Minnesota Golden Gophers 556127 218315478 2008-06-10T02:20:18Z Smuckers 6913368 /* Volleyball */ {{Infobox college athletics | name = Minnesota Golden Gophers| logo = MinnesotaGoldenGophers.png | university = University of Minnesota| conference = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] | division = [[Division I]] | director = [[Joel Maturi]] | city = Minneapolis| state = Minnesota| stateabb = MN| teams = 23 | stadium = [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] | arena = [[Williams Arena]] | arena2 = [[Mariucci Arena]] | mascot = [[Goldy Gopher]] | nickname = Golden Gophers | fightsong = [[Minnesota Rouser]] | color1 = Maroon | color2 = Gold | hex1 = 800000 | hex2 = FFD700 | pageurl = http://www.gophersports.com/ | pagename = Gophersports.com }} The '''Minnesota Golden Gophers''' are the college sports team for the [[University of Minnesota]]. The university fields both men's and women's teams in [[basketball]], [[cross country running|cross country]], [[gymnastics]], [[golf]], [[ice hockey]], [[swimming]], [[tennis]], and [[track and field]]. Men's-specific sports include [[baseball]], [[American football|football]], and [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. Women's-specific sports include [[Sport rowing|rowing]], [[soccer]], [[softball]], and [[volleyball]]. [[Joel Maturi]] has been the [[Athletic Director]] since 2002. In men's and 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 and women [[basketball]] ([[Williams Arena]]) as well as [[ice hockey|hockey]] ([[Mariucci Arena]] and [[Ridder Arena]]). A notable exception is the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]], a mile from the East Bank across [[Interstate 35W]], where the Gophers will play their home football games until 2009, when [[TCF Bank Stadium]] is planned to open. [[Minnesota Golden Gophers Spirit Squads|Cheerleaders, the Dance Team]], the [[University of Minnesota Marching Band]] and the university's [[pep band]] are also part of the university's athletic department; they are present at events for basketball, hockey, football, and volleyball. During the 2006-2007 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 hockey, men's golf, women's rowing, men's swimming and diving, and women's indoor track and field. ==National championships== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *Football (6): :1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 *Men's Basketball (2): :1902, 1919 *Men's Ice Hockey (5): :1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 *Women's Ice Hockey (3): :2000, 2004, 2005 {{col-2}} *Baseball (3): :1956, 1960, 1964 *Men's Golf (1): :2002 *Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1): :1948 *Wrestling (3): :2001, 2002, 2007 {{col-end}} ''Notes: With the exception of football, national championships are awarded by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]. The NCAA itself does not award a championship for Division I-A football. The NCAA began awarding national championships for men's basketball in 1939; previous championships were retroactively awarded by the [[Helms Athletic Foundation]]. The NCAA began awarding national championships for women's ice hockey in 2001; previous championships were awarded by the American Women's College Hockey Alliance.'' ==Traditions== ===Maroon and Gold=== In 1880, the University of Minnesota was preparing for spring graduation. For the previous 29 years, different graduation colors were used every ceremony. In spring 1880, President Folwell began a tradition of common school colors at the University. He asked an English instructor, Mrs. Augusta Smith, to select proper colors to use for graduation ribbons and other occasions. She chose maroon and gold, which made a favorable impression on the students and faculty in 1880. As the years passed and without any kind of formal action, maroon and gold became the official school colors. [[Image:GoldyGopher.png|thumb|150px|left|[[Goldy Gopher]], team mascot.]] ===The "Golden" Gophers=== The Gopher mascot is a tradition as old as the state. Minnesota was tabbed the “Gopher State” in 1857 after a satirizing cartoon, depicting nine Gophers with the heads of local politicians pulling a locomotive, was published.