A confident and humble pride.
Integrity in words and deeds.
Respect for human dignity of all stakeholders.
Loyalty built on honesty and trusting relationships.
These lines represent the values that University of Minnesota Golden Gophers sports athletes hope to espouse over the course of their time with the University of Minnesota. Minnesota Golden Gophers athletes work year round to train and proudly represent the University of Minnesota in Division I competition. With a wide selection of athletic programs, 9 strength and conditioning full-time staff members, and an impressive 24 National Championship titles, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers sports division is second to none.
Minnesota Gophers fans tend to gravitate toward a few sports in particular. Of course, the Minnesota Gophers football team is a huge draw. It promises to be an even bigger event starting in 2009 as the Minnesota Gophers football team moves to the TCF Bank Stadium venue, which can hold up to 50,000 people. The Gopher football team is looking forward to the new stadium to impress even bigger crowds of Gopher football fans.
A second celebrated University of Minnesota Golden Gophers sport is Gophers hockey. The Minnesota Gophers hockey team is a consistently high performing team in its division with 21 regular season conference championships to mark its success. Several new players including Nico Sacchetti and Mike Dorr will give reason for Gophers hockey fans to pack into Mariucci Arena to watch the Gophers hockey team work these new players into their roster.
Finally, Gophers basketball is always a big draw. Gophers basketball games are very exciting and intense as Gophers basketball players battle against some of the top teams in the Big Ten, all while cheered on by the Gophers basketball cheer team.
No matter what Minnesota Gophers sport you love to watch, you should definitely be wearing the University of Minnesota school colors: gold and maroon. Goldy Gopher makes appearances at many University of Minnesota sports events to electrify the crowds. He also leads fans in chanting the Minnesota Rouser and the traditional Ski-U-Ma cheers.
Minnesota is proud of its strong academic and athletic history. To watch the talented University of Minnesota Golden Gophers athletes in action, purchase Minnesota Gophers sports tickets today. Whether it's a Minnesota Gophers hockey game at Mariucci Arena or one of the final University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football games in the Metrodome, a Minnesota Golden Gophers ticket will get you into hours of entertainment and the best of college athletics. Buy your Minnesota Golden Gophers tickets today!
