Huntington Bank Stadium
Huntington Bank Stadium (formerly known as TCF Bank Stadium) is an outdoor stadium located on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The stadium opened in 2009, after three years of construction. It is the home field of the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference.
"The Bank" | |
Huntington Bank Stadium, August 2021 | |
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| Former names | TCF Bank Stadium (2009–2021) |
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| Address | 420 SE 23rd Avenue |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.976°N 93.225°W |
| Public transit | Green Line at Stadium Village |
| Owner | University of Minnesota |
| Operator | University of Minnesota |
| Capacity | 50,805 |
| Record attendance | 54,147 (September 3, 2015 vs. TCU) |
| Surface | FieldTurf Revolution |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 30, 2006 |
| Opened | September 12, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $303,386,606 ($414 million in 2022 dollars) $7 million Vikings upgrades |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOKSport) Architectural Alliance Studio Hive |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Services engineer | R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP |
| General contractor | M.A. Mortenson Company |
| Tenants | |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) (2009–present) Minnesota Vikings (NFL) (2014–2015) Minnesota United FC (MLS) (2017–2018) | |
| Website | |
| gophersports.com/huntington-bank-stadium | |
The stadium also served as the temporary home of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2014 and 2015 seasons during the construction of U.S. Bank Stadium and the Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer for the 2017 and 2018 seasons during the construction of Allianz Field. The 50,805-seat "horseshoe" style stadium cost $303.3 million to build and is designed to support future expansion to seat up to 80,000.
It was the first new Big Ten football stadium constructed since Memorial Stadium at Indiana University opened in 1960. When it opened, Huntington Bank Stadium boasted the largest home locker room in college or professional football and one of the largest video boards in the nation. Super Bowl winning coach and former quarterback for the Golden Gophers Tony Dungy called the stadium "unbelievable" and Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter said that the on-campus facility "will give the University of Minnesota a chance to compete not only in the Big Ten but nationally for some of the best athletes".