Minnesota Golden Gophers
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 21 (9 men's, 12 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Ten Conference.
The Gophers women's ice hockey team is a six-time NCAA champion and seven-time national champion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In women's ice hockey, the Gophers belong to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. In all other sports, they belong to the Big Ten Conference. Most of the facilities that the teams use for training and competitive play are located on the East Bank of the Minneapolis campus. There are arenas for men's and women's basketball (Williams Arena) as well as ice hockey (Mariucci Arena and Ridder Arena). The Gopher football team began playing at Huntington Bank Stadium in September 2009. The women's soccer team plays on the St. Paul campus in the Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.
The Cheerleaders and the Dance Team are also part of the university's athletic department; they are present at events for basketball, ice hockey, and football, and compete for UCA/UDA national titles in the winter. The University of Minnesota spirit squad was the first as sideline cheerleading was invented at the U of M, and it prides itself in being one of the largest spirit squads in the country. The U of M spirit squad currently consists of three cheerleading teams (all girl, coed, and small coed), a dance team, Goldy Gopher, and a unique ice hockey cheerleading team. The dance team won its 19th national title in 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
During the 2006–07 academic year, the Golden Gophers wrestling team won the NCAA national championship and the Big Ten team title. The Golden Gophers also won conference championships in men's ice hockey, men's golf, women's rowing, men's swimming and diving, and women's indoor track and field.
Sports sponsored
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Football | Gymnastics |
| Golf | Ice hockey |
| Ice hockey | Rowing |
| Swimming and diving | Soccer |
| Track and field | Softball |
| Wrestling | Swimming and diving |
| Tennis | |
| Track and field† | |
| Volleyball | |
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Baseball
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (32):
- 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018
- Big Ten Regular Season Championships (24):
- 1933, 1935, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2018
- Big Ten Conference Tournament Championships (9):
- 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2018
Men's basketball
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- 1906, 1907, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1937, 1972, 1982
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (10):
- Sweet 16 Appearances (3):
- Elite Eight Appearances (1):
- NIT Appearances (12):
- 1973, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014
- NIT Championships (2):
- 1993, 2014
Note: A 1997 Big Ten regular season championship, NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994, 1995, 1997 (Final Four), and 1999, as well as NIT appearances in 1996 and 1998 (Championship) were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
Women's basketball
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (10):
- 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018
- Sweet 16 Appearances (3):
- 2003, 2004, 2005
- Elite Eight Appearances (1):
- 2004
- Final Four Appearances (1):
- 2004
Men's cross country
- Big Ten Team Championships (4):
- 1909, 1914, 1964, 1969
Women's cross country
- Big Ten Team Championships (2):
- 2007, 2008
Football
- 1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
- 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967
- 1892, 1893
- Bowl Games (20):
- Citrus Bowl – 2015
- Duke's Mayo Bowl - 2025
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl - 2021
- Hall of Fame Classic –1977
- Holiday Bowl – 2016
- Independence Bowl – 1985
- Insight Bowl – 2006, 2008, 2009
- Liberty Bowl – 1986
- MicronPC.com Bowl – 2000
- Music City Bowl – 2002, 2004, 2005
- Outback Bowl – 2020
- Pinstripe Bowl - 2022
- Quick Lane Bowl – 2015, 2018
- Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas – 2012
- Quick Lane Bowl - 2023
- Rose Bowl – 1961, 1962
- Sun Bowl – 1999, 2003
- Texas Bowl – 2013
- Bowl game victories: 1962 Rose Bowl, 1985 Independence Bowl, 2002 Music City Bowl, 2003 Sun Bowl, 2004 Music City Bowl, 2015 Quick Lane Bowl, 2016 Holiday Bowl, 2018 Quick Lane Bowl, 2020 Outback Bowl, 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl, 2022 Pinstripe Bowl, 2023 Quick Lane Bowl, 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl
Traveling trophies
- The Little Brown Jug – Accidentally left in Minnesota back in 1903 by Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost, it is painted with the victories of the two teams.
- Floyd of Rosedale – Since 1935 the Gophers and the Iowa Hawkeyes have fought to win this bronze pig. The Gophers won the 2010 and 2011 match up for the pig, upsetting the favored Hawkeyes at TCF Bank Stadium.
- Paul Bunyan's Axe – Minnesota and the Wisconsin Badgers have passed this trophy back and forth since 1948, although it records the two teams' encounters since 1890.
- Governor's Victory Bell – The bell was created to commemorate the 1993 entrance of Penn State's Nittany Lions into the Big Ten.
