Minnesota vs UCLA: shaded seats and sun by section

For Minnesota vs UCLA at an 11:00 am kickoff, 32 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 7, 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?

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: 27.3° high, bearing 164.7°. Still 19.4° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 210, 212, 209, 213, 214, 207. Shadiest: 246, 231, 232, 245, 233, 131. By level and side: 200 level north 219 min, 100 level north 194 min, 200 level west 138 min, 200 level east 132 min, 100 level west 127 min, 100 level east 100 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	165		2:20 pm
Section 103	100 level	west	165		2:10 pm
Section 105	100 level	west	163		2:20 pm	yes
Section 107	100 level	north	198		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	195		not during the game	yes
Section 117	100 level	north	181		not during the game	yes
Section 119	100 level	east	180		not during the game	yes
Section 121	100 level	east	194		not during the game	yes
Section 123	100 level	east	184		not during the game
Section 125	100 level	east	173		not during the game
Section 126	100 level	east	72		1:50 pm
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	27		2:30 pm
Section 147	100 level	west	42		not during the game
Section 148	100 level	west	68		not during the game
Section 149	100 level	west	126		not during the game
Section 150	100 level	west	210		not during the game
Section 151	100 level	west	219		not during the game
Section 152	100 level	west	210		not during the game
Section 201	200 level	west	136		not during the game
Section 202	200 level	west	168		not during the game
Section 203	200 level	west	184		not during the game
Section 204	200 level	west	197		not during the game
Section 205	200 level	west	207		not during the game
Section 206	200 level	west	216		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	212		not during the game
Section 226	200 level	east	218		not during the game
Section 227	200 level	east	169		not during the game
Section 228	200 level	east	55		at kickoff
Section 229	200 level	east	7		at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	east	1		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: 45°F (range 27-62°F), feels like 38°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 26%.

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

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
5:00 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: 19.4° high, bearing 219.1°. Sunset during the game at about 5:00 pm. Sunniest: 218, 219, 217, 220, 221, 222. Shadiest: 231, 230, 229, 232, 245, 233. By level and side: 200 level north 112 min, 100 level north 87 min, 200 level east 72 min, 200 level west 70 min, 100 level west 46 min, 100 level east 28 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	10		at kickoff
Section 103	100 level	west	7		at kickoff
Section 105	100 level	west	7		at kickoff
Section 107	100 level	north	19		2:50 pm	yes
Section 108	100 level	north	36		3:10 pm	yes
Section 109	100 level	north	66		3:40 pm	yes
Section 110	100 level	north	90		4:10 pm	yes
Section 111	100 level	north	103		4:30 pm	yes
Section 112	100 level	north	112		4:40 pm	yes
Section 113	100 level	north	116		4:40 pm	yes
Section 114	100 level	north	113		4:30 pm	yes
Section 115	100 level	north	111		4:30 pm	yes
Section 117	100 level	north	108		4:30 pm	yes
Section 119	100 level	east	82		4:40 pm	yes
Section 121	100 level	east	80		4:40 pm	yes
Section 123	100 level	east	40		3:20 pm
Section 125	100 level	east	19		2:50 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	12		at kickoff
Section 146	100 level	west	49		3:50 pm
Section 147	100 level	west	61		3:40 pm
Section 148	100 level	west	74		4:10 pm
Section 149	100 level	west	96		4:10 pm
Section 150	100 level	west	98		4:10 pm
Section 151	100 level	west	69		3:50 pm
Section 152	100 level	west	24		2:50 pm
Section 201	200 level	west	117		5:00 pm
Section 202	200 level	west	89		4:10 pm
Section 203	200 level	west	84		4:10 pm
Section 204	200 level	west	86		4:10 pm
Section 205	200 level	west	87		4:20 pm
Section 206	200 level	west	96		4:30 pm
Section 207	200 level	north	107		4:40 pm	yes
Section 208	200 level	north	109		4:50 pm	yes
Section 209	200 level	north	113		5:00 pm	yes
Section 210	200 level	north	107		5:00 pm	yes
Section 211	200 level	north	105		4:00 pm	yes
Section 212	200 level	north	106		4:10 pm	yes
Section 213	200 level	north	113		4:20 pm	yes
Section 214	200 level	north	122		4:30 pm	yes
Section 215	200 level	north	127		4:40 pm	yes
Section 216	200 level	east	138		4:50 pm	yes
Section 217	200 level	east	145		5:00 pm	yes
Section 218	200 level	east	149		5:00 pm	yes
Section 219	200 level	east	149		5:00 pm	yes
Section 220	200 level	east	145		5:00 pm	yes
Section 221	200 level	east	144		5:00 pm	yes
Section 222	200 level	east	140		5:00 pm	yes
Section 223	200 level	east	119		5:00 pm	yes
Section 224	200 level	east	98		4:10 pm	yes
Section 225	200 level	east	89		4:00 pm	yes
Section 226	200 level	east	70		3:40 pm	yes
Section 227	200 level	east	46		3:20 pm	yes
Section 228	200 level	east	16		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	2		at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 47°F (range 27-64°F), feels like 39°F, wind 9 mph, rain in 11% of game hours, clear skies in 29%.

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.