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Gophers football game times announced, including season opener

Five of the 12 game times for the upcoming Gophers football season have been decided.

By Joe Christensen

May 30, 2019 at 5:22PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Game times were announced Thursday for four more Gophers games this coming season, giving people time to plan those tailgate parties.

Three home game updates

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The season opener, Thursday, Aug. 29, against South Dakota State will kick off at 8 p.m., televised on FS1.

The Sept. 14 game against Georgia Southern will start at 2:30 p.m, televised on BTN.

Minnesota's Homecoming game will be Oct. 5, against Illinois, starting at either 2:30 or 3 p.m., with the TV info to be announced.

One road game update

The Oct. 19 game at Rutgers will start at either 2:30 or 3 p.m. (CT).

The Sept. 7 game at Fresno State had been announced previously as a 9:30 p.m., kickoff.

about the writer

Joe Christensen

Sports team leader

Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.