- $5-Bits-O-Broken-Chair Trophy – The newest of the five trophies. From a 2014 exchange on Twitter, Goldy Gopher created a trophy with a parody account of the then coach of Nebraska Bo Pelini.
Golf
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- 2002
- Individual National Champions (2):
- 1944 – Louis Lick
- 1998 – James McLean
- Big Ten Team Championships (8):
- 1929, 1938, 1963, 1972, 2002, 2003, 2007 (co-champions), 2014
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- Big Ten Team Championships (1):
- 1989
Gymnastics
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- Big Ten Team Championships (21):
- 1903, 1907, 1910, 1925, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995
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- Big Ten Team Championships (5):
- 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2006
Men's ice hockey
- National Championships (2 pre-NCAA, 5 NCAA):
- 1929,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1940,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003
- 1953, 1954, 1970, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2025
- 2015, 2021
- 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007
- NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (22):
- 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2023
Women's ice hockey
- 2000 (AWCHA), 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- WCHA Regular Season Championships (8):
- 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
- WCHA Tournament Championships (7):
- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (15):
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Women's rowing
- Big Ten Championships (1):
- 2007
- NCAA Champions in V2
- 2007
Women's soccer
- Big Ten Championships (4):
- 1995, 1997, 2008, 2016
Softball
- Big Ten Regular Season Championships (4):
- 1986, 1988, 1991, 2017
- Big Ten Tournament Championships (5):
- 1999, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Women's College World Series appearances (3):
- 1976, 1978, 2019<ref name="Plummer">Template:Cite book</ref>
Spirit Squads
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- National Championships (13):
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Swimming
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- Big Ten Team Championships (9):
- 1922, 1926, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007
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- Big Ten Team Championships (7):
- 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Men's tennis
- Big Ten Team Championships (15):
- 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918, 1932, 1933, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2015
Track and field
Men's track
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- 1948
- Big Ten Team Championships (6):
- 1949, 1968, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010
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- Big Ten Team Championships (4):
- 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011
Women's track
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- Big Ten Team Championships (3):
- 2006, 2016, 2018
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- Big Ten Team Championships (4):
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018
Volleyball
- Big Ten Championships (3):
- 2002, 2015, 2018
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (21):
- 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Sweet 16 Appearances (16):
- 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Final Four Appearances (5):
- 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016
Wrestling
- 2001, 2002, 2007
- Big Ten Team Championships (12):
- 1910, 1912, 1913, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
Notable non varsity sports
Rugby
Minnesota rugby plays Division I college rugby in the Big Ten Universities conference against traditional Big Ten rivals such as Wisconsin and Iowa.<ref>USA Rugby, College Conferences, http://www.usarugby.org/#cc%3D%5BApplication%5D%5C%5CStructure%5C%5CContent%5C%5CBrand%20Resource%20Center%5C%5CContent%5C%5CHome%5C%5C21D9415F-129C-3D1E-45B7-71078B463B81%5C%5C23181D59-131F-BE4F-E441-2B48F8B651A9%7B%7BTab%3AView%7D%7D</ref> Minnesota qualified for the national playoffs in 2008, and finished the 2008 season ranked 7th in the nation.<ref>Rugby Mag, Final Men's D1 College Top 25, May 17, 2011</ref> Some of Minnesota's games have been well attended by fans, with the team drawing as many as 6,000 fans to watch the team play at TCF Bank Stadium.<ref>Rugby Mag, Badgers Ruin Gophers' Party, October 8, 2011, http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-di-college/2262-badgers-ruin-gophers-party.html Template:Webarchive</ref>
Traditions
The "Golden" Gophers
The University Mascot is derived from a nickname for the state of Minnesota, "The Gopher State." The original design was based on the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. The state nickname derives from a political cartoon by R. O. Sweeny, published as a broadside in 1858. The cartoon depicted state legislators as gophers dragging the state in the wrong direction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The nickname was associated with the university as early as the publication of the first yearbook in 1888, which was titled "The Gopher".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Other early yearbooks included depictions of gophers as well, and the University of Minnesota football coach Clarence Spears officially named the football team the Gophers in 1926.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After the radio announcer Halsey Hall began referring to the team as the Golden Gophers due to the color of their uniforms, the team was renamed under coach Bernie Bierman.<ref name="Evolution of Goldie">Template:Cite web</ref>
School songs
School songs for the university include Minnesota Rouser, Minnesota March, Go Gopher Victory, Our Minnesota, Minnesota Fight, Hail! Minnesota, and the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Notable athletes and coaches
Baseball
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- John Anderson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Harry Elliott<ref name="Signet, May 1954b">Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Brent Gates<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jack Hannahan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mark Merila<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Paul Molitor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Denny Neagle<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Greg Olson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Glen Perkins<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Robb Quinlan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Dick Siebert – coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Terry Steinbach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Dave Winfield (also played basketball at Minnesota)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Dan Wilson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Basketball
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Men's
