Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Minnesota Golden Gophers hold one of the deepest histories in college football, a program whose maroon-and-gold banners recall an era when Minnesota was among the sport's true powers. Home games at Huntington Bank Stadium on the Minneapolis campus bring back memories of the Little Brown Jug rivalry with Michigan, the oldest trophy series in the sport. Minnesota's modern teams draw on that heritage as they compete in the rugged Big Ten West and East landscape.

Minnesota won national championships in 1934, 1935, and 1936 under coach Bernie Bierman, the last program to reel off three straight titles, and added further championships in 1940, 1941, and 1960. The Golden Gophers were a founding member of the Big Ten Conference in 1896 and were long one of the sport's dominant programs before a decline in the second half of the 20th century. Minnesota's history includes the introduction of the Little Brown Jug in 1903, the oldest rivalry trophy in college football.