Minnesota State Mavericks football

The Minnesota State Mavericks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Minnesota State University, Mankato located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Minnesota State Mavericks football
First season1922
Head coachTodd Hoffner
12th season, 112–27 (.806)
StadiumBlakeslee Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
LocationMankato, Minnesota
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)
Conference titles21
Consensus All-Americans68
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
Websitemsumavericks.com

The team plays in NCAA Division II and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Since 1962, they have played in Blakeslee Stadium, with a natural grass field and a capacity of 7,000.

The current head coach is Todd Hoffner,[2][3] who has led Minnesota State to NCAA playoff appearances (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019) including an appearance at the NCAA National Championship game in 2014 and 2019.

Notable former players

Notable alumni who played in the NFL include:

References
  1. "University Colors". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. "FBGuide" (PDF).
  3. "Updated Game Program" (PDF).
  4. "Bob Bruer (1989) - Hall of Fame". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. "Tywan Mitchell (2011) - Hall of Fame". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  6. Koupal, Lenny (2019-04-10). "Chris Reed: A Maverick Gone NFL". Centennial Student Union at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  7. "More Than an Underdog Story: Adam Thielen is an All-Time Minnesota Vikings Great". Zone Coverage. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  8. "After spending time with Vikings, Spicer native Shane Zylstra 'pumped' to make Lions debut against them". Twin Cities. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-12-16.


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