Gopher Athletics update Huntington Bank Stadium with seven Daktronics screens

Improving the West Marker Zone, with its auxiliary screens, together with the panels that make up a large ribbon, The marquee and the club marquee, combine to create almost 885 square meters of digital canvas powered by Daktronics.

Daktronics continues its long-standing association with the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis by installing seven LED screens in the Huntington Bank Stadium, The home of the Gopher.

Improvement of the marker West and Auxiliary Screens, together with the panels forming a large ribbon, one marquee and a club screen, combine to create almost 885 Square meters of enhanced digital canvas, with higher resolution and screen brightness available to the University for football matches and other special events held in the stadium.

Mike Wierzbicki, Deputy Director of Athletics, "We are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve our fans' experience in the stadium. With this project, We can add state-of-the-art enhancements and replace technology that is going to expire. These additions will benefit everyone in the stadium, and we are excited to partner with industry leader Daktronics on this initiative. We know our fans will enjoy these added benefits when we start the season at the end of August”.

The main focus on the west side is an upgraded LED video screen that measures approximately 14,3 meters high by 32,6 width. In the opposite area of the pitch, The auxiliary will be expanded to almost 9 meters high by 15 meters wide.

Both screens will feature pixel spacing of 10 millimeters to deliver all the action-packed replays and live video that Gopher football fans have come to expect in a game. They will also use variable content zoning capabilities to share any combination of stats and match information, Graphics and animations and sponsorship messages with fans throughout the stadium.

“Updated Display System Coming to University of Minnesota Will Wow Gopher Fans This Season”, Says Joey Hulsebus, Daktronics Sales Representative. “We are honored to continue our long-standing partnership with the university and continue to provide them with LED solutions for their on-campus campuses. This upcoming season will be exciting when we debut the new screens and I can't wait to see them in action on game day.”

Three ribbon-shaped LED screens will adorn the stalls and offer fans complementary statistics, Match Information & Messages. The main ones in the north and south bands will have pixel spacing of 15 Mm, Measured 1 meter high by 97 meters wide, while the main one in the west end area will add a lower LED ribbon with a pixel spacing of 10 millimeters and will measure almost 1,5 meters high by 32 meters wide.

Inside the Cambria Club Stadium, A screen with a narrow pixel spacing of 1,9 millimeters will attract and entertain fans. With dimensions of almost 2,5 meters high by 9 meters wide, This display will attract and entertain fans, while also providing them with an up-close visual experience of the action live on the pitch.

To welcome fans to Huntington Bank Stadium, A canopy screen of almost 3,6 meters wide by 14 meters high. With a pixel spacing of 15 Mm, will showcase the Minnesota brand, upcoming events and other messages needed by the University.

Daktronics will also include a complete solution with its Show Control for operation, video processing, Data Integration, Etc. With your own system and hardware.

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