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a modest student fee. ROBERT “Big Ten college football has a proud history and we now have a chance to renew the best of its traditions at the ,” Bruininks said. “It has the power to connect our alum- ni and fans to our students and to our campus, and it will also provide a home for our great march- RUININKS ing band and all-campus events such as convocation and graduation.” B About President Bruininks University President Bruininks’s career has centered on child and adolescent development and policy research, and strate- gic improvement in the fields of pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and higher education. Initially joining the University’s faculty as an assistant professor of educational psychology, he has authored or coauthored Robert H. Bruininks was appointed the 15th president of the University of Minnesota on November 8, nearly 90 journal articles and more than 70 book chapters, as well as training materials and several 2002. He has served the University for nearly 39 years, formerly as professor, dean, and executive vice nationally standardized tests. president and provost. During his tenure at the University, Bruininks was instrumental in founding the National Center on Educational Outcomes, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living, GOPHERS Positioning for the future COACHES and the Institute on Community Integration. He has been honored with numerous awards, includ- For the past two years, Bruininks has overseen a major strategic positioning effort at the University that REVIEW ing the Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellowship. He is president emeritus of the has set high aspirations for the University’s academic profile, its service to students and the community, HISTORY American Association on Mental Retardation and has been elected a Fellow of the American and its use of resources. MEDIA Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Nationally, he serves on the “The University is undertaking significant reforms in the context of an increasingly competitive global mar- J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and on the board of the National Association of ket for talent and ideas,” Bruininks said. “Our work is to improve lives through the advancement of knowledge. State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; in Minnesota he serves as a member of the Itasca And our goal is clear-cut: to become one of the top three public research universities in the world.” group and the Minnesota Business Partnership. Thanks to the intensive efforts of hundreds of people who served on strategic positioning task forces, Named Minnesotan of the Year by Minnesota Monthly in 2004, Bruininks regularly speaks on the University is already seeing progress in a number of key areas: behalf of the University of Minnesota in its important role as the state’s major research university. • Adopting an undergraduate writing initiative that will give all students a stronger voice in the world. After shepherding the University through a nearly 15 percent cut in state funding in 2003, he has • Enhancing academic advising throughout the University to help students achieve their ultimate goals. helped renew the partnership between the state and the University. In 2005 and 2006, with • Planning for an Institute on the Environment to help solve the planet’s most critical probems. Bruininks as its chief advocate, the University secured increased state funding for key academic • Creating three new combined colleges with world-class potential–the College of Design; the priorities and capital projects. College of Education and Human Development; and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural In November 2005, Bruininks led a group of Minnesota educators to China as part of the gov- Sciences–out of six former colleges. ernor’s trade delegation. In May 2006, he headed a delegation of University leaders to Norway to renew student exchange agreements and deepen research ties with that country’s leading univer- Student Experience and Affordability sities. Innovations in the University’s student experience, such as new on-campus learning communities, and Bruininks and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, have three grown sons–two of whom played expanded undergraduate research and study abroad opportunities, have helped fuel high student satis- sports at the Division I level–and two grandsons. faction rates, increased numbers of applicants for admissions and enrollment, and significantly improved graduation rates. With more than 51,000 enrolled students, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities was the second largest campus in the nation in 2005-06. Affordability for students here and at the University’s three coordinate campuses remains a primary concern for the Bruininks administration, which kept undergraduate tuition increases for 2006-07 at the lowest rate in many years. This year an expanded program, the Founders Opportunity Award, is covering the full cost of tuition and required fees for many low- and moderate-income students. Once fully imple- mented, the award is expected to benefit 4,500 undergraduates across the University. (To qualify, new students must be Minnesota residents who meet the eligibility for federal Pell grants.) Bruininks has also made student scholarships his top fundraising priority. Already, 1,500 students are benefiting from a scholarship drive begun in 2004 that is close to reaching an initial goal of $150 million in gift pledges. Bringing Football Back to Campus: UNIVERSITY On May 24, 2006, beneath the preserved arch of Memorial Stadium in the McNamara Alumni Center, a bipartisan group of legislative leaders and Governor Tim Pawlenty gathered for a lively bill signing that authorized funding for a new on-campus Gopher football stadium. For President Bruininks, the University BOARD OF REGENTS community, and Gopher football fans, it was the joyful culmination of more than three years of fundrais- Chair ing, planning, and forceful advocacy for the return of Gopher football to campus. Anthony Baraga The new $248 million stadium, to be called TCF Bank Stadium, will be built across from Mariucci Arena on what are now surface parking lots. It is expected to be ready for kickoff in the fall of 2009. The Vice Chair Gopher stadium bill calls for the state to pay $10.25 million per year for 25 years–approximately 55 per- Patricia Simmons cent of the total stadium cost–with the University covering the rest of the cost through private funds and Board Clyde Allen Jr. Peter Bell Frank Berman Dallas Bohnsack John Frobenius Steven Hunter David Larson Cynthia Lesher David Metzen Lakeesha Ransom

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was opened and a new baseball field, McKie Field at Hayden Park, JOEL was dedicated. Maturi also made an impact on the campus and the community in Oxford, . He was a recipient of a Campus Impact ATURI Award, received an award from the M Butler County Board of Mental Athletics Director Retardation & Developmental Disabilities for his efforts to help those in need, the Miami Alumni Entering his fifth year as Director of Athletics at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi has trans- Association’s A.K. Morris Award for formed the Golden Gophers into a model NCAA Division I-A athletic department. A native of Chisholm, his service to the Association and Minn., Maturi’s leadership, vision and dedication has helped Minnesota achieve four major goals the Myrtis Powell Building thought almost unattainable prior to his arrival: a merged department, a balanced budget, broad- Community Award. In addition, he GOPHERS based athletic success and the dream of returning Golden Gopher football back to campus. chaired the Central Collegiate COACHES Hired on July 12, 2002, Maturi became the first athletic director of the merged men’s and Hockey Association (CCHA) execu- REVIEW women’s athletic departments. He inherited a department that was projected to be $31 million in debt tive council in 2001-02, and also HISTORY by 2006, planned to eliminate three sports and could only dream of Gopher football returning to cam- served as the chair of the NCAA MEDIA pus. Since then, Maturi has guided a department that has operated with a balanced budget, retained Postgraduate Scholarship the three sports and just recently had the Governor of Minnesota sign a stadium bill that will have Committee for Region 4 and was Gopher football playing in the on-campus TCF Bank Stadium in 2009. the liaison for the men’s basketball During the 2005-06 academic year, Maturi guided a department that produced 32 All-Americans, coaches in the MAC. four conference championships and 22 individual conference championships. Minnesota also pro- Prior to his time at Miami, duced 40 first-team All-Conference performers, five Academic All-Americans and 14 Academic All- Maturi served as the Director of District honorees. The Gopher wrestling and women’s hockey team each finished second in the Athletics at the University of Denver nation, while men’s golf (3rd), women’s cross country (9th), men’s gymnastics (9th) and men’s swim- from 1996-98. At Denver, Maturi led ming & diving (11th) added four more top-15 national finishes. Individually, Greg Eslinger earned the the school’s move from Division II to Division I and oversaw the search for Division I conference affil- Outland Trophy, given to college football’s best interior lineman, while three Gophers - Heather iation. Maturi also assisted in the planning and development of a $50 million Sports and Wellness Dorniden, Cole Konrad and Dustin Schlatter each captured individual national championships. Center and a $2.1 million tennis complex. Wrestling, women’s gymnastics, men’s hockey and women’s track & field each won Big Ten Maturi is no stranger to the Big Ten. From 1987-96, he worked at the University of Wisconsin. Conference team titles. Overall, 16 of the Gophers’ 25 sports finished in the top three of the confer- While there, he assisted in taking the financially challenged and struggling athletics program to prof- ence during 2005-06, and 19 of the 25 teams advanced to NCAA postseason competition. The itability and success. From 1992-96, he was the Associate Director of Athletics with direct responsi- Gopher football team qualified for its fourth consecutive bowl game and sixth in the past seven years bility for all aspects of the football, ice hockey, wrestling, softball, men’s and women’s cross country, with a trip to the Music City Bowl. Women’s rowing did not qualify for the NCAA team competition, but men’s and women’s rowing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams, as well as the First Varsity Eight received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, its first in school history. the office of academic affairs. He also chaired the Department’s “Support” Program, a wellness pro- The Gophers rowed to an eighth place finish in the competition. gram for student-athletes and staff. Maturi was named the Wisconsin Sports Person of the Year in The department also was involved in hosting several Big Ten, WCHA and NCAA Championships 1993. during the year, most notably the 2006 Division I Men’s Basketball Region Championship Before entering the college ranks, Maturi spent 19 years as a high school coach and administra- and the 2006 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. Women’s rowing had its highest finish ever at the Big Ten tor at Madison Edgewood High School. He coached football, basketball, baseball and track and field, Championships, rowing to a second-place finish on Lake Phalen in St. Paul. The Baseline Tennis leading his teams to 10 state tournaments. Maturi was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of Center hosted the Big Ten men’s tennis championships for the first time, while Ridder and Mariucci Fame in 1992. Hockey Arenas hosted women’s and men’s WCHA first round competition, respectively. In March of Maturi received a B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. He also served 2007, Minnesota will be the first school to ever host the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I on the support staff of Ara Parseghian’s first national championship team. He earned a master’s Swimming & Diving Championships in consecutive weeks. Across University Avenue, degree and certification for educational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in will host the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball First and Second Rounds for the third time in four 1985. years. Maturi and his wife, Lois, have three grown children, Mark, Katie and Anne. In addition to last year’s success, Maturi has been part of a department that has won seven national titles in the last six years, has reached four consecutive bowl games and six bowl games in the past seven years, and has earned consecutive national championships in women’s hockey dur- ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION ing the 2004 and 2005 seasons while reaching the Frozen Four each of the last five years. The Gopher men’s hockey program garnered consecutive national titles in 2002 and 2003, while the women’s volleyball program earned its first Big Ten championship in 2002, its first Final Four appear- ance in 2003 and a berth in the national championship game in 2004. Women’s basketball reached national prominence in 2004 with an appearance in the Women’s Final Four. The Gopher men’s golf team made headlines in 2002, earning the schools’ first national championship in the sport. Overall, the Gopher athletic department has placed in the top 25 of the Sports Academy Director’s Cup each of the past 11 years. Academically, the Gophers had 231 student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic status during the 2005-06 academic year, the third most in the conference. During the past three seasons, the Gophers REGINA SULLIVAN ELIZABETH EULL SCOTT ELLISON MIKE HALLORAN have placed 643 student-athletes on the conference’s all-academic team, the highest three-year total Senior Associate Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Director Associate Athletics Director in school history. Over 50 percent of Gopher student-athletes maintain a grade point average of 3.0 Director Director or higher and 24 student-athletes have earned Academic All-American status during Maturi’s tenure. During the 2003-04 academic year, Maturi was instrumental in adding credibility to the Gopher stadium campaign by negotiating a $35 million corporate sponsorship with TCF Bank for naming rights, the largest corporate sponsorship of its kind involving college football. In addition to TCF Bank Stadium, Maturi has been involved in numerous facility improvements the past few years, including upgrades during the 2005-06 academic year to the men’s and women’s basketball locker room and team arenas in Williams Arena and the football training and equipment rooms in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. In March of 2006, Maturi oversaw the groundbreak- ing ceremony for the new boathouse that will be home to the women’s rowing program. Maturi, 61, increased his leadership role within the Big Ten and NCAA during the past few years by being named to several prominent committees, most notably the NCAA Division I Management LEO LEWIS MARC RYAN TOM WISTRCILL PHIL ESTEN Council. He has served as the Management Council’s liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Associate Athletics Director Associate Athletics Director Associate Athletics Director Assistant Athletics Director Advisory Committee for the past year. Maturi is also a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee. Prior to his arrival, Maturi was the Director of Athletics at (Ohio). At Miami, Maturi was responsible for the management and leadership of 19 sports programs, all support staffs and nearly 600 student-athletes. His first season at Miami was an extremely successful one. The syn- chronized skating team won a national championship, the men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Sweet 16, the volleyball team earned its first NCAA Tournament win, the men’s cross country team advanced to the NCAA meet and the football team won 10 games against an impressive schedule. That year, six teams won Mid-American Conference titles while five coaches garnered Coach of the Year honors. During his tenure at Miami, Maturi spearheaded fund-raising efforts for two important and nec- FRANK KARA MARK NELSON LINDA BRADY RICHARD WEINBERG Director of Compliance Director of Academic Faculty Athletics Faculty Athletics essary projects. In his final year, the Walter L. 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KENT STATE MICHIGAN August 31, Kent, Ohio (Dix Stadium) September 30, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome)

Location: Kent, Ohio Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment: 36,000 Enrollment: 39,031 Nickname: Golden Flashes 2006 SCHEDULE Nickname: Wolverines 2006 SCHEDULE Stadium: Dix Stadium (29,287) Aug. 31 MINNESOTA Stadium: Michigan Stadium (107,501) Sept. 2 VANDERBILT Head Coach: Doug Martin (third year) Sept. 9 at Army Head Coach: Lloyd Carr (12th year) Sept. 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Career Record/At Kent State: 6-16 / same Sept. 16 at Miami Career Record/At Michigan: 102-34 / same Sept. 16 at Notre Dame Series Record: first meeting Sept. 23 at Bowling Green Series Record: Michigan leads 67-24-3 Sept. 23 WISCONSIN Sept. 30 AKRON Sept. 30 at Minnesota Oct. 7 at Temple Oct. 7 MICHIGAN STATE 2005 Overall Record: 1-10 2005 Overall Record: 7-5 Oct. 14 TOLEDO Oct. 14 at Penn State GOPHERS 2005 MAC Record (finish): 0-8 (6th East) Oct. 28 OHIO 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 5-3 (T-3rd) Oct. 21 IOWA COACHES Nov. 4 at Buffalo Oct. 28 NORTHWESTERN Media Relations Contact: Jason Tirotta Media Relations Contact: Dave Ablauf REVIEW Nov. 11 at Virginia Tech Nov. 4 BALL STATE HISTORY Office Phone: 330-672-2254 Office Phone: 734-763-4423 Nov. 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN Nov. 11 at Indiana MEDIA Email: [email protected] Nov. 24 at Ball State Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 at Ohio State Website: www.kentstatesports.com Website: www.mgoblue.com CALIFORNIA PENN STATE September 9, Berkeley, Calif. (Memorial Stadium) October 7, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome)

Location: Berkeley, Calif. Location: University Park, Pa. Enrollment: 33,000 Enrollment: 34,824 Nickname: Golden Bears 2006 SCHEDULE Nickname: Nittany Lions 2006 SCHEDULE Stadium: Memorial Stadium (67,537) Sept. 2 at Tennessee Stadium: Beaver Stadium (107,282) Sept. 2 AKRON Head Coach: Jeff Tedford (fifth year) Sept. 9 MINNESOTA Head Coach: Joe Paterno (41st year) Sept. 9 at Notre Dame Career Record/At California: 33-17 / same Sept. 16 PORTLAND STATE Career Record/At Penn State: 354-117-3 / same Sept. 16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Series Record: Tied 2-2 Sept. 23 ARIZONA STATE* Series Record: Penn State leads 5-4 Sept. 23 at Ohio State Sept. 30 at Oregon State Sept. 30 NORTHWESTERN Oct. 7 OREGON 2005 Overall Record: 8-4 2005 Overall Record: 11-1 Oct. 7 at Minnesota Oct. 14 WASHINGTON STATE Oct. 14 MICHIGAN 2005 Pac-10 Record (finish): 4-4 (4th) 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 7-1 (T-1st) Oct. 21 WASHINGTON Oct. 21 ILLINOIS Nov. 4 UCLA Oct. 28 at Purdue Media Relations Contact: Kevin Klintworth Media Relations Contact: Jeff Nelson Nov. 11 at Arizona Nov. 4 at Wisconsin Office Phone: 510-642-5363 Nov. 18 at USC Office Phone: 814-865-1757 Nov. 11 TEMPLE Email: [email protected] Dec. 2 STANFORD Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 MICHIGAN STATE Website: www.calbears.com Website: www.gopsusports.com TEMPLE WISCONSIN September 16, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome) October 14, Madison, Wis. (Camp Randall Stadium)

Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Location: Madison, Wis. Enrollment: 34,000 Enrollment: 41,447 Nickname: Owls 2006 SCHEDULE Nickname: Badgers 2006 SCHEDULE Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field (68,532) Aug. 31 at Buffalo Stadium: Camp Randall (80,321) Sept. 2 at Bowling Green Sept. 9 LOUISVILLE Head Coach: Al Golden (first year) Head Coach: Bret Bielema (first year) Sept. 9 WESTERN ILLINOIS Sept. 16 at Minnesota Career Record/At Temple: first year Career Record/At Wisconsin: first year Sept. 16 SAN DIEGO STATE Sept. 23 at Western Michigan Series Record: first meeting Series Record: Minnesota leads 59-48-8 Sept. 23 at Michigan Sept. 30 at Vanderbilt Sept. 30 at Indiana Oct. 7 KENT STATE Oct. 7 NORTHWESTERN 2005 Overall Record: 0-11 2005 Overall Record: 10-3 Oct. 12 vs. Clemson (Charlotte, N.C.) Oct. 14 MINNESOTA Conference: MAC Affiliate Oct. 21 at Northern Illinois 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 5-3 (T-3rd) Oct. 21 at Purdue Oct. 28 BOWLING GREEN Oct. 28 ILLINOIS Media Relations Contact: Kevin Lorincz Nov. 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Media Relations Contact: Justin Doherty Nov. 4 PENN STATE Office Phone: 215-204-7445 Nov. 11 at Penn State Office Phone: 608-262-1811 Nov. 11 at Iowa Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 at Navy Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 BUFFALO Website: www.owlsports.com Website: www.uwbadgers.com PURDUE NORTH DAKOTA STATE September 23, West Lafayette, Ind. (Ross-Ade Stadium) October 21, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome)

Location: West Lafayette, Ind. Location: Fargo, N.D. Enrollment: 38,847 Enrollment: 12,099 Nickname: Boilermakers 2006 SCHEDULE Nickname: Bison Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) Sept. 2 INDIANA STATE Stadium: Fargodome (18,700) 2006 SCHEDULE Head Coach: Joe Tiller (10th year) Sept. 9 MIAMI (OHIO) Head Coach: Craig Bohl (fourth year) Sept. 16 BALL STATE Aug. 31 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL Career Record/At Purdue: 106-73-1 / 67-43 Career Record/At NDSU: 23-10 / same Sept. 23 MINNESOTA Sept. 9 TBA Series Record: Minnesota leads 31-28-3 Sept. 30 at Notre Dame Series Record: Minnesota leads 6-0 Sept. 16 NORTHEASTERN Oct. 7 at Iowa Sept. 23 at Ball State 2005 Overall Record: 5-6 Oct. 14 at Northwestern 2005 Overall Record: 7-4 Sept. 30 at Stephen F. Austin 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 3-5 (8th) Oct. 21 WISCONSIN 2005 Great West Record (finish): 3-2 (T-3rd) Oct. 7 at Georgia Southern Oct. 28 PENN STATE Oct. 14 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. Media Relations Contact: Tom Schott Nov. 4 at Michigan State Media Relations Contact: Jeff Schwartz Oct. 21 at Minnesota Oct. 28 at Southern Utah Office Phone: 765-494-3145 Nov. 11 at Illinois Office Phone: 701-231-8332 Nov. 4 at UC Davis Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 INDIANA Email: [email protected] Nov. 25 at Hawaii Nov. 11 CAL POLY Website: www.purduesports.com Website: www.gobison.com Nov. 18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

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OHIO STATE MICHIGAN STATE October 28, Columbus, Ohio. (Ohio Stadium) November 11, East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium)

Location: Columbus, Ohio Location: East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: 47,952 Enrollment: 44,542 Nickname: Buckeyes 2006 SCHEDULE Nickname: Spartans 2006 SCHEDULE Stadium: Ohio Stadium (102,329) Sept. 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Stadium: Spartan Stadium (72,027) Sept. 2 IDAHO Head Coach: Jim Tressel (sixth year) Sept. 9 at Texas Head Coach: John L. Smith (fourth year) Sept. 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN Career Record/At Ohio State: 185-70-2 / 50-13 Sept. 16 CINCINATTI Career Record/At Michigan State: 128-78 / 18-18 Sept. 16 at Pittsburgh Series Record: Ohio State leads 38-7 Sept. 23 PENN STATE Series Record: Michigan State leads 25-15 Sept. 23 NOTRE DAME Sept. 30 at Iowa Sept. 30 ILLINOIS Oct. 7 BOWLING GREEN Oct. 7 at Michigan 2005 Overall Record: 10-2 2005 Overall Record: 5-6 Oct. 14 at Michigan State Oct. 14 OHIO STATE GOPHERS 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 7-1 (T-1st) 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 2-6 (9th) Oct. 21 INDIANA Oct. 21 at Northwestern COACHES REVIEW Oct. 28 MINNESOTA Oct. 28 at Indiana Media Relations Contact: Steve Snapp Nov. 4 at Illinois Media Relations Contact: John Lewandowski Nov. 4 PURDUE HISTORY Office Phone: 614-292-3103 Office Phone: 517-355-2271 MEDIA Nov. 11 at Northwestern Nov. 11 MINNESOTA Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 MICHIGAN Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 at Penn State Website: www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com Website: www.msuspartans.com INDIANA IOWA November 4, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome) November 18, Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome)

Location: Bloomington, Ind. Location: Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: 38,903 Enrollment: 29,697 Nickname: Hoosiers 2006 SCHEDULE Nickname: Hawkeyes 2006 SCHEDULE Stadium: Memorial Stadium (52,180) Sept. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN Stadium: Kinnick Stadium (70,585) Sept. 2 MONTANA Head Coach: Terry Hoeppner (second year) Sept. 9 at Ball State Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz (eighth year) Sept. 9 at Syracuse Career Record/At Indiana: 52-32 / 4-7 Sept. 16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Career Record/At Iowa: 61-57 / 49-36 Sept. 16 IOWA STATE Series Record: Minnesota leads 35-25-3 Sept. 23 CONNECTICUT Series Record: Minnesota leads 58-39-2 Sept. 23 at Illinois Sept. 30 WISCONSIN Sept. 30 OHIO STATE 2005 Overall Record: 4-7 Oct. 7 at Illinois 2005 Overall Record: 7-5 Oct. 7 PURDUE 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 1-7 (10th) Oct. 14 IOWA 2005 Big Ten Record (finish): 5-3 (T-3rd) Oct. 14 at Indiana Oct. 21 at Ohio State Oct. 21 at Michigan Oct. 28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Media Relations Contact: Pete Rhoda Oct. 28 MICHIGAN STATE Media Relations Contact: Phil Haddy Nov. 4 at Minnesota Nov. 4 NORTHWESTERN Office Phone: 812-855-9794 Office Phone: 319-335-9411 Nov. 11 MICHIGAN Nov. 11 WISCONSIN Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 at Purdue Email: [email protected] Nov. 18 at Minnesota Website: www.iuhoosiers.com Website: www.hawkeyesports.com TRAVEL INFORMATION KENT STATE CALIFORNIA PURDUE WISCONSIN OHIO STATE MICHIGAN STATE Depart via charter flight on Depart via charter flight on Depart via charter flight on Depart via charter flight on Depart via charter flight on Depart via charter flight on Wednesday, Aug. 30 Thursday, Sept. 7 Friday, Sept. 22 Friday, Oct. 13 Friday, Oct. 27 Friday, Nov. 10

Headquarters Hotel Headquarters Hotel Headquarters Hotel Headquarters Hotel Headquarters Hotel Headquarters Hotel Hilton Akron Claremont Resort & Spa Sheraton Indianapolis Madison Marriott West Marriott Columbus North Sheraton Lansing 3180 West Market Street 41 Tunnel Road 8787 Keystone Crossing 1313 John Q Hammons Dr. 6500 Doubletree Avenue 925 South Creyts Road Akron, OH 44333 Berkeley, CA 94705 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Middleton, WI 53562 Columbus, OH 43229 Lansing, MI 48917 Phone: 330-867-5000 Phone: 510-549-8506 Phone: 317-846-2700 Phone: 608-824-2716 Phone: 614-885-1885 Phone: 517-323-7100 Fax: 330-867-3448 Fax: 510-843-6239 Fax: 317-574-6780 Fax: 608-831-1376 Fax: 614-885-3813 Fax: 517-323-2180

FUTURE SCHEDULES 2007 2008 2009 2010 Date Opponent Date Opponent Date Opponent Date Opponent Sept. 1 MAC OPPONENT Aug. 3 MAC OPPONENT Sept. 5 UNLV Sept. 4 TBA Sept. 8 MIAMI (OH) Sept. 6 at Bowling Green Sept. 12 at Miami (Ohio) Sept. 11 at UNLV Sept. 15 at Florida Atlantic Sept. 13 MONTANA STATE Sept. 19 CALIFORNIA Sept. 18 WASHINGTON STATE Sept. 22 PURDUE Sept. 20 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Sept. 26 at Northwestern Sept. 25 NORTHWESTERN Sept. 29 OHIO STATE Sept. 27 at Ohio State Oct. 3 WISCONSIN Oct. 2 at Wisconsin Oct. 6 at Indiana Oct. 4 INDIANA Oct. 10 PURDUE Oct. 9 at Purdue Oct. 13 at Northwestern Oct. 11 at Illinois Oct. 17 at Penn State Oct. 16 PENN STATE Oct. 20 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct. 25 at Purdue Oct. 24 at Ohio State Oct. 23 OHIO STATE Oct. 27 at Michigan Nov. 1 NORTHWESTERN Oct. 31 MICHIGAN STATE Oct. 30 at Michigan State Nov. 3 ILLINOIS Nov. 8 MICHIGAN Nov. 7 ILLINOIS Nov. 6 at Illinois Nov. 10 at Iowa Nov. 15 at Wisconsin Nov. 14 TBA Nov. 13 TBA Nov. 17 WISCONSIN Nov. 22 IOWA Nov. 21 at Iowa Nov. 20 IOWA

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CREDENTIALS basis. Media who wish to have their own phone line installed ducted Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, either before the pre- Requests for working media credentials for 2006 Minnesota should contact Qwest directly at (612) 399-7961. practice position meetings or after the conclusion of practice, fol- home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome must be lowing a 10-minute cooling off period. All phone interviews for made online at gophersports.com. Please contact the Athletic PRESS BOX SERVICES out-of-town media will be conducted Monday through Communications Office for more information. Credentials may be Pregame notes, flip cards, stats and programs are available to Wednesday through the Athletic Communications Office. Home picked up at the Athletic Communications Office in the Bierman the media in the football and baseball press boxes prior to the phone numbers for players and coaches will not be released, and Building on Friday prior to the game, or on Saturday at the media game. Quarter, halftime and final statistics, a running play-by- they have been instructed not to conduct interviews if contacted will call area located at Gate D on the southeast side of the play and post-game coaches quotes and notes will also be pro- without prior approval of the Athletic Communications Office. Metrodome. Credentials will be mailed at least one week prior to vided. A pregame meal will be served in both press boxes and the game to the visiting SID for distribution to visiting media. cookies and fruit will be available at halftime. Tickets for the All interviews must not conflict with classes, meetings, training Working media must enter the Metrodome at Gate D. room treatments or other team obligations. The locker room and pregame meal are provided on the media credential and are GOPHERS required at the time of service for those who wish to eat. training room are closed to the media at all times. Requests for CREDENTIALS POLICY COACHES Beverages are available prior to, during and after the game. player and/or coach interviews, either in person or via the phone, REVIEW Media credentials are issued on a priority basis with will be arranged through the Athletic Communications Office. HISTORY television/radio stations originating a live broadcast, daily news- POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Please allow 24 hours in order to facilitate arrangements. MEDIA papers, national publications and television/radio stations who Minnesota complies with an equal access policy. Following a 10- are covering for a nightly news receiving top priority. Web sites minute cooling off period and then his WCCO postgame radio PRACTICE INFORMATION must be directly affiliated with an accredited media agency and show, Coach Glen Mason and selected Minnesota players are The Golden Gopher football team practices on Sunday and will be evaluated on a game-by-game basis prior to receiving cre- available to the media in the interview room located on the lower Tuesday through Friday at the Gibson-Nagurski Football dentials. Freelance reporters and photographers must be on level of the Metrodome. The visiting coach is available in the vis- Complex and Rod Wallace Field, located at 15th Ave. SE and 8th assignment and all credential requests must come through origi- iting team interview area which is located on the lower level of the St. All practices are closed to the general public. The first 20 min- nating agency. Spouses, children and friends are not allowed in Metrodome, just outside the visiting team locker room. utes of Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s practice are open to the press box. The University of Minnesota reserves the right to the media. Photographers can shoot B-Roll or still shots during deny media credentials to any individual who is not affiliated with MEDIA LUNCHEONS this time. Please contact the Athletic Communications Office an official news gathering organization. Coach Mason hosts a weekly media luncheon starting at noon for practice times. each Tuesday throughout the season in the Gibson-Nagurski GOPHERSPORTS.COM Complex. Coach Mason will address the media at 1 p.m. Television interviews with Coach Mason will be conducted on a All Golden Gopher football information, including rosters, notes Selected student-athletes will also be available following Coach request basis only through the Athletic Communications Office. and weekly releases are posted on www.gophersports.com, the Mason’s media conference, class schedule permitting. Media These interviews will be conducted in the 20 minutes prior to the official web site of the Golden Gopher Athletics. representatives covering the Golden Gophers on a regular basis start of practice and must be requested 24 hours in advance. are invited. For those unable to attend, Coach Mason’s com- E-MAIL SERVICES ments and live video streaming will be available online at All print interviews with players or coaches will be conducted in Press releases, game notes and advisories are e-mailed to mem- www.gophersports.com. the Hall of Traditions at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex bers of the media who cover the Gophers on a regular basis. following the completion of practice. All limitations on, or alter- Media wishing to be added to the list should contact Shane COACH MASON/PLAYER INTERVIEWS ations of these procedures for practice will be determined in Sandersfeld. In addition to his weekly luncheon, Coach Mason is available to advance by Head Coach Glen Mason through the Athletic the media each Tuesday at 12:40 p.m. CST, on the Big Ten tele- Communications Office. PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS conference call. Call the Athletic Communications Office for the Professional scouts should contact Lonie Dorholt in the Athletics phone number to access the teleconference. Media unable to uti- PHOTOGRAPH REQUESTS Ticket Office at 612-624-8328 to purchase tickets for scouting lize these arrangements should contact the Athletic All requests for digital photographs of players and coaches, logos purposes. policy does not permit profession- Communications Office. or other multimedia items must be made to Jeff Keiser in the al scouts to be credentialed. Athletic Communications office. He can be reached at In addition to Tuesday’s luncheon, player interviews may be con- [email protected] or at (612) 626-1097. MEDIA PARKING Media parking is available in the Metrodome lot on the southeast side of the Metrodome and in the two adjacent lots on the north METRODOME SEATING CHART side of the Metrodome at 300 and 309 Norm McGrew Place. Parking is limited and available at a cost of $120 for the entire season (six games). Requests must be made through the Athletic Communications Office. RADIO/TELEVISION Minnesota’s live television appearances are designated in accor- dance with Big Ten contractual agreements and guidelines. Radio booths are assigned for WCCO-AM (830) and the oppo- nent’s flagship network. Booth assignments for additional oppo- nent radio stations doing live broadcasts will be made on a space-available basis, with preference determined by the oppo- nents’ sports information offices. PHOTOGRAPHERS All photographers must present their media credentials at the media entrance outside Gate D prior to the game in order to receive a photographer’s armband. Only photographers wearing those designated photo armbands will be permitted on the side- lines. All photographers wishing to shoot from the sidelines are asked to report to the baseball press box and gain access to the playing field through that entrance. In accordance with NCAA and Big Ten rules, photographers are not permitted to shoot within the 25-yard lines (bench area) and must at all times stay behind the 12-foot restraining line that surrounds the field. Requests for photo assistance should be directed to Alicia Jerome, while all requests for assistance with film and video should be directed to Mike Schaaf, director of video services. TELEPHONE LINES There are two courtesy telephone lines available in the back row of the football press box for media use on a first-come, first-serve 207 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 M E DIA I NFORMATION

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION

Office Phone ...... (612) 625-4090 Office Fax ...... (612) 625-0359 Metrodome Press Box ...... (612) 627-4400 Website ...... www.gophersports.com Email ...... [email protected]

Mailing Address Athletic Communications

GOPHERS University of Minnesota COACHES MIKE LOCKREM KYLE COUGHLIN BECKY BOHM SHANE SANDERSFELD 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building REVIEW Director of Athletic Senior Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director 516 15th Avenue SE HISTORY Communications Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 MEDIA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Mike Lockrem ...... Director of Athletic Communications Kyle Coughlin ...... Senior Associate Director (Men’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Golf) Shane Sandersfeld ...... Associate Director (Football, Men’s Gymnastics) Becky Bohm ...... Associate Director (Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country) Steve Geller ...... Assistant Director (Volleyball, Baseball) Kevin Kurtt ...... Assistant Director (Men’s Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Tennis) SARA BERHOW ALICIA JEROME JEFF KEISER TORY KUKOWSKI Michelle Traen ...... Assistant Director Assistant Director Director of Photography Creative Director Intern Communications/Publications (Women’s Hockey, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Rowing) Tory Kukowski ...... Intern (Soccer, Wrestling, Softball)

John Romo ...... Director of Internet Services Jeff Keiser ...... Creative Director (Men’s Swimming & Diving) Sara Berhow ...... Assistant Communications/Publications (Women’s Gymnastics) Alicia Jerome ...... Director of Photography Eric Miller, Brad Person ...... Photography Stephanie DeBoer, Katie Fornasiere, Emily Hennen, Matt Schroeder, Emily Wickstrom ...... Student Assistants

KEVIN KURTT JOHN ROMO MICHELLE TRAEN STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES Assistant Director Director of Internet Services Assistant Director Sara Berhow ...... [email protected] Becky Bohm ...... [email protected] Kyle Coughlin ...... [email protected] Steve Geller ...... [email protected] Alicia Jerome ...... [email protected] Jeff Keiser ...... [email protected] Tory Kukowski ...... [email protected] Kevin Kurtt ...... [email protected] Mike Lockrem ...... [email protected] John Romo ...... [email protected] Shane Sandersfeld ...... [email protected] Michelle Traen ...... [email protected]

BIG TEN CONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Scott Chipman ...... Assistant Commissioner - Communications 1500 West Higgins Road Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 Phone: 847-696-1010 • Fax: 847-696-1110 • www.bigten.org

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