2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 31–3 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 20
2003 record	10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

2003 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Michigan $		7	–	1		10	–	3
#4 Ohio State %		6	–	2		11	–	2
#18 Purdue		6	–	2		9	–	4
#8 Iowa		5	–	3		10	–	3
#20 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 conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Gopher-Wolverine game.

The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 503 to 285.^[1] The team made an appearance in the Sun 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	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Tulsa*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 49–10	36,623^[2]
September 6	7:00 PM	Troy State*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	W 48–7	31,393^[3]
September 13	1:00 PM	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 42–20	20,227^[4]
September 20	7:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 48–14	34,929^[5]
September 27	11:00 AM	at Penn State	No. 24	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN	W 20–14	106,735^[6]
October 4	11:00 AM	at Northwestern	No. 21	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 42–17	23,539^[7]
October 10	7:00 PM	No. 20 Michigan	No. 17	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	L 35–38	62,374^[8]
October 18	11:00 AM	No. 15 Michigan State	No. 25	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 38–44	38,778^[9]
October 25	11:00 AM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 36–10	46,407^[10]
November 1	1:00 PM	Indiana	No. 24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 55–7	45,398^[11]
November 8	11:00 AM	Wisconsin	No. 24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN	W 37–34	59,543^[12]
November 15	11:00 AM	at No. 20 Iowa	No. 19	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	L 22–40	70,397^[13]
December 31	1:00 PM	vs. Oregon*	No. 24	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 31–30	49,894^[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at #24/18 Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	10	14	7	34
• Minnesota	10	14	3	10	37

Date: Saturday, November 8
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST

Source: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	14:04	MINN	Laurence Maroney 30-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 7-0

1	7:56	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal	MINN 10-0

1	:13	WIS	Mike Allen 27-yard field goal	MINN 10-3

2	10:52	MINN	Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 17-3

2	4:54	WIS	Mike Allen 23-yard field goal	MINN 17-6

2	2:01	MINN	Thomas Tapeh 6-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 24-6

2	1:25	WIS	Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	MINN 24-13

3	12:47	WIS	Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	MINN 24-20

3	9:17	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal	MINN 27-20

3	1:35	WIS	Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	Tied 27-27

4	11:13	MINN	Marion Barber III 11-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 34-27

4	7:15	WIS	Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	Tied 34-34

4	:00	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal	MINN 37-34

References

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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