The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in the three-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents 503 to 285. Minnesota was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Golden Gophers defeated Oregon. The team was ranked 20th in the final AP poll and 17th in the final Coaches Poll. Minnesota played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 pm | Tulsa* | | | | W 49–10 | 36,623 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Troy State* | | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis, MN
| ESPN Plus | W 48–7 | 31,393 |
| September 13 | 1:00 pm | at Ohio* | | | ESPN Plus | W 42–20 | 20,227 |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette* | | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis, MN
| | W 48–14 | 34,929 |
| September 27 | 11:00 am | at Penn State | No. 24 | | ESPN | W 20–14 | 106,735 |
| October 4 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | No. 21 | | ESPN Plus | W 42–17 | 23,539 |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | No. 20 Michigan | No. 17 | | ESPN | L 35–38 | 62,374 |
| October 18 | 11:00 am | No. 15 Michigan State | No. 25 | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis, MN
| ESPN2 | L 38–44 | 38,778 |
| October 25 | 11:00 am | at Illinois | | | ESPN Plus | W 36–10 | 46,407 |
| November 1 | 1:00 pm | Indiana | No. 24 | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis, MN
| | W 55–7 | 45,398 |
| November 8 | 11:00 am | Wisconsin | No. 24 | - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 37–34 | 59,543 |
| November 15 | 11:00 am | at No. 20 Iowa | No. 19 | | ESPN2 | L 22–40 | 70,397 |
| December 31 | 1:00 pm | vs. Oregon* | No. 24 | | CBS | W 31–30 | 49,894 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Wisconsin
Wisconsin at #24/18 Minnesota
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3 |
10 | 14 | 7 |
34 |
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10 |
14 | 3 | 10 |
37 |
Scoring summary |
| 1 | 14:04 | MINN | Laurence Maroney 30-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 7-0 |
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| 1 | 7:56 | MINN | Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal | MINN 10-0 |
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| 1 | :13 | WIS | Mike Allen 27-yard field goal | MINN 10-3 |
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| 2 | 10:52 | MINN | Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 17-3 |
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| 2 | 4:54 | WIS | Mike Allen 23-yard field goal | MINN 17-6 |
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| 2 | 2:01 | MINN | Thomas Tapeh 6-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 24-6 |
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| 2 | 1:25 | WIS | Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) | MINN 24-13 |
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| 3 | 12:47 | WIS | Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) | MINN 24-20 |
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| 3 | 9:17 | MINN | Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal | MINN 27-20 |
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| 3 | 1:35 | WIS | Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) | Tied 27-27 |
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| 4 | 11:13 | MINN | Marion Barber III 11-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) | MINN 34-27 |
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| 4 | 7:15 | WIS | Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick) | Tied 34-34 |
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| 4 | :00 | MINN | Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal | MINN 37-34 |
Roster
| 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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