▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁formal ▁dual ▁meet ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁when ▁coach ▁Frank ▁Gil man ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁Wisconsin . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Wrestling ▁Championships ▁team ▁title ▁three ▁times , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁J ▁Robinson ▁co ached ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁thirty ▁years ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Golden ▁G oph ers ▁to ▁three ▁national ▁champion ships ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁over ▁his ▁handling ▁of ▁a ▁pres cription ▁drug ▁sc andal ▁involving ▁his ▁wrest lers . ▁Three - time ▁Golden ▁G opher ▁All - American ▁Br andon ▁E gg um ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁his ▁replacement . ▁ ▁Home ▁meets ▁Home ▁meets ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 , 7 0 0 - se at ▁M atur i ▁Pav il ion ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁When ▁large ▁crow ds ▁are ▁expected , ▁meets ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁Williams ▁Arena , ▁capacity ▁ 1 4 , 3 2 1 . ▁This ▁often ▁happens ▁for ▁matches ▁against ▁arch rival s ▁Iowa ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁State . ▁Several ▁home ▁matches ▁each ▁year ▁are ▁tele vised ▁by ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Network . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁also ▁used ▁Target ▁Center ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Min ne apolis ▁for ▁some ▁matches . ▁ ▁Team ▁champion ships ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I : ▁ 2 0 0 1