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2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2002
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
image	Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	8–5
conf_record	3–5
head_coach	Glen Mason
hc_year	6th
cooff_coach1	Mitch Browning
cooc1_year	3rd
cooff_coach2	Tony Petersen
cooc2_year	3rd
def_coach	Moe Ankney
dc_year	2nd
captain	Asad Abdul-Khaliq
captain2	Michael Lehan
stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
champion	Music City Bowl champion
bowl	[Music City Bowl](2002-music-city-bowl)
bowl_result	W 29–14 vs. [Arkansas](2002-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)

The 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten and outscored opponents 376 to 319. Minnesota was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Golden Gophers defeated Arkansas. The team played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

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

Schedule

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Roster

Team players in the NFL

Michael Lehan	Cornerback	5	152	[Cleveland Browns](2003-cleveland-browns-season)

References

"2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.

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