<ref>{{cite web | title = Minnesota State Symbols | publisher = Minnesota State Legislature | date = 2006-12-05 | url = http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/Unsym.asp#animal | accessdate = 2007-02-08 }}</ref> The story was over legislative action for a $5 million railroad proposal in western Minnesota. Later, the University picked up the nickname. The “Golden” adjective has not always been a part of the Gopher nickname. During the 1930s, the Gophers wore gold jerseys and pants. Legendary [[KSTP-AM]] radio announcer [[Halsey Hall]] coined the term “Golden Gophers” in reference to the team’s all-gold attire on the field. From 1932 through 1941, Minnesota compiled an impressive record, losing only 12 games and winning seven Big Ten titles and five national championships—a true “golden” decade of Gopher football. ===School songs=== [[School song]]s for the university include [[Minnesota Rouser]], [[Minnesota March]], [[Go Gopher Victory]], [[Our Minnesota]], [[Minnesota Fight]], [[Hail! Minnesota]], and the [[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]. ==Football== {{Main|Minnesota Golden Gophers football}} *[[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|National Championships]] (6): :1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 *[[Big Ten Conference football champions|Big Ten Conference Championships]] (18): :1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967 *[[Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest|Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest championships]] (2): :1892, 1893 *Bowl Games (11): :Rose &ndash; 1961, 1962 :Hall of Fame &ndash; 1977 :Independence &ndash; 1985 :Liberty &ndash; 1986 :Sun &ndash; 1999, 2003 :MicronPC.com &ndash; 2000 :Music City &ndash; 2002, 2004, 2005 :Insight &ndash; [[2006 Insight Bowl|2006]] * Bowl game victories: 1962 [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose]], 1985 [[Independence Bowl|Independence]], 2002 [[Music City Bowl|Music City]], 2003 [[Sun Bowl|Sun]], 2004 [[Music City Bowl|Music City]] ===Traveling trophies=== *The [[Little Brown Jug (football)|Little Brown Jug]] &ndash; Accidentally left in Minnesota back in [[1903 in sports|1903]] by [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] coach [[Fielding Yost]], it is painted with the victories of the two teams. *[[Floyd of Rosedale]] &ndash; Since [[1935 in sports|1935]] the Gophers and the [[University of Iowa|Iowa]] [[Iowa Hawkeyes Football|Hawkeyes]] have fought to win this [[bronze]] [[pig]]. *[[Paul Bunyan's Axe]] &ndash; Minnesota and the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison|Wisconsin]] [[Wisconsin Badgers|Badgers]] have passed this trophy back and forth since [[1948 in sports|1948]], although it records the two teams' encounters since [[1890 in sports|1890]]. *[[Governor's Victory Bell]] &ndash; The newest of the four trophies, the bell was created to commemorate the [[1993 in sports|1993]] entrance of [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]'s [[Nittany Lions]] into the Big Ten. ==Men's basketball== {{Main|Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball}} *[[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball regular season champions|Big Ten Regular Season Championships]] (8): :1906, 1907, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1937, 1972, 1982, 1997 *NCAA Tournament Appearances (6): :1972, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005 *Sweet 16 Appearances (3): :1982, 1989, 1990 *[[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] Appearances (10): :1973, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 *NIT Championships (1): :1993 ''Note: A 1997 Big Ten regular season championship, NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994, 1995, and 1997 (Final Four), and NIT appearances in 1996 and 1998 (Championship) were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.''<ref>{{cite web | title = 2006-07 Big Ten Conference Records Book | publisher = Big Ten Conference| date = 2006 | url = http://bigten.cstv.com/trads/big10-recordbook.html| accessdate = 2007-02-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Public Infractions Report | publisher = National Collegiate Athletic Association | date = 2000-10-24 | url = http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4j3NQDJgFjGpvqRqCKO6AI-YXARX4_83FR9b_0A_YLc0NCIckdFAEuT364!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvUUd3QndNQSEvNElVRS82XzBfTFU!?CONTENT_URL=http://www.ncaa.org/releases/infractions/2000/2000102401in.htm| accessdate = 2007-02-11 }}</ref> ==Women's basketball== *NCAA Tournament Appearances (7): :1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 *Sweet 16 Appearances (3): :2003, 2004, 2005 *Final Four Appearances (1): :2004 ==Men's ice hockey== {{main|Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey}} *[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship|National Championships]] (2 [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]], 5 NCAA): :1929<ref>{{cite web | title = Gopher Hockey History 1928-1929 | publisher = Gopher Hockey History| url = http://www.gopherhockeyhistory.com/history/schedules/20s/20sSchedule.asp?season=1928-1929| accessdate = 2007-10-29}}</ref>, 1940<ref>{{cite web | title = Gopher Hockey History 1939-1940 | publisher = Gopher Hockey History| url = http://www.gopherhockeyhistory.com/history/schedules/30s/30sSchedule.asp?season=1939-1940| accessdate = 2007-10-29}}</ref>, 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 *[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions|WCHA Regular Season Championships]] (12): :1953, 1954, 1970, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2006, 2007 *[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions|WCHA Tournament Championships]] (14): :1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007 *NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (19): :[[1953 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament|1953]], [[1954 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament|1954]], 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, [[1986 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament|1986]], 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2002, [[2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament|2003]], [[2005 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament|2005]] ==Women's ice hockey== *[[NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship|National Championships]] (3): :2000 (AWCHA), 2004, 2005 *WCHA Regular Season Championships (4): :2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 *WCHA Tournament Championships (3): :2002, 2004, 2005 *NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (5): :2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 ==Baseball== *[[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|National Championships]] (3): :[[1956 College World Series|1956]], [[1960 College World Series|1960]], [[1964 College World Series|1964]] *Big Ten Regular Season Championships (21): :1933, 1935, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 *Big Ten Tournament Championships (7): :1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2004 ==Men's cross country== *Big Ten Team Championships (4): :1909, 1914, 1964, 1969 ==Women's cross country== [[Image:Umncc07.jpg|right|thumb|Women's Cross Country Team runs the OZ invitational on the [[Les Bolstad Golf Course]].]] *Big Ten Team Championships (1): :2007 ==Golf== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Men's golf''' *[[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|National Championships]] (1): :2002 *Big Ten Team Championships (7): :1929, 1938, 1963, 1972, 2002, 2003, 2007 {{col-2}} '''Women's golf''' *Big Ten Team Championships (1): :1989 {{col-end}} ==Gymnastics== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Men's gymnastics''' *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 {{col-2}} '''Women's gymnastics''' *Big Ten Team Championships (5): :1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2006 {{col-end}} ==Women's rowing== *Big Ten Championships (1): :2007 ==Women's soccer== *Big Ten Championships (2): :1995, 1997 ==Softball== *Big Ten Regular Season Championships (3): :1986, 1988, 1991 *Big Ten Tournament Championships (1): :1999 ==Spirit Squads== {{Main|Minnesota Golden Gophers Spirit Squads}} '''Dance Team''' *National Championships (4): :2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 ==Swimming== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Men's swimming''' *Big Ten Team Championships (9): :1922, 1926, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 {{col-2}} '''Women's swimming''' *Big Ten Team Championships (3): :1999, 2000, 2008 {{col-end}} ==Men's tennis== *Big Ten Team Championships (14): :1910, 1911, 1912, 1918, 1932, 1933, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 ==Men's track== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Outdoor track and field''' *[[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship|National Championships]] (1): :1948 *Big Ten Team Championships (5): :1949, 1968, 1998, 1999, 2003 {{col-2}} '''Indoor track and field''' *Big Ten Team Championships (1): :1998 {{col-end}} ==Women's track== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Outdoor track and field''' *Big Ten Team Championships (1): :2006 {{col-2}} '''Indoor track and field''' *Big Ten Team Championships (2): :2007, 2008 {{col-end}} ==Volleyball== *Big Ten Championships (1): :2002 *NCAA Tournament Appearances (13): :1989, 1993, 1996-97, 1999, 2000-07 *Sweet 16 Appearances (9): :1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 *Final Four Appearances (2): :2003, 2004 ==Wrestling== {{Main|Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestling}} *[[NCAA Wrestling Team Championship|National Championships]] (3): :2001, 2002, 2007 *Big Ten