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2002 Minnesota

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Glen Mason.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 2002, game by game: won vs. Texas State 42–0; won at Louisiana 35–11; won vs. Toledo 31–21; won vs. Buffalo 41–17; lost at Purdue 15–28; won vs. Illinois 31–10; won vs. Northwestern 45–42; won at Michigan State 28–7; lost at No. 6 Ohio State 3–34; lost vs. No. 13 Michigan 24–41; lost vs. No. 6 Iowa 21–45; lost at Wisconsin 31–49; won vs. No. 22 Arkansas 29–14+42−31Won 42–0 vs. Texas State+42Texas StateWon 35–11 at Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 31–21 vs. Toledo+10ToledoWon 41–17 vs. Buffalo+24BuffaloLost 15–28 at Purdue-13PurdueWon 31–10 vs. Illinois+21IllinoisWon 45–42 vs. Northwestern+3NorthwesternWon 28–7 at Michigan State+21Michigan StateLost 3–34 at No. 6 Ohio State-31No. 6 Ohio StateLost 24–41 vs. No. 13 Michigan-17No. 13 MichiganLost 21–45 vs. No. 6 Iowa-24No. 6 IowaLost 31–49 at Wisconsin-18WisconsinWon 29–14 vs. No. 22 Arkansas+15No. 22 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTexas StateW 42–⁠080%
Sep 7atLouisianaW 35–⁠1166%
Sep 14vsToledoW 31–⁠2145%
Sep 21vsBuffaloW 41–⁠1785%
Sep 28atPurdueL 15–⁠2850%
Oct 3vsIllinoisW 31–⁠1060%
Oct 10vsNorthwesternW 45–⁠4277%
Oct 19atMichigan StateW 28–⁠751%
Nov 2at6Ohio StateL 3–⁠3427%
Nov 9vs13MichiganL 24–⁠4148%
Nov 16vs6IowaL 21–⁠4536%
Nov 23atWisconsinL 31–⁠4944%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs22ArkansasMusic City BowlW 29–⁠1434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 29–⁠14 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 25
  2. Wk 11: 23

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 2002.

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
376–⁠319
Coach
Glen Mason
Elo
1541 +49 this season
SP+ rating
7.3 No. 50 of 117; offense No. 38, defense No. 50
SRS
3.3 No. 54 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinators
Mitch Browning and Tony Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Moe Ankney
Captains
Asad Abdul-Khaliq and Michael Lehan

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 38— allowed
Defense0.0own 27— 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.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Mark Setterstrom OG★★★No. 670
Greg Pruitt Jr. APB★★★No. 670
Joe Ainslie OG★★No. 898
Quentin White S★★No. 898
Bobby Scyrus WR★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.50.783
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line52.20.773
Defensive line62.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class212.10.770

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 5Mike Lehan DBCleveland Browns

2002 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠014–⁠01
Iowa8–⁠011–⁠28
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠39
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠416
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠58–⁠5
Wisconsin2–⁠68–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northwestern1–⁠73–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠73–⁠9

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