<P> The Minnesota Golden Gophers football program represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) level . Founded in 1882 , the program is one of the oldest in college football . Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference . The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships : 1904 , 1934 , 1935 , 1936 , 1940 , 1941 , and 1960 . Since 2009 , the Gophers have played all their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis , Minnesota . In January 2017 , the Gophers fired head coach Tracy Claeys and hired former Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck as the new head coach . </P>
<P> The Minnesota Golden Gophers football program represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) level . Founded in 1882 , the program is one of the oldest in college football . Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference . The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships : 1904 , 1934 , 1935 , 1936 , 1940 , 1941 , and 1960 . Since 2009 , the Gophers have played all their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis , Minnesota . In January 2017 , the Gophers fired head coach Tracy Claeys and hired former Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck as the new head coach . </P>
where does the university of minnesota play football
where does the university of minnesota play football
TCF Bank Stadium
TCF Bank Stadium