Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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| First season | 1882 | ||
| Athletic director | Mark Coyle | ||
| Head coach |
P.J. Fleck 1st year, 0–0 (–) |
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| Stadium | TCF Bank Stadium | ||
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 666–500–42 (.569) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–12 (.368) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 7 (1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960) | ||
| Conference titles | 18 | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 33 | ||
| Colors | Maroon and Gold |
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| Fight song | Minnesota Rouser | ||
| Mascot | Goldy Gopher | ||
| Marching band | Minnesota Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Rivals |
Iowa Hawkeyes Wisconsin Badgers Michigan Wolverines Penn State Nittany Lions Nebraska Cornhuskers |
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| Website | gophersports.com | ||
| Golden Gophers in the NFL | |
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| NFL Draft selections | |
| Total selected: | 333 |
| 1st Round: | 17 |
| NFL achievements | |
| Total Players: | 215 |
| Hall of Famers: | 6 |
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football program represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. Founded in 1882, the program is one of the oldest in college football. Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference. The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships: 1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, and 1960. Since 2009, the Gophers have played all their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In January 2017, the Gophers fired head coach Tracy Claeys and hired former Western Michigan head coach PJ Fleck as the new head coach.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers college football team played its first game on September 29, 1882, a 4–0 victory over Hamline University. Eight years later in 1890, the Gophers played host to Wisconsin in a 63–0 victory. With the exception of 1906, the Gophers and Badgers have played each other every year since then. The 124 games played against each other is the most played rivalry in Division I-A college football.
The sport's beginnings were humble. Students began gathering to play the game recreationally and its popularity grew.
Once the sport had taken off, it was only a matter of time before a team was formed to play against other schools. Early teams were very loosely organized, not requiring all of the players to be students and not having designated coaches. The players on the team started to recruit faculty members who had played football at schools in the East to help organize the team. Some years, they played without a coach. Other years, they played with multiple coaches. In total, from 1882 through 1899, the team played 16 seasons of football and had 15 different coaches. As the years went by, the leadership structure started to become more formal. In 1900, the hiring of Dr. Henry L. Williams, the school’s first full-time salaried coach, signaled the end of the early, chaotic days.
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