When did the NFL team that plays in the same stadium as the Golden Gophers join the NFL?
Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. The team competes in the National Football Conference (NFC) North division; before that, the Vikings were in the NFC Central, and before that they were in the NFL's Western Conference Central Division. The team has played in four Super Bowl games, but have not won one. They were the NFL champions in 1969. The team plays its home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis.
Minnesota Machine The Minnesota Machine is a women's tackle football team of the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) which began play in the league's inaugural 2009 season. Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, the Machine plays its home games in Osseo, MN on the campus of Osseo High School.