Team Championships (12): :1910, 1912, 1913, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 ==Notable athletes and coaches== ===Baseball=== *[[Brent Gates]] *[[Jack Hannahan]] *[[Paul Molitor]] *[[Denny Neagle]] *[[Greg Olson]] *[[Glen Perkins]] *[[Robb Quinlan]] *[[Dick Siebert]] - coach *[[Terry Steinbach]] *[[Dave Winfield]] (also played basketball at Minnesota) *[[Dan Wilson (baseball player)|Dan Wilson]] *[[Matt Nohelty]] - Baseball Player ===Basketball=== ====Men's==== *[[Walter Bond]] - Former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player, and motivational speaker *[[Willie Burton]] - Former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player *[[Louis Cooke|Louis 'Doc' Cooke]], coach (1897-1924) *[[Clem Haskins]] - coach *[[Kris Humphries]] - [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player *[[Bobby Jackson]] - [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player *[[Voshon Lenard]] - Former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player *[[Kevin McHale]] - [[Basketball Hall of Famer]] and current vice president of operations for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] *[[Joel Przybilla]] - Center, [[Portland Trail Blazers]] *[[Flip Saunders]] - [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[head coach]] *[[Tubby Smith]] *[[Mychal Thompson]] - Former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player ====Women's==== *[[Janel McCarville]] - Center, [[New York Liberty]] *[[Linda Roberts (basketball)|Linda Roberts]] *[[Carol Ann Shudlick]] *[[Lindsay Whalen]] - Point guard, [[Connecticut Sun]] *[[Emily Fox]] *[[Linda Hill-MacDonald]] - Former head coach ===Football=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ====Players==== *[[Asad Abdul-Khaliq]] - [[Quarterback]], [[Chicago Rush]] *[[Marion Barber Jr.]] - Former [[NFL]] [[running back]] *[[Marion Barber III]] - [[Running back]], [[Dallas Cowboys]] *[[Bobby Bell]] - [[Pro Football Hall of Famer]] *[[Phil Bengtson]] - Former [[NFL]] [[head coach]] *[[Bernie Bierman]] - Member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Jack Brewer]] - Safety, [[Arizona Cardinals]] *[[Win Brockmeyer]] - Former high school football [[head coach]] *[[Tom Brown (defensive lineman)|Tom Brown]]- [[1960]] [[Outland Trophy]] winner, member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Gino Cappelletti]] - Former AFL [[Wide Receiver]]/[[Placekicker]], AFL all-time leading scorer *[[Tyrone Carter]] - [[Defensive back]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[1999]] [[Jim Thorpe Award]] winner *[[Tony Dungy]] - Quarterback for U in the mid 1970s Former [[NFL]] safety, current [[head coach]] of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] *[[Carl Eller]] - [[Pro Football Hall of Famer]] *[[Greg Eslinger]] - Center, [[Denver Broncos]], [[2005]] [[Outland Trophy]] and [[Rimington Trophy]] winner *[[George Gibson (football)|George Gibson]] - Former [[NFL]] [[offensive guard]] and [[head coach]] *[[Paul Giel]] - Member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] also was U's AD from 1972 to 1988 and played Major League Baseball *[[Bud Grant]] - [[Pro Football Hall of Famer]] *[[Ben Hamilton]] - [[Offensive guard]], [[Denver Broncos]] *[[Mike Hohensee]] - [[Head coach]], [[Chicago Rush]] *[[Herb Joesting]] - Member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Laurence Maroney]] - [[Running back]], [[New England Patriots]] *[[Bobby Marshall]] - One of the first two [[African-American]] to play in the [[NFL]], member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Karl Mecklenburg]] - Former [[NFL]] [[linebacker]] *[[Bronko Nagurski]] - [[Pro Football Hall of Famer]] (charter member), member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Leo Nomellini]] - [[Pro Football Hall of Famer]] *[[Derek Rackley]] - [[Tight end]], [[Atlanta Falcons]] *[[Darrell Reid]] - [[Defensive Tackle]], [[Indianapolis Colts]] *[[Karon Riley]] - [[Defensive end]], [[Washington Redskins]] *[[Mark Setterstrom]] - [[Offensive guard]], [[St. Louis Rams]] *[[Bruce Smith (Heisman)|Bruce Smith]] - [[1941]] [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] *[[Sandy Stephens]] - First [[African-American]] major-college All-American [[quarterback]] *[[Thomas Tapeh]] - Fullback, [[Minnesota Vikings]] *[[Ryan Thelwell]] - Wide Receiver, [[British Columbia Lions]] *[[Rick Upchurch]] - Former [[NFL]] [[wide receiver]] *[[Ben Utecht]] - [[Tight end]], [[Indianapolis Colts]] *[[Bud Wilkinson]] - Member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] {{col-2}} ====Coaches==== *[[Bernie Bierman]] *[[Fritz Crisler]] *[[William Heffelfinger]] *[[Wesley Fesler]] *[[George Hauser]] *[[Lou Holtz]] *[[Glen