Gopher Football sets Start Times

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Golden Gopher football team will play a Black Friday game at Wisconsin this year. The Big Ten announced the date change yesterday, putting the long-running rivalry in major college football on national C-B-S Television at 11 A-M on November 29th. The winner of the annual game takes home Paul Bunyan’s Axe, which the Badgers won in Minneapolis a year ago. The start time for the Gopher season opener against North Carolina has been set. The Gophers and Tar Heels will kick off at 7 P-M on Thursday, August 29th at Huntington Bank Stadium. That game will be nationally televised on FOX. Minnesota’s Week Two home game against Rhode Island will begin at 11 A-M on September 7th, while the Week Three home matchup against Nevada will start at 2:30 P-M on September 14th. Minnesota’s Homecoming game against Maryland on Saturday, October 26th will kick off at either 11 A-M, 2:30 P-M, or 3 P-M, meaning it will not be a night game. The remaining games on the schedule will have kickoff times releases later.

Here is the updated 2024 Gopher football schedule:

Thursday, August 29th: vs. North Carolina, 7 P-M

Saturday, September 7th: vs. Rhode Island, 11 A-M

Saturday, September 14th: vs. Nevada, 2:30 P-M

Saturday, September 21st: vs. Iowa, TBD

Saturday, September 28th: at Michigan, TBD

Saturday, October 5th: vs. U-S-C, TBD

Saturday, October 12th: at U-C-L-A, TBD

Saturday, October 19th: BYE WEEK

Saturday, October 26th: vs. Maryland, 11 A-M or 2:30 P-M or 3 P-M

Saturday, November 2nd: at Illinois, TBD

Saturday, November 9th: at Rutgers, TBD

Saturday, November 16th: BYE WEEK

Saturday, November 23rd: vs. Penn State, TBD

Friday, November 29th: at Wisconsin, 11 A-M

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