- Ron Behagen – Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Walter Bond – Former NBA player, and motivational speaker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Randy Breuer – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jim Brewer (basketball) – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Willie Burton – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Archie Clark – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Louis 'Doc' Cooke, coach (1897–1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bud Grant – Former NBA player, National Football League (NFL) player and longtime Hall of Fame head coach of the Minnesota Vikings<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Clem Haskins – coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lou Hudson – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kris Humphries – NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sam Jacobson – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bobby Jackson – NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mark Landsberger – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Voshon Lenard – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kevin McHale – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and former President of Basketball Operations/head coach of the Houston Rockets<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mark Olberding – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Joel Przybilla – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Flip Saunders – Former NBA head coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tubby Smith – Former head coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John Thomas – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mychal Thompson – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Trent Tucker – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ray Williams (basketball) – Former NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Trevor Winter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Women's
- Janel McCarville – Former WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, and Charlotte Sting<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lindsay Whalen – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, current Gopher's Women's Basketball Head Coach, and former WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Linda Hill-MacDonald – Former head coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Rachel Banham - WNBA Player for the Minnesota Lynx<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Amanda Zahui B. - WNBA Player for the Los Angeles Sparks<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Football
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Players
- Asad Abdul-Khaliq – Quarterback, Chicago Rush<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Dominique Barber – Safety, Houston Texans<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Marion Barber Jr. – Former National Football League (NFL) running back<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Marion Barber III – Running back, Chicago Bears<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bert Baston – All-American, elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Awarded Navy Cross in World War I for extraordinary heroism.<ref name="Signet, January 1955b">Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Bobby Bell – Pro Football Hall of Famer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Phil Bengtson – Former NFL head coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bernie Bierman – Member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- McKinley Boston – Former NFL Defensive end/Linebacker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jack Brewer – Safety, Arizona Cardinals<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Win Brockmeyer – Former high school football head coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tom Brown- 1960 Outland Trophy winner, member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Gino Cappelletti – Former American Football League (AFL) Wide receiver/Placekicker, AFL all-time leading scorer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tyrone Carter – Defensive back, San Diego Chargers, 1999 Jim Thorpe Award winner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tony Dungy – Former NFL safety for Pittsburgh Steelers, former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts & first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl championship (Super Bowl XLI)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mark Dusbabek – Former NFL Linebacker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Carl Eller – Pro Football Hall of Famer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Greg Eslinger – Center, Denver Broncos, 2005 Outland Trophy and Rimington Trophy winner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- George Gibson – Former NFL offensive guard and head coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Paul Giel – Member of the College Football Hall of Fame; also was Minnesota's athletic director from 1972 to 1988 and played Major League Baseball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bud Grant – Pro Football Hall of Famer & Canadian Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ben Hamilton – Offensive guard, Denver Broncos<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ed Hawthorne – Defensive tackle, Miami Dolphins<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mike Hohensee – Head coach, Chicago Rush<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Herb Joesting – Member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Rhys Lloyd – Kicker, Carolina Panthers<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bob McNamara – Former Running Back, Winnipeg Blue Bombers & Denver Broncos<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John McGovern, College Football Hall of Fame, quarterback<ref>Template:College Football HoF</ref>
- Laurence Maroney – Running back, Denver Broncos<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bobby Marshall – One of the first two African-Americans to play in the NFL, member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Karl Mecklenburg – Former NFL linebacker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Willie Middlebrooks – Defensive back, Toronto Argonauts<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bronko Nagurski – Pro Football Hall of Famer (charter member), member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Leo Nomellini – Pro Football Hall of Famer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Derek Rackley – Tight end, Atlanta Falcons<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Darrell Reid – Defensive tackle, Indianapolis Colts<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Karon Riley – Defensive end, Washington Redskins<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Charlie Sanders – tight end, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Cory Sauter – Former NFL quarterback<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jeff Schuh – Retired Linebacker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mark Setterstrom – Offensive guard, St. Louis Rams<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bruce Smith – 1941 Heisman Trophy winner, member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sandy Stephens – First African-American major-college All-American quarterback<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Thomas Tapeh – Former NFL fullback<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ryan Thelwell – Wide Receiver, BC Lions<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Darrell Thompson – Former NFL running back<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Rick Upchurch – Former NFL wide receiver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ben Utecht – Tight end, Tennessee Titans<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bud Wilkinson – Member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jeff Wright – Former Minnesota Vikings Defensive back<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Eric Decker – Denver Broncos<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Marcus Sherels – Minnesota Vikings Cornerback/Punt Returner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Simoni Lawrence – Minnesota Vikings linebacker
