Record: 8-5, .615 W-L% (36th of 117)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Glen Mason (8-5)
PS/G: 28.9 (44th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 24.5 (48th of 117)
SRS: 5.02 (42nd of 117) ▪ SOS: 1.17 (55th of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Music City Bowl 29-14 versus Arkansas
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 23 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | Texas State | Non-Major | W | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 7, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | W | 35 | 11 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 14, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | Toledo | MAC | W | 31 | 21 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 21, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | Buffalo | MAC | W | 41 | 17 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 15 | 28 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 3, 2002 | Thu | Minnesota | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 10, 2002 | Thu | Minnesota | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 45 | 42 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 9 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (23) Minnesota | @ | (6) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 3 | 34 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | (13) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 24 | 41 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | (6) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 21 | 45 | 7 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 12 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 31 | 49 | 7 | 5 | L 4 | |
| 13 | Dec 30, 2002 | Mon | Minnesota | N | (25) Arkansas | SEC | W | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) |