Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

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Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry
Floyd of Rosedale
Floyd of Rosedale in 2006 at the University of Minnesota Building at the Minnesota State Fair
Teams Iowa Hawkeyes
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Trophy Originated 1935
First Meeting 1891 (Minnesota, 42–4)
Last Meeting 2012 (Iowa, 31–13)
Next Meeting September 28, 2013
All Time Series Minnesota, 61–43–2
Trophy Series Minnesota, 41–35–2
Current Streak Iowa, 1
Longest Winning Streak Minnesota, 12 (1891–1916)
Largest Victory Minnesota 75, Iowa 0
October 17, 1903
Highest Scoring Game Iowa 49, Minnesota 42
September 19, 1994
Iowa logo Minnesota logo

The Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes football team of the University of Iowa and the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team of the University of Minnesota. The Floyd of Rosedale is a bronze trophy in the shape of a pig which is awarded to the winner of the game.

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[edit] History

The 1934 football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Minnesota Golden Gophers had been filled with controversy over the treatment of Iowa star halfback Ozzie Simmons. Simmons was also one of the few black football players of that era, and several rough hits by the Gophers on Simmons forced him to leave the game multiple times in Minnesota’s 48-12 victory. “What it amounted to was that they were piling on – late hits,” Simmons recalled. “I had bruised ribs...they came at me with knees high, and some of it was pretty obvious.”[1]

The following year, Coach Bernie Bierman’s Gophers were 5-0, and Coach Ossie Solem’s Hawkeyes were 4-0-1. Before the 1935 Iowa–Minnesota contest in Iowa City, Bierman received a flood of threatening letters from Iowa fans. He requested and received special police protection for the team when it detrained in Iowa a couple days before the contest.[2]

The day before the game, Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring told reporters, "If the officials stand for any rough tactics like Minnesota used last year, I'm sure the crowd won't."[3] Herring’s message was clear. “What he was saying was, ‘If you treat Ozzie like you treated him last year, we’re coming out of the stands,’” Simmons said.[4]

The news quickly reached Minnesota. Coach Bierman threatened to break off athletic relations. Minnesota Attorney General Harry H. Peterson practically accused the Iowa governor of thuggery. "Your remark that the crowd at the Iowa–Minnesota game will not stand for any rough tactics is calculated to incite a riot," said Peterson. "It is a breach of your duty as governor, and evidences an unsportsmanlike, cowardly and contemptible frame of mind."[2]

To lighten the mood, Minnesota Governor Floyd Olson sent a telegram to Governor Herring on game-day morning, which read, "Dear Clyde, Minnesota folks excited over your statement about the Iowa crowd lynching the Minnesota football team. I have assured them that you are a law-abiding gentleman and are only trying to get our goat. The Minnesota team will tackle clean, but, oh! how hard, Clyde. If you seriously think Iowa has any chance to win, I will bet you a Minnesota prize hog against an Iowa prize hog that Minnesota wins today. The loser must deliver the hog in person to the winner. Accept my bet thru a reporter. You are getting odds because Minnesota raises better hogs than Iowa. My best personal regards and condolences. "[3]

The Iowa governor accepted, and word of the bet reached Iowa City as the crowd gathered at the stadium. Things calmed down and the game was untroubled. Minnesota won 13-6, and Iowa star Ozzie Simmons played an injury-free game. Afterwards, the Minnesota players went out of their way to compliment Simmons, and Simmons praised the Gophers for their clean, hard-fought play. Minnesota went on to win their second straight national championship.