Coaches
- Bernie Bierman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tim Brewster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Fritz Crisler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Pudge Heffelfinger<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Wesley Fesler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- George Hauser<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lou Holtz<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jerry Kill<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Glen Mason<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- William H. Spaulding<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Clarence Spears<ref>Template:College Football HoF</ref>
- Jim Wacker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Murray Warmath<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Henry L. Williams<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Golf
- Tom Lehman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- James McLean<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Gymnastics
- Newt Loken<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Marie Roethlisberger<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John Roethlisberger<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hockey
Men's
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- Wendell Anderson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Keith Ballard<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kellen Briggs<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Herb Brooks<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Aaron Broten<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Neal Broten<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kris Chucko<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ben Clymer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mike Crowley<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Alex Goligoski<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tim Harrer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Steve Janaszak<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bob Johnson
- Phil Kessel<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Trent Klatt<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Reed Larson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Nick Leddy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jordan Leopold<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Don Lucia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John Mariucci<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Paul Martin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John Mayasich<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Joe Micheletti<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Pat Micheletti<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lou Nanne<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ryan Potulny<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Johnny Pohl<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Robb Stauber<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jeff Taffe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Thomas Vanek<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Phil Verchota<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Blake Wheeler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Doug Woog<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Women's
- Winny Brodt<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Natalie Darwitz<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Courtney Kennedy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Gisele Marvin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Noora Raty<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jenny Schmidgall-Potter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Krissy Wendell<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Swimming
- Yoav Meiri (born 1975), Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Justin Mortimer
- Bar Soloveychik (born 2000), Israeli swimmer
Track and field
Women's
Men's
Wrestling
- Shelton Benjamin — professional wrestler, 36–6 record in two seasons with the Gophers.
- Verne Gagne – NCAA champion, owner of the defunct American Wrestling Association and its former heavyweight champion (10 times), member of Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, and several others.
- Cole Konrad – 2 time undefeated, NCAA individual champion at 285 lbs; current mixed martial artist and the former Bellator Heavyweight Champion<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Nik Lentz, wrestler; current mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (featherweight)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Brock Lesnar – Former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current WWE champion.
- Dustin Schlatter – 79–2 record in two seasons with the Gophers
- Jacob Volkmann – 3-time all-American, former UFC fighter.
- Gable Steveson - Olympic gold medalist
Athletic directors
- Note: From 1974 to 2002, there were separate athletic departments for men and women's sports.
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- 1922–30 Fred Luehring
- 1930–32 Herbert O. (Fritz) Crisler
- 1932–41 Frank G. McCormick
- 1941–45 Lou Keller (acting)
- 1945–50 Frank G. McCormick
- 1950–63 Ike J. Armstrong
- 1963–71 Marshall J. Ryman
- 1971–88 Paul Giel (men's)
- 1974–76 Belmar Gunderson (women's)
- 1976–81 Vivian M. Barfield (women's)
- 1981–82 M. Catherine Mathison (women's interim)
- 1982–88 Merrily Dean Baker (women's)
- 1988–89 Holger Christiansen (men's interim)
- 1988–2002 Chris Voelz (women's)
- 1989–91 Rick Bay (men's)
- 1991–92 Dan Meinert (men's interim)
- 1992–95 McKinley Boston (men's)
- 1995–99 Mark Dienhart (men's)
- 1999–2002 Tom Moe (men's)
- 2002–2012 Joel Maturi
- 2012–2015 Norwood Teague
- 2015–2016 Beth Goetz (interim)
- 2016-pres Mark Coyle
Facilities
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Current facilities
- Baseline Tennis Center — tennis
- Bierman Track and Field Stadium — track
- Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium — women's soccer
- Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex
- Jane Sage Cowles Stadium — softball
- Les Bolstad Golf Course — golf, cross country
- 3M Arena at Mariucci — men's hockey
- Ridder Arena — women's hockey
- Siebert Field — baseball
- Maturi Pavilion — gymnastics, volleyball, wrestling
- Huntington Bank Stadium — football
- Williams Arena — basketball, wrestling
- U of M Boathouse — rowing
- Jean K. Freeman University Aquatic Center — swimming and diving
- University Fieldhouse<ref>Invalid Access. Admin.xosn.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.</ref>
Former facilities
- Northrop Field (1899–1923)
- Memorial Stadium (1924–1981)
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2014)
See also
References
External links
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