* Victory Walk: A fairly new tradition I got to experience firsthand in September, Minnesota players and coaches walk from the alumni center to TCF Bank Stadium as the band and hundreds of fans line the path to greet them.
* Spin Your Head: Minnesota fans love their mascot, Goldy, and during games fans will chant "Spin your head!" Goldy always obliges, delighting the crowd.
* Minnesota Rouser: One of the oldest and more famous fight songs in the Big Ten, the Rouser reaches a crescendo as fans spell out M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A.
* Wearing maroon for Iowa game: Minnesota's colors are maroon and gold, but when the Gophers host hated rival Iowa, fans dress only in maroon to not get confused with Hawkeye gold. One group of fans will start the chant, "Who hates Iowa?" and be answered by, "We hate Iowa."
* The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A staple of the pregame show, the Minnesota marching band plays the "Battle Hymn" in its trademark swinging gates formation.
* Hail! Minnesota: After every game, the players and coaches gather in front of the student section to sing the state hymn and university alma mater, "Hail!" Minnesota."
* Ski-U-Mah chant: The famous phrase is more than 110 years old and incorporates "Ski," a Sioux battle cry for victory, with "U-Mah," representing the university. It appears in both Hail! Minnesota and the Minnesota Rouser, and is chanted at games.
* Trophy Games: Almost every FBS school has a trophy game or two, but Minnesota has four: the Little Brown Jug (Michigan), the Floyd of Rosedale (Iowa), Paul Bunyan's Axe (Wisconsin) and the Governor's Victory Bell (Penn State). Odds are, if you attend a Big Ten home game in Minneapolis, some hardware will be at stake.
