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Whether he’s busy spinning his head in the endzone of TCF Bank Stadium or scooting around campus on a moped, Goldy Gopher is a national treasure—er, should we say, a University-wide treasure. But where did all of this gopher business begin?

 

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Although Goldy is typically dubbed a gopher, what animal is our mascot actually modeled after?

Answer: A 13-lined ground squirrel. 

Under which University football coach was the football team nicknamed the "Golden Gophers?"

Answer: Bernie Bierman.

What must students do to the Goldy statue outside Coffman Memorial Union in order to make a wish?

Answer: Rub his teeth. 

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