois-11IllinoisLost 17–23 at Northwestern-6NorthwesternWon 28–19 vs. Michigan State+9Michigan StateWon 66–10 vs. Murray State+56Murray StateLost 28–31 vs. Ohio State-3Ohio StateLost 10–31 at No. 12 Michigan-21No. 12 MichiganLost 24–42 at Iowa-18IowaWon 42–31 vs. Wisconsin+11Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atToledoL 7–⁠3831%
Sep 8vsLouisianaW 44–⁠1480%
Sep 29vs24PurdueL 28–⁠3543%
Oct 6atIllinoisL 14–⁠2533%
Oct 13atNorthwesternL 17–⁠2332%
Oct 20vsMichigan StateW 28–⁠1942%
Oct 27vsMurray StateW 66–⁠1084%
Nov 3vsOhio StateL 28–⁠3147%
Nov 10at12MichiganL 10–⁠3117%
Nov 17atIowaL 24–⁠4238%
Nov 24vsWisconsinW 42–⁠3148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 42–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2001.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠299
Coach
Glen Mason
Elo
1488 −32 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 69 of 117; offense No. 63, defense No. 66
SRS
−0.8 No. 68 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinators
Mitch Browning and Tony Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Moe Ankney
Captains
Jack Brewer, Derek Burns, Jimmy Henry and Ron Johnson

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 28— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 4Ron Johnson WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Matt Anderle OTSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Greg White DEHouston Texans

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Jack BrewerDBMedia-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois7–⁠110–⁠212
Michigan6–⁠28–⁠420
Ohio State5–⁠37–⁠5
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠5
Purdue4–⁠46–⁠6
Penn State4–⁠45–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠45–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠57–⁠5
Wisconsin3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠64–⁠7
Minnesota2–⁠64–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.