Governor Herring obtained an award-winning prize pig which had been donated by Allen Loomis, the owner of Rosedale Farms near Fort Dodge, Iowa. Dubbed Floyd after Minnesota Governor Olson, the pig was the brother of BlueBoy from Will Rogers' movie State Fair. A few days later, Governor Herring collected "Floyd of Rosedale" and personally walked him into Governor Olson’s carpeted office.[3]

Iowa social crusader Virgil Case swore out a criminal warrant in Des Moines against Governor Herring, alleging that the bet violated Iowa gambling laws.[5] Herring jokingly stated that he had retained Governor Olson as his attorney, who argued that it was not a true bet because Herring did not have a chance of winning it.[5] However, an assistant Iowa attorney general convinced a judge to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds because the bet had been made in Minnesota and Iowa City, beyond the local court's jurisdiction.[5] Case also argued that the governors were guilty of violating federal gambling laws because the pig had been placed into interstate commerce when Herring made good on the bet, but the U.S. Attorneys declined to prosecute.[5] President Franklin Roosevelt's former son-in-law, Curtis Dall, who attended the 1935 game as a guest of the governors, suggested that they name the pig "New Deal." Herring vetoed that proposal.[6]

[edit] Aftermath

Governor Olson later offered Floyd up as the grand prize in a state-wide essay-writing contest, which was won by 14-year old Robert Jones. A few years later, Floyd of Rosedale caught cholera and died.[2]

Since the two schools could not continue wagering a live pig, Governor Olson commissioned Saint Paul sculptor Charles Brioscho to capture Floyd's image. The result was a bronze pig trophy 53 cm (21 inches) long and 38 cm (15 inches) high. Iowa and Minnesota have played for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy every year since then. The winner of the annual Iowa-Minnesota football game is entitled to keep the trophy until the following year's contest.

One of the most notable games in the rivalry was in the 1960 college football season when undefeated and number three-ranked Minnesota met undefeated and number-one ranked Iowa in Minneapolis. The game was for the Big Ten Conference championship, the 1961 Rose Bowl berth, and the #1 ranking. Minnesota won, 27-10.

In 2008, Rivals.com named Floyd of Rosedale the top rivalry trophy in college football.[7]

[edit] Game results

Iowa victories are shaded ██ gold. Minnesota victories are shaded ██ maroon. Ties are white.

[edit] Pre-Trophy Era

The two schools have played each other 28 times between 1891 and 1934, before a trophy was established in 1935.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
 November 2, 1891    Iowa City, IA   Minnesota  42  Iowa       4  Minnesota 1-0
October 26, 1901 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      16 Iowa 0 Minnesota 2–0
October 25, 1902 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      34 Iowa 0 Minnesota 3–0
October 17, 1903 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      75 Iowa 0 Minnesota 4–0
November 28, 1904 Cedar Rapids, IA Minnesota      11 Iowa 0 Minnesota 5–0
October 21, 1905 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      39 Iowa 0 Minnesota 6–0
October 2, 1909 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      41 Iowa 0 Minnesota 7–0
October 28, 1911 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      24 Iowa 6 Minnesota 8–0
October 26, 1912 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      56 Iowa 7 Minnesota 9–0
October 24, 1914 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      7 Iowa 0 Minnesota 10-0
October 23, 1915 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      51 Iowa 13 Minnesota 11–0
October 28, 1916 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      67 Iowa 0 Minnesota 12-0
November 9, 1918 Iowa City, IA Iowa      6 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 12–1
October 25, 1919 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      9 Minnesota 6 Minnesota 12-2
November 13, 1920 Iowa City, IA Iowa      28 Minnesota 7 Minnesota 12–3
November 5, 1921 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      41 Minnesota 7 Minnesota 12–4
November 11, 1922 Iowa City, IA Iowa      28 Minnesota 14 Minnesota 12-5
November 27, 1923 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      20 Iowa 7 Minnesota 13-5
October 25, 1924 Iowa City, IA Iowa      13 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 13–6
November 14, 1925 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      33 Iowa 0 Minnesota 14-6
November 6, 1926 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      41 Iowa 0 Minnesota 15–6
October 22, 1927 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      38 Iowa 0 Minnesota 16–6
October 22, 1928 Iowa City, IA Iowa      7 Minnesota 6 Minnesota 16–7
November 9, 1929 Iowa City, IA Iowa      9 Minnesota 7 Minnesota 16-8
October 24, 1931 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      34 Iowa 0 Minnesota 17–8
October 22, 1932 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      21 Iowa 6 Minnesota 18-8
October 28, 1933 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      19 Iowa 7 Minnesota 19–8
October 28, 1934 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      48 Iowa 12 Minnesota 20–8

