Minnesota Football Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Capacity: 50,805 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Glen Mason Conference: Big 10-
2000 Season Highlights
Glen Mason enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
47
10
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Ohio
17
23
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Baylor
34
9
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Purdue
24
38
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Illinois
44
10
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Penn State
25
16
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Ohio State
29
17
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Indiana
43
51
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Northwestern
35
41
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Wisconsin
20
41
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Iowa
27
24
W
Thu., Dec. 28
North Carolina State
30
38
L
@ Miami, FL
Micron PC Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 375
Scoring Average 31.3
Points Allowed 318
Defense Average 26.5
Opponents Record 67-73
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.