The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-5 in 2002. They emerged victorious over the Arkansas Razorbacks, 29 to 14, in the Music City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 10-3 | ||
5-3 | 9-4 | ||
3-5 | 8-5 | ||
2-6 | 8-6 | ||
4-4 | 7-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 376 | 5,111 | 919 | 5.6 | 2,727 | 586 | 4.7 | 2,384 | 333 | 7.2 | 267 | 143 | 98 | 98 | 75 | 577 | ||
Team Rank | 43rd | 39th | 37th | 31st | 17th | 22nd | 21st | 77th | 87th | 51st | 37th | 21st | 87th | 87th | 30th | 25th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 319 | 4,620 | 5.1 | 2,298 | 534 | 4.3 | 2,322 | 367 | 6.3 | 249 | 123 | 113 | 113 | 79 | 709 | |||
Opponent Rank | 50th | 54th | 56th | 92nd | 92nd | 85th | 23rd | 42nd | 37th | 67th | 88th | 44th | 44th | 75th | 65th | ||||
Net | +57 | +491 | +919 | +0.4 | +429 | +52 | +0.4 | +62 | -34 | +0.8 | +18 | +20 | -15 | -15 | -4 | -132 | |||
Net Rank | 49th | 39th | 37th | 35th | 44th | 40th | 51st | 55th | 76th | 33rd | 43rd | 40th | 77th | 77th | 52nd | 25th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |