American college football season
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. This was the most recent season in which Minnesota defeated the Wisconsin Badgers and received Paul Bunyan's Axe until 2018.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:00 pm Tulsa * W 49–1036,623 September 6 7:00 pm Troy State * Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus W 48–731,393 September 13 1:00 pm at Ohio * ESPN Plus W 42–2020,227 September 20 7:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette * Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN W 48–1434,929 September 27 11:00 am at Penn State No. 24 ESPN W 20–14106,735 October 4 11:00 am at Northwestern No. 21 ESPN Plus W 42–1723,539 October 10 7:00 pm No. 20 Michigan No. 17 ESPN L 35–3862,374 October 18 11:00 am No. 15 Michigan State No. 25 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 L 38–4438,778 October 25 11:00 am at Illinois ESPN Plus W 36–1046,407 November 1 1:00 pm Indiana No. 24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN W 55–745,398 November 8 11:00 am Wisconsin No. 24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry ) ESPN W 37–3459,543 November 15 11:00 am at No. 20 Iowa No. 19 ESPN2 L 22–4070,397 December 31 1:00 pm vs. Oregon * No. 24 CBS W 31–3049,894 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense } Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ] Wisconsin [ edit ] Wisconsin at #24/18 Minnesota 1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 3 10 14 7 34 • Minnesota 10 14 3 10 37
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
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