[edit] Floyd of Rosedale Era

Since 1935, the two schools have met 77 times for the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
 November 9, 1935    Iowa City, IA   Minnesota  13  Iowa       6  Minnesota 21-8
November 7, 1936 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      52 Iowa 0 Minnesota 22–8
November 6, 1937 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      35 Iowa 10 Minnesota 23–8
November 5, 1938 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      28 Iowa 0 Minnesota 24–8
November 18, 1939 Iowa City, IA Iowa      13 Minnesota 9 Minnesota 24–9
October 26, 1940 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      34 Iowa 6 Minnesota 25–9
November 15, 1941 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      34 Iowa 13 Minnesota 26–9
November 14, 1942 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      27 Iowa 7 Minnesota 27–9
November 13, 1943 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      33 Iowa 14 Minnesota 28–9
November 18, 1944 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      46 Iowa 0 Minnesota 29-9
November 17, 1945 Iowa City, IA Iowa      20 Minnesota 19 Minnesota 29–10
November 16, 1946 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      16 Iowa 6 Minnesota 30-10
November 15, 1947 Iowa City, IA Iowa      13 Minnesota 7 Minnesota 30–11
November 13, 1948 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      28 Iowa 21 Minnesota 31-11
November 5, 1949 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      55 Iowa 7 Minnesota 32–11
November 4, 1950 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      13 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 32–12
November 3, 1951 Iowa City, IA Iowa      20 Minnesota 20 Minnesota 32-12-1
November 1, 1952 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      17 Iowa 7 Minnesota 33-12-1
November 14, 1953 Iowa City, IA Iowa      27 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 33–13-1
November 13, 1954 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      22 Iowa 20 Minnesota 34-13-1
November 5, 1955 Iowa City, IA Iowa      26 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 34–14-1
November 10, 1956 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      7 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 34–15-1
November 9, 1957 Iowa City, IA Iowa      44 Minnesota 20 Minnesota 34–16-1
November 8, 1958 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      28 Minnesota 6 Minnesota 34-17-1
November 7, 1959 Iowa City, IA Iowa      33 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 34–18-1
November 5, 1960 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      27 Iowa 10 Minnesota 35-18-1
November 11, 1961 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      16 Iowa 9 Minnesota 36–18-1
November 10, 1962 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      10 Iowa 0 Minnesota 37–18-1
November 9, 1963 Iowa City, IA Iowa      27 Minnesota 13 Minnesota 37–19-1
November 7, 1964 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      14 Iowa 13 Minnesota 38–19-1
October 16, 1965 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      14 Iowa 3 Minnesota 39–19-1
October 15, 1966 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      17 Iowa 0 Minnesota 40–19-1
November 4, 1967 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      10 Iowa 0 Minnesota 41–19-1
November 2, 1968 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      35 Minnesota 28 Minnesota 41–20-1
November 1, 1969 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      35 Iowa 8 Minnesota 42–20-1
October 31, 1970 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      14 Iowa 14 Minnesota 42-20-2
October 16, 1971 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      19 Iowa 14 Minnesota 43–20-2
October 21, 1972 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      43 Iowa 14 Minnesota 44-20-2
October 20, 1973 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      31 Iowa 23 Minnesota 45–20-2
October 19, 1974 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      23 Iowa 17 Minnesota 46-20-2
