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U's new stadium gets sponsor

Star Tribune
Last update: November 13, 2007 – 1:29 PM

The Gophers hope to be in their new 50,000-seat football stadium by 2009, and they took a step toward that today with a $2.5 million sponsorship from Dairy Queen.

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Air Force will be first opponent in U's new stadium

The Gophers football team will play Air Force in its inaugural game in TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 12, 2009, the school announced Wednesday.

By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune
Last update: November 15, 2007 – 12:37 AM

The Gophers football team will play Air Force in its inaugural game in TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 12, 2009, the school announced Wednesday.

"We knew how significant it would be to have a respected opponent, not only on the playing field but in the integrity of the program," Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi said. "Memorial Stadium was built honoring the veterans of World War I and we realize the importance of veterans to our state so we're just so ecstatic to get one of the military academies and especially the Air Force Academy."

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