Beginning in the 1982 college football season, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers began playing their home football games at the Metrodome.
The first game was a 57–3 victory over the Ohio Bobcats on September 11, 1982.
The Gophers football record at the Metrodome 1982–2008 (27 seasons) 169 total games 87–80–2 .521%.
109 Big Ten Conference games 41–66–2 .385%
With the Gophers' move to TCF Bank Stadium, only two NCAA Division I FBS football programs now play in domed stadiums.
Idaho and Syracuse have their own such facilities on campus (the Kibbie Dome and the Carrier Dome, respectively).
When the Gophers first moved to the Metrodome, the NFL-class facilities were seen as an improvement over the aging Memorial Stadium.
Initially, attendance increased.
However, fans waxed nostalgic over fall days playing outdoors on campus.
TCF Bank Stadium now provides an outdoor, on-campus venue for the team.
Beginning in the 1982 college football season, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers began playing their home football games at the Metrodome. The first game was a 57–3 victory over the Ohio Bobcats on September 11, 1982. The Gophers football record at the Metrodome 1982–2008 (27 seasons) 169 total games 87–80–2 .521%. 109 Big Ten Conference games 41–66–2 .385%
With the Gophers' move to TCF Bank Stadium, only two NCAA Division I FBS football programs now play in domed stadiums. Idaho and Syracuse have their own such facilities on campus (the Kibbie Dome and the Carrier Dome, respectively). When the Gophers first moved to the Metrodome, the NFL-class facilities were seen as an improvement over the aging Memorial Stadium. Initially, attendance increased. However, fans waxed nostalgic over fall days playing outdoors on campus. TCF Bank Stadium now provides an outdoor, on-campus venue for the team.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome