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Huntington Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN
"The University of Minnesota will officially rename the Gophers' home football venue from "TCF Bank Stadium" to "Huntington Bank Stadium," if the Board of Regents approves a resolution Tuesday, as expected.
The stadium has carried the TCF Bank name since opening in 2009, but Huntington Bancshares announced a merger with TCF Financial Corporation last December, and it was finalized June 9.
TCF originally secured the stadium's naming rights in 2005, with a 26-year, $35 million agreement with the University that runs through 2030.
In 2017, TCF contributed another $8 million toward the Athletes Village, with the Gophers agreeing to put the TCF Bank Stadium logo on the playing surface.
University President Joan Gabel has recommended approval, according to the Regents docket of the new name, logo and signage.
The Gophers are scheduled to open their football season on Sept. 2 at home against Ohio State."
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STADIUM NOTES
When completed, Huntington Bank Stadium became the first new football stadium in the Big Ten since 1960.
The Gopher locker room is a state of the art 60 x 25-yard area, shaped like a football with 120 custom-built lockers and 10 LCD televisions.
The Gophers have a private recruiting room that can accommodate 150 people.
The main high-definition video display in the stadium is one of the largest in college sports at approximately 48 feet high by 108 fee wide. It boasts Daktronics HD-16 technology and was the first of its kind in the Big Ten Conference.
The University achieved LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Huntington Bank Stadium, making it the first LEED certified college football stadium in the country. The certification is achieved by accumulating credits for various environmentally and sustainable efforts in design and construction.
In addition to Minnesota college football games, Huntington Bank Stadium has hosted Gopher hockey games, Monday Night Football, MLB All-Star concert, the Roling Stones and U2. The Minnesota Vikings played their 2014 and 2015 seasons at Huntington Bank Stadium, while their stadium was constructed.
Reference: https://gophersports.com/sports/2021/6/29/huntington-bank-stadium.aspx
STADIUM SEATING
50,805
Capacity of stadium, expandable to 80,000
25,000
Approximate number of seats with permanent chairbacks
37
Private suites
57
Loge boxes
1,250
Outdoor club seats
250
Indoor club seats
20,000
Square-foot Outdoor Club Room for game day and non-game day usage
STADIUM BY THE NUMBERS
1,300,000
Total number of on-site work hours to complete stadium
24,000
Cubic yards of cast-in-place concrete, enough to make a five-foot-wide sidewalk from Minneapolis to Rochester (74 miles)
8,800
Tons of structural steel, 97% of which is from recycled steel
4,019,760
LED lights make up the video boards at the stadium.
740,000
Units of brick
2,020,000
Feet of cable for telecom, broadcast, sound, fire alarm and security systems (382 miles)
2,210,000
Feet of electrical wire/cable for power (418 miles)
900,000
Square feet of finished space
7,500
Light fixtures
350
LCD television
12
Elevators and two escalators
STADIUM FACTS
Playing Surface
Field Turf
Architect
Populous (formerly HOK Sports)
General Contractor
Mortenson (in partnership with Thor)
Construction Cost $288.5 million
Reference: https://gophersports.com/sports/2021/6/29/huntington-bank-stadium.aspx