Mason]] *[[William H. Spaulding]] *[[Clarence Spears]] *[[Jim Wacker]] *[[Murray Warmath]] *[[Henry L. Williams]] *[[Tim Brewster]] {{col-end}} ===Golf=== *[[Tom Lehman]] *[[James McLean (golfer)|James McLean]] ===Gymnastics=== *[[Marie Roethlisberger]] *[[John Roethlisberger]] ===Hockey=== ====Men's==== *[[Keith Ballard]] *[[Herb Brooks]] *[[Neal Broten]] *[[Kris Chucko]] *[[Ben Clymer]] *[[Bob Johnson (ice hockey)|Bob Johnson]] *[[Trent Klatt]] *[[Jordan Leopold]] *[[John Mariucci]] *[[John Mayasich]] *[[Ryan Potulny]] *[[Paul Martin (ice hockey)|Paul Martin]] *[[Thomas Vanek]] *[[Phil Kessel]] *[[Johnny Pohl]] ====Women's==== *[[Natalie Darwitz]] *[[Krissy Wendell]] ===Track and Field=== ====Men's==== *[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38679&SPID=3305&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263451&Q_SEASON=2007 Phil Lundin, Head Coach] *[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38679&SPID=3305&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263452&Q_SEASON=2007 Scott Bennett, Assistant Coach] *[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38679&SPID=3305&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263401&Q_SEASON=2007 Steve Plasencia, Assistant Coach] *[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38679&SPID=3305&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=284447&Q_SEASON=2007 Roy Griak, Administrative Assistant] =====NCAA Champions Indoor===== *[[Ron Backes]] 1986 (Shot Put, 68-11 1/4) *[[Martin Eriksson]] 1993 (Pole Vault, 18-0 1/2) *[[Vesa Rantanen]] 1998 (Pole Vault, 18-2 1/2) =====NCAA Champions Outdoor===== *[[Jack DeField]] 1942 (Pole Vault, 14-1) *[[Bob Fitch]] 1942 (Discus, 164-8 1/2) *[[Jack DeField]] 1943 (Pole Vault, 14-1) *[[Fortune Gordien]] 1946 (Discus, 153-10 3/4) *[[Fortune Gordien]] 1947 (Discus, 173-3) *[[Fortune Gordien]] 1948 (Discus, 164-0 1/4) *[[Lloyd LaMois]] 1948 (Triple Jump, 45-10) *[[Garry Bjorklund]] 1971 (Six Mile, 27:43.1) *[[Adam Steele]] 2003 (400m, 44.57) [http://www.gophersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&KEY=&SPID=3305&SPSID=38681 Current Roster of the Minnesota Gophers Track & Field team 2007-2008] ===Wrestling=== *[[Shelton Benjamin]] - Current [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Superstar *[[Ric Flair]] - Current World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar, former WCW and NWA star. 16 time former world champion. *[[Verne Gagne]] - Owner of the defunct [[American Wrestling Association]] and its former Champion *[[Cole Konrad]] - 2 time undefeated, NCAA individual champion at 285 lbs *[[Brock Lesnar]] - Former World Wrestling Entertainment and [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] World Champion. *[[Dustin Schlatter]] - 79-2 record in two seasons with the Gophers ==Athletic directors== *1922-30 Fred Leuhring *1930-32 [[Fritz Crisler|Herbert O. (Fritz) Crisler]] *1932-41 Frank G. McCormick *1941-45 Lou Keller (acting) *1945-50 Frank G. McCormick *1950-63 [[Ike Armstrong|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-present [[Joel Maturi]] From 1974 to 2002, there were separate athletic departments for men and women's sports. ==Facilities== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Current facilities=== *Baseline Tennis Center — tennis *Bierman Track and Field Stadium — track *[[Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium]] — women's soccer *Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex *[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] — baseball, football *Jane Sage Cowles Stadium — softball *[[Les Bolstad Golf Course]] — golf *[[Mariucci Arena]] — men's hockey *[[Ridder Arena]] — women's hockey *[[Siebert Field]] — baseball *Sports Pavilion — gymnastics, volleyball, wrestling *[[Williams Arena]] — basketball, wrestling *U of M Boathouse — rowing *University Aquatic Center — swimming and diving *University Fieldhouse {{col-2}} ===Former facilities=== *[[Northrop Field]] ([[1899]]-[[1923]]) *[[Memorial Stadium (University of Minnesota)|Memorial Stadium]] ([[1924]]-[[1981]]) ===Future facilities=== *[[TCF Bank Stadium]] — football (scheduled to open [[2009]]) {{col-end}} ==References== <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> <references /> </div> ==External links== *[http://www.gophersports.com/ Gophersports.com] Official Website of University of Minnesota Athletics {{University of Minnesota campus}} {{Big Ten Conference}} {{Western Collegiate Hockey Association}} [[Category:University of Minnesota]] [[Category:Sports in Minneapolis, Minnesota]] [[Category:University and college sports clubs]] [[Category:College athletic programs]] [[es:Minnesota Golden Gophers]] [[fr:Minnesota Golden Gophers]]