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I believe Minnesota's state nickname is the gopher state so they named it after that, a common thing to do(Iowa, the Hawkeye state, Wisconsin, the Badger state, Ohio, the Buckeye state)

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Because the team mascot is a golden gopher.

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Because it's called Minnesota since May 11, 1858 the year when Minnesota was found

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Because the state animal is a gopher.

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Gopher guys were looking for gopher girls

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What state nickname is the gopher state?

Minnesota is the Gopher State.


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