University of Minnesota Athletics
The Gold Zone
8/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
What's In the Gold Zone?
This Week in the Gold Zone:
- Post-Practice football interviews, beginning with junior college transfer Duran Cooley and offensive coordinator Mitch Browning
- Live coverage of the Minnesota women's soccer intrasquad scrimmage on Wednesday night
- Head soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright and her players preview the 2006 season
- More classic highlights from the Golden Gopher men's basketball team
Current Clips
- Media Day Interviews with Golden Gopher football team, including Justin Valentine, Dominic Jones, Steve Davis and more
- Glen Mason's Media Day press conference
- Glen Mason addresses the audience at the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon in Chicago
- Glen Mason, Bryan Cupito and Matt Spaeth at Big Ten Football Media Day
Football Highlights
- The 1986 Golden Gophers finished third in the Big Ten thanks in part to an upset at No. 2 Michigan
- The 1985 Golden Gophers reached their first bowl since 1977
- 1981 was the final season at Memorial Stadium
- The 1977 Golden Gophers shocked Washington, UCLA and No. 2 Michigan
- The 1973 Golden Gophers went 6-2 in the Big Ten.
- The 1962 Golden Gophers narrowly missed out on another Big Ten Championship
- The 1962 Rose Bowl saw Minnesota defeat UCLA, 21-3
- 1961 saw Minnesota finish 8-2 and 6-1 in the Big Ten
- Minnesota's first Rose Bowl appearance came in 1961 against Washington
- Minnesota reached the 1961 Rose Bowl after winning the program's sixth national championship
- The 1940 squad, led by George Franck and Bruce Smith, captured a national title
Men's Basketball Highlights
- The 1979-80 Golden Gophers were led by future NBA players Trent Tucker, Randy Breuer and Kevin McHale
Men's Hockey Highlights
- The 1991-92 Golden Gophers claimed the WCHA Championship
- The 1985-86 Gopher Men's Hockey Team reached the NCAA Final Four under first-year head coach Doug Woog
- The Golden Gopher hockey team went 27-11-2 and 16-9-1 in the WCHA in 1983-84
- The 1982-83 men's hockey team won the WCHA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four
- The 1981-82 Gopher men's hockey team finished 22-12-2 and third in the WCHA
- The 1980-81 Golden Gophers narrowly missed out on their fourth NCAA Championship after being upset in the finals
- Despite losing several players and their head coach to the Olympics, the 1979-80 Golden Gopher hockey team finished second in the WCHA behind Aaron Broten and Tim Harrer.
- The 1978-79 Golden Gopher hockey team won its third NCAA Championship in six years.
- The 1975-76 Golden Gopher men's hockey team won its second NCAA Championship in three years.
Wrestling Highlights
- Minnesota snapped Oklahoma State's 30-match winning streak to win the 2006 National Duals
- Minnesota claimed its biggest win over Iowa in 55 years at Williams Arena in January, 2006
- Cole Konrad pins two-time NCAA Champion Steve Mocco at the National Duals
- 2006 Golden Gopher Wrestling Highlight Video (...including outtakes)
- In 2004, Jacob Volkmann led Minnesota to a 17-16 at No. 1 Oklahoma State with his last-second upset of top-ranked Tyrone Lewis.
Baseball Highlights
- The 2000 Golden Gopher baseball team won a Big Ten Championship and hosted an NCAA Regional
- The 1999 baseball team won a school record 45 games led by current L.A. Angel Robb Quinlan
Cub Plays of the Week
Wednesday, September 24
Cub Plays of the Week
Thursday, September 18
Cub Plays of the Year
Monday, July 14
2024-25 Gopher Sports Year in Review
Wednesday, July 09



