Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 25 (12 men's, 13 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Ten Conference.

Football

Minnesota Golden Gophers college football

First Season
1882
Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers (1882-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1953-present) Western Conference (1896-1952) Independent (1882-95)
Venue
TCF Bank Stadium (2009-present) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982-2008) Memorial Stadium (1924-81) Northrop Field (1899-1923) Athletic Park (1892-98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892-98)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1910s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1910
November 19	at Michigan	Ferry Field

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1920
October 9	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field
1925
November 21	at Michigan	Ferry Field

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1931
October 10	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium
November 7	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1933
November 4	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1936
October 31	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1937
October 2	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1938
October 15	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
1939
October 7	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
November 18	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940*
November 2	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 23	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1942
November 21	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1944
October 28	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 25	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1946
October 12	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 26	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1948
October 9	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1949
October 8	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
October 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 14	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 4	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
1951
October 13	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1953
October 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 17	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1954
October 23	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 13	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
November 20	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1955
October 15	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1956
October 20	vs. Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 10	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
1957
October 19	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1958
October 4	vs. Pittsburgh	Memorial Stadium
1959
September 26	vs. Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 17	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960*
January 2, 1961	vs. Washington	Rose Bowl
1961
November 25	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1962	vs. UCLA	Rose Bowl
1962
September 29	vs. Missouri	Memorial Stadium
October 13	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1963
September 28	vs. Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 5	vs. Army	Memorial Stadium
October 19	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 26	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
1964
October 17	vs. Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1965
October 30	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 20	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
1966
November 19	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1967
October 21	vs. Michigan State	Memorial Stadium
November 18	vs. Indiana	Memorial Stadium
1968
September 28	vs. Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
November 2	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
November 16	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Football Stadium
1969
November 8	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
November 15	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
November 22	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 3	vs. Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 31	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
November 7	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1971
September 18	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 16	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
October 30	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
November 6	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1972
September 23	vs. Colorado	Memorial Stadium
October 7	vs. Kansas	Memorial Stadium
October 14	vs. Purdue	Memorial Stadium
November 4	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 11	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1973
September 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 20	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
November 3	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1974
September 14	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
October 5	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
November 16	vs. Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1975
November 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1976
October 2	at Washington	Husky Stadium
1977
September 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 8	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
November 5	vs. Michigan State	Memorial Stadium
December 22	vs. Maryland	Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL)
1978
October 21	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 25	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
1981
September 12	vs. Ohio	Memorial Stadium
September 19	vs. Purdue	Memorial Stadium
September 26	vs. Oregon State	Memorial Stadium
October 24	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1982
October 30	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1983
October 1	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 29	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1986
September 13	vs. Bowling Green	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
October 11	vs. Northwestern	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
October 18	vs. Indiana	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
October 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 1	vs. Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
November 15	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 22	vs. Iowa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
December 29	vs. Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1987
September 19	vs. California	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1988
October 8	vs. Northwestern	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1989
October 14	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
October 24	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1993
September 4	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
1999
December 31	vs. Oregon	Sun Bowl

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
December 28	vs. NC State	Pro Player Stadium
2002
December 30	vs. Arkansas	LP Field
2003
October 4	at Northwestern	Ryan Field
December 31	vs. Oregon	Sun Bowl
2006
December 29	vs. Texas Tech	Sun Devil Stadium
2007
October 13	at Northwestern	Ryan Field

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2013
December 27	vs. Syracuse	Reliant Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1958
1990s	1990
2000s	2006
2010s	2011
2020s	2021

Men's Basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's college basketball

First Season
1896-97
Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers (1896-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1953-present) Western Conference (1904-53)
Venue
Williams Arena (1928-present) Kenwood Armory (1925-28) UM Armory (1896-1925) On-campus YMCA (1895-96)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1949-50
February 4, 1950	vs. Illinois	Williams Arena

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1954-55
January 10, 1955	vs. Indiana	Williams Arena

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970-71
December 21, 1970	vs. Bradley	Williams Arena

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1989-90
January 25, 1990	vs. Iowa	Williams Arena

Women's Basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's college basketball

First Season
1971-72
Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers (1971-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1982-present)
Venue
Williams Arena (1971-present)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2003-04
April 4, 2004	vs. UConn	New Orleans Arena