Watch the Gophers tackle Michigan State Nov. 1
Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 2:30pm
University of Minnesota Gopher Athletics has provided Twin Cities campus ticket discounts to UMRA members for many years. For 2025–26, we have something special to offer: Gopher Athletics, along with UMRA members Will Craig and Bev Moe, will be hosting three Gopher games—along with a postgame gathering at the Graduate hotel on Washington Avenue. A special treat for UMRA Gopher fans!
The first of these three special events will be the Gopher-Michigan State football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, November 1. Seats will be available throughout the stadium at various price points, so you can sit in your favorite seat. UMRA members will receive roughly 20% off any ticket price (regular price $64 to $352), and there is no limit to how many tickets a member can purchase at that discount.
Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. -- note the time change from original announcement. UMRA members will be meeting at the Graduate Hotel after the game for fellowship and (hopefully) celebration. The Gophers are playing well lately.
The November 1 game is three weeks after the Homecoming game against Purdue, and is a perfect time of year to grab your Gopher sweatshirt and root for our team. The average high on November 1 is a perfect 50 degrees.
Invite your friends and family to join us for this fun event. Register in the UMRA Member Portal. Your confirmation email from Univ of MN Retirees Assn will direct you to a website where you will purchase your game ticket(s) directly from Gopher Athletics.
Be sure you have created your new login in our new member portal before registering for this event. If you are having trouble registering for this or any UMRA event, contact the reservationist.
When filling out the registration form, let us know if you would be interested in attending the postgame gathering at the Graduate hotel (a five-minute walk from the stadium), and how many guests you are bringing with you. Your registration confirmation email from UMRA will include the link to buy your Gopher game ticket(s).
Gopher Athletics has yet to confirm the additional two UMRA games for 2025–26, but we are hoping for women’s basketball and women’s hockey! We expect a big crowd for those two events, so watch for announcements in the UMRA newsletter and on umra.umn.edu.
Questions about this event, how to register (or change your registration), and how to get your game day tickets? Contact Bev Moe at [email protected] or Will Craig at [email protected].
—Will Craig and Bev Moe
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