Northrop Field was the on-campus
stadium of the
Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 1899 to 1923. The original field had seating of around 3,000 and was named for University President
Cyrus Northrop. After the 1902 season, the playing field was moved and new seating was added that allowed for crowds of up to 20,000. The stadium was sometimes referred to as
Greater Northrop Field after 1902. In 1903, the first season at the enlarged field, the Gophers played the
Michigan Wolverines in the first
Little Brown Jug game. The stadium continued on as the football team's home until the end of the 1923 season. The U of M then built
Memorial Stadium and moved there in 1924.