UMN Homecoming history

Test your knowledge on the school’s record of football and celebrations.

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On Oct 19, 2017
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 The University of Minnesota’s first homecoming game, a 14-to-3 Gopher victory, was played in 1914 against:

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The University of Minnesota football team’s all-time homecoming record is:

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3.    The University of Minnesota's first homecoming game was played on Northrup Field, which was located in front of which current campus building?

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4.    The University of Illinois will be the U's homecoming opponent for an 11th time Saturday. The Gophers' record against Illinois in homecoming games is 5-4-1.

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The university ended its annual homecoming dance in the early 2000s as a result of low attendance. The first homecoming dance was held in which year?

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There was no student royalty named at the first homecoming celebration. The tradition of crowning a homecoming queen began in which year?

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The university crowned its first homecoming king in which year?

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Which war caused a dip in morale that led to the university canceling its homecoming parade for nine straight years?

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The Gopher’s _______ homecoming parade was two miles long, featured 170 cars and floats and was dubbed the world’s largest parade.

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The university renamed its homecoming king and queen as “homecoming royalty” to promote gender neutrality in which year?

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