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TCF Bank Stadium Turns 8! #TBT

September 13, 2009 Tim Brewster opened the on campus stadium with a 20-13 victory over Air Force.

NCAA Football: Ohio at Minnesota Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

#TBT is coming a day early to fit this in. Here is a list of TCF Bank firsts from that inaugural game 8 years ago.

FIRST TOUCH

Gophers' Troy Stoudermire returned opening kickoff 36 yards to midfield.

FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE

Gophers' Duane Bennett 5-yard run.

FIRST FIRST DOWN

Air Force, 11:52 left in first quarter on Jonathan Warzeka 5-yard run to AF 17.

FIRST 10-PLUS YARD PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE

Air Force, Asher Clark 25-yard run 10:34 left first quarter.

FIRST COMPLETION

Gophers, 7:49 left in first quarter, Adam Weber to Stoudermire, 15 yards.

FIRST SCORE

Gophers' Eric Ellestad 34-yard field goal, 4:45 left first quarter.

FIRST TOUCHDOWN

Air Force's Kevin Fogler, 37-yard pass from Tim Jefferson, 2:28 left in second quarter.

FIRST PENALTY

Gophers' false start from own 9-yard line in final two minutes of first quarter.

FIRST TURNOVER

Air Force recovers fumble by Gophers' MarQueis Gray at UM 31-yard line with 7:24 left second quarter.

FIRST REVIEW

Gophers challenge Gray fumble but lose.