Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Glen Mason

The Minnesota Golden Gophers were head coached by Glen Mason for ten seasons, from 1997 to 2006.[1] In those ten seasons, the Golden Gophers had 64 wins and 57 losses.[1] In the Big Ten, they won 32 games and lost 48.[2] The Golden Gophers went to seven bowl games, more than all other Golden Gopher head coaches combined (5 other bowl appearances in university history).

Eleven players were award All-American status under Mason.[3] Laurence Maroney was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[4] Twenty-four players were named All-Big Ten first team.[4] Sixteen players were named All-Big Ten second team.[4] Four players were named Academic All-American second team.[5] Tyrone Carter was named the Jim Thorpe Award winner in 1999.[5] In 2005, Greg Eslinger was awarded the Outland Trophy and Dave Rimington Trophy.[5] Matt Spaeth was awarded the 2006 John Mackey Award.[5]

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1997

1997 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1997 record 3-9 (1-7 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium H.H.H. Metrodome
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1/2 Michigan †   8 – 0         12 – 0  
#12/12 Ohio State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#16/17 Penn State   6 – 2         9 – 3  
#15/15 Purdue   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Wisconsin   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Northwestern   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Minnesota   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Illinois   0 – 8         0 – 11  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1997 season was the Golden Gophers' first season under head coach Glen Mason.[2] The Golden Gophers only won three games, but nearly defeated the #1 ranked team in the AP Poll, the Penn State Nittany Lions.[2] Total attendance for the season was 269,385, which averaged out to 44,897 per game.[6] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[6]

Defensive end Lamanzer Williams was named an All-American by the College Football Writers Association and the Football Writers Association of America.[3] Williams was also named All-Big Ten first team.[4] Wide Receiver Tutu Atwell and strong safety Tyrone Carter were named All-Big Ten second team.[4] Linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, placekicker Erin McManus, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, quarterback Cory Sauter, defensive tackle Theron von Behren and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
08/30/1997 at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 17-3   31,510
09/13/1997 Iowa State* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 53-29   55,943
09/20/1997 at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 20-17   23,208
09/27/1997 Houston* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 45-43   36,447
10/04/1997 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 31-10   75,263
10/11/1997 Purdue Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 59-43   37,821
10/18/1997 at #1 Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA L 16-15   96,953
10/25/1997 Wisconsin Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 22-21   57,563
11/01/1997 at #4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 24-3   106,577
11/08/1997 #7 Ohio State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 31-3   47,706
11/15/1997 Indiana Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 24-12   33,905
11/22/1997 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 31-0   64,591
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1998

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1998 record 5-6 (2-6 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium H.H.H. Metrodome
Seasons
« 1997 1999 »
1998 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2/2 Ohio State ‡§   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#6/5 Wisconsin †§   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#12/12 Michigan §   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#24/23 Purdue   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#17/15 Penn State   5 – 3         9 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Minnesota   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Northwestern   0 – 8         3 – 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1998 season was the Golden Gophers' second season under head coach Glen Mason.[2] The Golden Gophers won five games and four of their losses came against ranked opponents.[2] Total attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game.[6] The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.[6]

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network.[3] Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team.[4] Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team.[4] Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/05/1998 Arkansas State* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 17-14   40,112
09/12/1998 at Houston* Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX W 14-7   17,540
09/19/1998 Memphis* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 41-14   35,919
10/03/1998 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 56-21   56,809
10/10/1998 #13 Penn State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 27-17   40,456
10/17/1998 at #1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 45-15   93,183
10/24/1998 Michigan State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 19-18   41,327
10/31/1998 #22 Michigan Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 15-10   41,310
11/07/1998 at #8 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 26-7   78,767
11/14/1998 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 20-19   30,049
11/21/1998 Iowa Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 49-7   50,640
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1999

1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, Lost, 24-20
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #18
1999 record 8-4 (5-3 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium H.H.H. Metrodome
Seasons
« 1998 2000 »
1999 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4/4 Wisconsin †   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#5/5 Michigan ‡   6 – 2         10 – 2  
#7/7 Michigan State   6 – 2         10 – 2  
#11/11 Penn State   5 – 3         10 – 3  
#18/17 Minnesota   5 – 3         8 – 4  
#24/25 Illinois   4 – 4         8 – 4  
#25/NR Purdue   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Ohio State   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Indiana   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 7         3 – 8  
Iowa   0 – 8         1 – 10  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1999 season was the Golden Gophers' third season under head coach Glen Mason.[2] The Golden Gophers won eight games and lost four.[2] Total attendance for the season was 318,086, which averaged out to 45,441 per game.[6] The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[6]

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sportsline.com, American Football Coaches Association, College Football News and Football Writers Association of America.[3] Carter, center Ben Hamilton, running back Thomas Hamner and defensive end Karon Riley were named All-Big Ten first team.[4] Defensive tackle John Schlecht and corner back Willie Middlebrooks were named All-Big Ten second team.[4] Carter was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in the country.[5] Offensive lineman Akeem Akinwale, linebacker Luke Braaten, Free Safety Jack Brewer, offensive lineman Derek Burns, defensive end Mike Cernoch, punter Preston Gruening, Linebacker Justin Hall, wide receiver Ron Johnson, defensive end Astein Osei, full back Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, defensive tackle Dave Sykora and tight end Zach Vevea were named Academic All-Big Ten.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/04/1999 Ohio U.* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 33-7   35,552
09/11/1999 UL-Monroe* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 35-0   38,137
09/18/1999 Illinois State* Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 55-7   33,726
10/02/1999 at Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL W 33-14   24,439
10/09/1999 #20 Wisconsin #25 Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 20-17 OT  63,108
10/16/1999 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 37-7   49,152
10/23/1999 #22 Ohio State #24 Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 20-17   50,842
10/30/1999 #18 Purdue Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 33-28   48,869
11/06/1999 at #2 Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA W 24-23   96,753
11/13/1999 Indiana #20 Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 44-20   47,852
11/20/1999 at Iowa #17 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 25-21   55,386
12/31/1999 vs. Oregon* #12 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) L 24-20   48,757
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


