The 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Brewster, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Minnesota was invited to the Insight Bowl, where the Golden Gophers lost to Iowa State. The team played home games at the newly opened TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. On September 12, the Minnesota opened the TCF Bank Stadium with a 20–13 win against Air Force. The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome had been the team's home stadium since 1982. Wiki link