Northrop Field

Northrop Field
Construction
Former names	Greater Northrop Field
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Owner	University of Minnesota
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	1899
Closed	1923
Tenants
Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) (1899-1923)

Northrop Field was the on-campus stadium of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 1899 to 1923. The original field had seating of around 3,000 and was named for University President Cyrus Northrop. After the 1902 season, the playing field was moved and new seating was added that allowed for crowds of up to 20,000. The stadium was sometimes referred to as Greater Northrop Field after 1902. In 1903, the first season at the enlarged field, the Gophers played the Michigan Wolverines in the first Little Brown Jug game. The stadium continued on as the football team's home until the end of the 1923 season. The U of M then built Memorial Stadium and moved there in 1924.

The football team played at various fields on campus and around Minneapolis, including the field next to the University of Minnesota Armory and the downtown Athletic Park next to the West Hotel, from 1882 to 1898.

External links

Northrup Field at Gophersports.com

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Academics	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Institute on the Environment School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Athletics	Golden Gophers Big Ten Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Les Bolstad Golf Course Mariucci Arena Memorial Stadium (demolished) Metrodome (demolished) Northrop Field (demolished) Ridder Arena Siebert Field TCF Bank Stadium Williams Arena Goldy Gopher Spirit Squads Little Brown Jug Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe Floyd of Rosedale Governor's Victory Bell North Star College Cup Football Men's Basketball Men's Hockey Women's Hockey Wrestling Volleyball Women's Gymnastics Men's Gymnastics Minnesota Rouser Minnesota March Go Gopher Victory Our Minnesota Minnesota Fight Hail! Minnesota

Campus	Armory Campus Shuttle METRO Green Line Children's Hospital Coffman Memorial Union Dinkytown Dinkytown Bikeway Connection Eastcliff Gopher Way James Ford Bell Library Katherine E. Nash Gallery Library System McNamara Alumni Center Medical Center Northrop Auditorium Northrop Mall Old Campus Historic District Rarig Center Southeast Steam Plant Stadium Village Washington Ave. Bridge Weisman Art Museum

Student life	GAPSA Marching Band Minnesota Daily Minnesota Republic Radio K Solar Vehicle Project The Wake

History	Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

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