2000

2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, Loss, 30-38, North Carolina State
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
2000 record 6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
« 1999 2001 »
2000 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11/10 Michigan §   6 – 2         9 – 3  
#13/13 Purdue †§   6 – 2         8 – 4  
Northwestern §   6 – 2         8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3         8 – 4  
#23/24 Wisconsin   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Minnesota   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Iowa   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Illinois   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6         3 – 8  
† – BCS representative as champion
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2000-2001. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1999 was the third season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the Sun Bowl.

The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/02/2000 Louisiana-Monroe* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 47-10   40,183
09/09/2000 Ohio* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 17-23   41,637
09/16/2000 at Baylor* Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX W 34-9   20,125
09/23/2000 at #21 Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 24-38   67,425
09/30/2000 #22 Illinois Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 44-10   44,462
10/07/2000 Penn State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 25-16   44,439
10/14/2000 at #6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 29-17   98,120
10/21/2000 at Indiana #22 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 43-51   30,882
10/28/2000 #23 Northwestern Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 35-41   59,004
11/04/2000 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 20-41   79,171
11/18/2000 Iowa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 27-24   54,387
12/28/2000 vs. North Carolina State* Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (MicronPC.com Bowl) L 30-38   28,359
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.


2001

2001 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12/12 Illinois †   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#20/20 Michigan   6 – 2         8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Indiana   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Penn State   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 champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2001-2002. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2000 was the fourth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 6-6 record and an appearance in the MicronPC.com Bowl.

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

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
08/30/2001 at Toledo* Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 7-38   34,950[7]
09/08/2001 Louisiana-Lafayette* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 44-14   35,089[8]
09/29/2001 #24 Purdue Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 28-35 OT  40,160[9]
10/06/2001 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 14-25   53,225[10]
10/13/2001 at Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL L 17-23   31,097[11]
10/20/2001 Michigan State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 28-19   47,385[12]
10/27/2001 Murray State* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 66-10   36,981[13]
11/03/2001 Ohio State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 28-31   45,407[14]
11/10/2001 at #12 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 10-31   110,828[15]
11/17/2001 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 24-42   65,491[16]
11/24/2001 Wisconsin Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 42-31   55,890[17]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.


2002

2002 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1/1 Ohio State †§   8 – 0         14 – 0  
#8/8 Iowa ‡§   8 – 0         11 – 2  
#9/9 Michigan   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#16/15 Penn State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Illinois   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5         8 – 5  
Wisconsin   2 – 6         8 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7         3 – 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[18] / Coaches' Poll[19]

The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2002-2003. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2001 was the fifth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 4-7 record.

The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

Redshirt freshman defensive end Brandon Hall was shot and killed on September 1, 2002 in downtown Minneapolis after a fight that involved other teammates and other individuals. Hall's killer was convicted in his murder.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
08/31/2002 SW Texas State* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 42-0   32,209[20]
09/07/2002 at Louisiana-Lafayette* Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 35-11   20,512[21]
09/14/2002 Toledo* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 31-21   36,640[22]
09/21/2002 Buffalo* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 42-17   34,294[23]
09/28/2002 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 15-28   56,839[24]
10/03/2002 Illinois Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 31-10   32,663[25]
10/10/2002 Northwestern Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 45-42   37,729[26]
10/19/2002 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 28-7   74,232[27]
11/02/2002 at #4 Ohio State #19 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 3-34   104,897[28]
11/09/2002 #13 Michigan Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 24-41   53,773[29]
11/16/2002 #6 Iowa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 21-45   65,184[30]
11/23/2002 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 31-49   78,843[31]
12/30/2002 vs. #25 Arkansas* Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) W 29-14   39,183[32]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.


2003

2003 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6/7 Michigan †   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#4/4 Ohio State ‡   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#18/19 Purdue   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#8/8 Iowa   5 – 3         10 – 3  
#20/17 Minnesota   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Michigan State   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Wisconsin   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Northwestern   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Penn State   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Illinois   0 – 8         1 – 11  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the college football season of 2003-2004. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2002 was the sixth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the Music City Bowl.

The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was ranked 17th in the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll and 20th in the final Associated Press poll.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
08/30/2003 Tulsa* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 49-10   36,623[33]
09/06/2003 Troy State* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 48-7   31,393[34]
09/13/2003 at [[{{{school}}}|Ohio]]* Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 42-20   20,227[35]
09/20/2003 [[{{{school}}}|Louisiana-Lafayette]]* #24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 48-14   34,929[36]
09/27/2003 at Penn State #24 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 20-14   106,735[37]
10/04/2003 at Northwestern #21 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL W 42-17   23,539[38]
10/10/2003 #20 Michigan #17 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 35-38   62,374[39]
10/18/2003 #15 Michigan State #25 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 38-44   38,778[40]
10/25/2003 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 36-10   46,407[41]
11/01/2003 [[{{{school}}}|Indiana]] #24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 55-7   45,398[42]
11/08/2003 Wisconsin #24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 37-34   59,543[43]
11/15/2003 at #20 Iowa #19 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 22-40   70,397[44]
12/31/2003 vs. Oregon* #24 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 31-30   49,894[45]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.


2004

Main article: 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2005

Main article: 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2006

Main article: 2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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  43. ^ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aax.html
  44. ^ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aaw.html
  45. ^ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aav.html
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