October 25, 1975 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      31 Iowa 7 Minnesota 47–20-2
October 23, 1976 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      22 Minnesota 12 Minnesota 47–21-2
October 8, 1977 Iowa City, IA Iowa      18 Minnesota 6 Minnesota 47-22-2
October 14, 1978 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      22 Iowa 20 Minnesota 48-22-2
October 20, 1979 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      24 Iowa 7 Minnesota 49–22-2
October 25, 1980 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      24 Iowa 6 Minnesota 50-22-2
October 24, 1981 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      12 Iowa 10 Minnesota 51–22-2
October 23, 1982 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      21 Minnesota 16 Minnesota 51–23-2
November 19, 1983 Iowa City, IA Iowa      61 Minnesota 10 Minnesota 51–24-2
November 17, 1984 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      23 Iowa 17 Minnesota 52-24-2
November 23, 1985 Iowa City, IA Iowa      31 Minnesota 9 Minnesota 52–25-2
November 22, 1986 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      30 Minnesota 27 Minnesota 52-26-2
November 21, 1987 Iowa City, IA Iowa      34 Minnesota 20 Minnesota 52–27-2
November 19, 1988 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      31 Minnesota 22 Minnesota 52–28-2
November 25, 1989 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      43 Iowa 7 Minnesota 53–28-2
November 24, 1990 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      31 Iowa 24 Minnesota 54–28-2
November 23, 1991 Iowa City, IA Iowa      23 Minnesota 8 Minnesota 54–29-2
November 21, 1992 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      28 Iowa 13 Minnesota 55–29-2
November 20, 1993 Iowa City, IA Iowa      21 Minnesota 3 Minnesota 55–30-2
November 19, 1994 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      49 Minnesota 42 Minnesota 55–31-2
November 25, 1995 Iowa City, IA Iowa      45 Minnesota 3 Minnesota 55–32-2
November 23, 1996 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      43 Minnesota 24 Minnesota 55-33-2
November 22, 1997 Iowa City, IA Iowa      31 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 55–34-2
November 21, 1998 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      49 Iowa 7 Minnesota 56-34-2
November 20, 1999 Iowa City, IA Minnesota      25 Iowa 21 Minnesota 57–34-2
November 18, 2000 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      27 Iowa 24 Minnesota 58-34-2
November 17, 2001 Iowa City, IA Iowa      42 Minnesota 24 Minnesota 58–35-2
November 16, 2002 Minneapolis, MN #5 Iowa      45 Minnesota 21 Minnesota 58–36-2
November 15, 2003 Iowa City, IA #20 Iowa      40 #17 Minnesota 22 Minnesota 58-37-2
November 14, 2004 Minneapolis, MN #19 Iowa      29 Minnesota 27 Minnesota 58-38-2
November 19, 2005 Iowa City, IA Iowa      52 Minnesota 28 Minnesota 58–39-2
November 18, 2006 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      34 Iowa 24 Minnesota 59-39-2
November 10, 2007 Iowa City, IA Iowa      21 Minnesota 16 Minnesota 59–40-2
November 22, 2008 Minneapolis, MN Iowa      55 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 59–41-2
November 21, 2009 Iowa City, IA #13 Iowa      12 Minnesota 0 Minnesota 59–42-2
November 27, 2010 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      27 #24 Iowa 24 Minnesota 60-42-2
October 29, 2011 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota      22 Iowa 21 Minnesota 61–42-2
September 29, 2012 Iowa City, IA Iowa      31 Minnesota 13 Minnesota 61–43-2

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Stadium Stories: Iowa Hawkeyes, by Buck Turnbull (ISBN 0-7627-3819-7), Pages 107-108
  2. ^ a b c Minnesota Public Radio
  3. ^ a b c Floyd of Rosedale - Minnesota vs. Iowa
  4. ^ Stadium Stories: Iowa Hawkeyes, by Buck Turnbull (ISBN 0-7627-3819-7), Page 108
  5. ^ a b c d "Herring Arrest is Made Just Another Joke," Oelwein Daily Register, 1935-11-14 at p. 1,3.
  6. ^ "The Roosevelt Week," Time Magazine, 1935-11-18.
  7. ^ Rivalry trophies

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