The Gold Zone

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