Minnesota vs Northwestern: shaded seats and sun by section

For Minnesota vs Northwestern at an 11:00 am kickoff, 33 of 85 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 210, 212, 209, 213. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 21, 2026, Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows 11 am, 2:30 pm or 6:30 pm CT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at an 11:00 am kickoff?

Huntington Bank Stadium sun map, Minnesota vs Northwestern, 11:00 am kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 11:00 am kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
5:00 am	Tailgate lots open (not before 7 am)
8:00 am	St. Paul shuttle from the State Fairgrounds starts
9:30 am	Gates open; beer sales start
11:00 am	Kickoff
End of 3rd quarter	Beer sales end
~2:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, beer, shuttle and lot times from the gophersports.com gameday FAQ.

Sun at kickoff: 23.7° high, bearing 164.9°. Still 16.5° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 210, 212, 209, 213, 214, 207. Shadiest: 246, 231, 230, 229, 232, 245. By level and side: 200 level north 219 min, 100 level north 193 min, 200 level west 133 min, 200 level east 124 min, 100 level west 114 min, 100 level east 76 min, 200 level south 0 min, 100 level south 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	100 level	west	169	2:30 pm	yes
Section 103	100 level	west	169	2:20 pm	yes
Section 105	100 level	west	163	2:30 pm	yes
Section 107	100 level	north	197	not during the game	yes
Section 108	100 level	north	194	not during the game	yes
Section 109	100 level	north	194	not during the game	yes
Section 110	100 level	north	195	not during the game	yes
Section 111	100 level	north	195	not during the game	yes
Section 112	100 level	north	195	not during the game	yes
Section 113	100 level	north	195	not during the game	yes
Section 114	100 level	north	195	not during the game	yes
Section 115	100 level	north	194	not during the game	yes
Section 117	100 level	north	179	not during the game	yes
Section 119	100 level	east	180	not during the game	yes
Section 121	100 level	east	191	not during the game	yes
Section 123	100 level	east	163	2:30 pm
Section 125	100 level	east	76	1:40 pm
Section 126	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 127	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 129	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 131	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 133	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 135	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 137	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 138	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 139	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 140	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 141	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 142	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 143	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 144	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 145	100 level	west	1	at kickoff
Section 146	100 level	west	25	not during the game
Section 147	100 level	west	32	not during the game
Section 148	100 level	west	51	not during the game
Section 149	100 level	west	81	not during the game
Section 150	100 level	west	132	not during the game
Section 151	100 level	west	217	not during the game
Section 152	100 level	west	210	not during the game
Section 201	200 level	west	127	not during the game
Section 202	200 level	west	159	not during the game	yes
Section 203	200 level	west	176	not during the game	yes
Section 204	200 level	west	190	not during the game	yes
Section 205	200 level	west	200	2:30 pm	yes
Section 206	200 level	west	212	not during the game	yes
Section 207	200 level	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 208	200 level	north	218	not during the game	yes
Section 209	200 level	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 210	200 level	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 211	200 level	north	219	not during the game	yes
Section 212	200 level	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 213	200 level	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 214	200 level	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 215	200 level	north	218	not during the game	yes
Section 216	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 217	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 218	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 219	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 220	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 221	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 222	200 level	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 223	200 level	east	220	not during the game
Section 224	200 level	east	220	not during the game
Section 225	200 level	east	210	not during the game
Section 226	200 level	east	189	not during the game
Section 227	200 level	east	80	at kickoff
Section 228	200 level	east	22	at kickoff
Section 229	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 231	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 232	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 233	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 234	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 235	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 236	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 237	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 238	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 239	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 240	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 241	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 242	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 243	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 244	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 245	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 246	200 level	west	0	at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 37°F (range 26-47°F), feels like 29°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 25%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Huntington Bank Stadium sun map, Minnesota vs Northwestern, 2:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 2:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
8:30 am	Tailgate lots open (not before 7 am)
11:30 am	St. Paul shuttle from the State Fairgrounds starts
1:00 pm	Gates open; beer sales start
2:30 pm	Kickoff
End of 3rd quarter	Beer sales end
4:40 pm	Sunset
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, beer, shuttle and lot times from the gophersports.com gameday FAQ.

Sun at kickoff: 16.5° high, bearing 216.9°. Sunset during the game at about 4:40 pm. Sunniest: 216, 217, 218, 215, 219, 214. Shadiest: 231, 230, 229, 228, 232, 245. By level and side: 200 level north 99 min, 100 level north 72 min, 200 level west 61 min, 200 level east 52 min, 100 level west 40 min, 100 level east 8 min, 200 level south 0 min, 100 level south 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	100 level	west	15	at kickoff
Section 103	100 level	west	11	at kickoff
Section 105	100 level	west	12	at kickoff
Section 107	100 level	north	26	3:00 pm	yes
Section 108	100 level	north	46	3:20 pm	yes
Section 109	100 level	north	74	4:00 pm	yes
Section 110	100 level	north	86	4:10 pm	yes
Section 111	100 level	north	90	4:10 pm	yes
Section 112	100 level	north	88	4:10 pm	yes
Section 113	100 level	north	86	4:10 pm	yes
Section 114	100 level	north	83	4:20 pm	yes
Section 115	100 level	north	79	4:20 pm	yes
Section 117	100 level	north	67	4:20 pm	yes
Section 119	100 level	east	38	4:30 pm	yes
Section 121	100 level	east	25	2:50 pm	yes
Section 123	100 level	east	5	at kickoff
Section 125	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 126	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 127	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 129	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 131	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 133	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 135	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 137	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 138	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 139	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 140	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 141	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 142	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 143	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 144	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 145	100 level	west	7	at kickoff
Section 146	100 level	west	40	3:20 pm
Section 147	100 level	west	50	3:30 pm
Section 148	100 level	west	50	3:50 pm
Section 149	100 level	west	72	3:40 pm
Section 150	100 level	west	79	3:50 pm
Section 151	100 level	west	69	3:50 pm
Section 152	100 level	west	35	3:10 pm
Section 201	200 level	west	96	4:40 pm
Section 202	200 level	west	80	4:00 pm
Section 203	200 level	west	75	4:00 pm
Section 204	200 level	west	79	4:10 pm
Section 205	200 level	west	78	4:10 pm
Section 206	200 level	west	80	4:20 pm
Section 207	200 level	north	89	4:40 pm	yes
Section 208	200 level	north	81	4:40 pm	yes
Section 209	200 level	north	81	3:30 pm	yes
Section 210	200 level	north	82	3:50 pm	yes
Section 211	200 level	north	91	4:00 pm	yes
Section 212	200 level	north	104	4:10 pm	yes
Section 213	200 level	north	116	4:20 pm	yes
Section 214	200 level	north	122	4:30 pm	yes
Section 215	200 level	north	125	4:40 pm	yes
Section 216	200 level	east	130	4:40 pm	yes
Section 217	200 level	east	129	4:40 pm	yes
Section 218	200 level	east	128	4:40 pm	yes
Section 219	200 level	east	123	4:40 pm	yes
Section 220	200 level	east	111	4:40 pm	yes
Section 221	200 level	east	99	4:30 pm	yes
Section 222	200 level	east	81	3:50 pm	yes
Section 223	200 level	east	75	3:50 pm	yes
Section 224	200 level	east	67	3:40 pm	yes
Section 225	200 level	east	55	3:30 pm
Section 226	200 level	east	32	3:00 pm
Section 227	200 level	east	14	at kickoff
Section 228	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 229	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 231	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 232	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 233	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 234	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 235	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 236	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 237	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 238	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 239	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 240	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 241	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 242	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 243	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 244	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 245	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 246	200 level	west	1	at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 38°F (range 28-49°F), feels like 30°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 28%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 6:30 pm kickoff?

None of the stands get direct sun at a 6:30 pm kickoff. The sun is down for the whole game.

Time	What happens
12:30 pm	Tailgate lots open (not before 7 am)
3:30 pm	St. Paul shuttle from the State Fairgrounds starts
5:00 pm	Gates open; beer sales start
6:30 pm	Kickoff
End of 3rd quarter	Beer sales end
~10:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, beer, shuttle and lot times from the gophersports.com gameday FAQ.

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 33°F (range 22-44°F), feels like 25°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 7% of game hours, clear skies in 31%.

Plan the game: all 85 Huntington Bank Stadium sections · Huntington Bank Stadium parking, shuttle and tailgating · Huntington Bank Stadium bag policy, heated gear and beer · how the Huntington Bank Stadium data is measured.