Release from the University of Minnesota:
Gophers Announce Changes in Future Football Schedules
In an agreement made in part with the Minnesota State Fair, the Gopher Football team will open the 2013-2016 seasons at TCF Bank Stadium on the Thursday before Labor Day. The Games were originally scheduled to be played on the Saturday of the holiday weekend. The Gophers Opened 2012 on Thursday, August 30th with a 30-27 OT win at UNLV.
More interesting was the annoucment that the Gophers and University of North Carolina football programs have cancelled their two-game, home-and-home series scheduled for the 2013 (at UNC) and 2014 (at TCF Bank Stadium) seasons. Minnesota is currently working to secure opponents for those dates but as of now don't have a week 2 opponent in 2013.
Two other future opponents were also confirmed in a team release today. Minnesota has added Kent State to its 2015 schedule and will host the Golden Flashes on Sept. 19, 2015, and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits are scheduled to visit TCF Bank Stadium on August 29, 2019.
Future Minnesota Football Schedules (2013-2016)
2013
Aug. 29 - UNLV
Sept. 7 - TBA
Sept. 14 - Western Illinois
Sept. 21 - San Jose State
Sept. 28 - Iowa (HC)
Oct. 5 - at Michigan
Oct. 19 - at Northwestern
Oct. 26 - Nebraska
Nov. 2 - at Indiana
Nov. 9 - Penn State
Nov. 23 - Wisconsin
Nov. 30 - at Michigan State
2014
Aug. 28 - Eastern Illinois
Sept. 6- M. Tennessee St.
Sept. 13- TBA
Sept. 20- San Jose State
Sept. 27- at Penn State
Oct. 11- Northwestern (HC)
Oct. 18- Michigan
Nov. 1- at Nebraska
Nov. 8- Indiana
Nov. 15- at Iowa
Nov. 22- at Wisconsin
Nov. 29- Michigan State
2015
Sept. 3- South Dakota State
Sept. 12- at Colorado State
Sept. 19- Kent State
Sept. 26- Ohio
Oct. 3- Nebraska
Oct. 10- at Northwestern
Oct. 17- at Michigan
Oct. 24- Iowa
Oct. 31- Ohio State
Nov. 7- at Purdue
Nov. 21- Wisconsin
Nov. 28- at Michigan State
2016
Sept. 1- New Mexico State
Sept. 10- Indiana State
Sept. 17- at Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 24- Colorado State
Oct. 1- at Iowa
Oct. 8- Michigan
Oct. 22- at Nebraska
Oct. 29- Northwestern
Nov. 5- at Ohio State
Nov. 12- Purdue
Nov. 19- at Wisconsin
Nov. 26- Michigan State
