2009 Minnesota Football Preview:
Head Coach: Tim Brewster
2009 will be a key season for Minnesota Golden Gopher Head Coach Tim Brewster. It will be Brewster's third year on the job, so the Gopher fans will get to see if the talent he is bringing in can take them to the top of the Big 10. Brewster has shown himself to be a masterful recruiter, which contributed to a hot start to the 2008 football season. Aside from wins on the field, Brewster's recruits will also help to put butts in seats as Minnesota opens their new on-campus stadium in 2009. The opening game of the 2009 season will be played at luxurious TCF Bank Stadium, which replaces the Metrodome as the Golden Gophers home stadium. Minnesota fans everywhere are hoping there will be many wins at TCF both in 2009 and going forward.
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS INFORMATION:
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Conference: Big Ten Conference
Rivals: Iowa Hawkeyes (Floyd of Rosedale), Penn State Nittany Lions (Governor's Victory Bell), Michigan Wolverines (Little Brown Jug), Wisconsin Badgers (Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe)
Mascot: Goldy Gopher
Heisman Trophy Winner: Bruce Smith, 1941
National Championships: 6, Last National Championship: 1960
Notable Alumni: Bruce Smith, Tom Brown, Bobby Bell
Recent Bowl Games:
2006: Insight Bowl Tickets - Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders
2005: Music City Bowl Tickets - Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Virginia Cavaliers
2004: Music City Bowl Tickets - Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Alabama Crimson Tide
2003: Sun Bowl Tickets - Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Oregon Ducks
2002: Music City Bowl Tickets - Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Arkansas Razorbacks
The University of Minnesota first began playing football in 1882. Their annual rivalry game with Wisconsin is the most played rivalry in NCAA history. The Gophers would have a legitimate dynasty in the '30s when they won 3 straight national titles under Bernie Bierman. 2 more championships in the 1940's and their 6th in the 1960's would be the end of Minnesota's national title hopes.
The team moved back to campus for the first time since 1981 for the 2009 season when their new stadium, the TCF Bank Stadium, opened. The new stadium holds 50,300 fans. The Minnesota Golden Gophers previously played their home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which held 64,000 fans for Gopher games.
Visitors to a Minnesota game will be able to sense the anticipation among Gopher fans, hoping to witness a big rebound . Buy Minnesota Golden Gophers tickets today and experience a football renaissance for this storied program!
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