Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry
Appearance
Minnesota (39) | Iowa (31) |
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1935 1936 1937 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1946 1948 1949 1952 1954 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984 1989 1990 1992 1998 1999 2000 2006 |
1939 1945 1947 1950 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1963 1968 1976 1977 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
Ties (2) | |
1951 1970 |
The Floyd of Rosedale is awarded to the winner of each college football game between Iowa and Minnesota.
History
A bet in 1935 between Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson and Iowa Governor Clyde Herring gave birth to Floyd of Rosedale. Tensions between the two state universities had been running high and a wager was made in an effort to relieve the situation.
After Iowa lost the 1935 game, Herring presented Olson with Floyd of Rosedale, a full-blooded champion pig and a brother of BlueBoy from Will Rogers' movie State Fair. Olson gave the pig to the University of Minnesota and commissioned Saint Paul sculptor Charles Brioscho to capture Floyd's image.
The result is a bronze pig 53cm (21 inches) long and 38cm (15 inches) high.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/MinnesotaGoldenGophers.png/120px-MinnesotaGoldenGophers.png)
Game results
See also
- Other Iowa traveling trophies
- Cy-Hawk Trophy (with Iowa State)
- Heartland Trophy (with Wisconsin)
- Other Minnesota traveling trophies:
- Governor's Victory Bell (with Penn State)
- Little Brown Jug (with Michigan)
- Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe (with Wisconsin)
References
- "Floyd of Rosedale - Minnesota vs. Iowa". GopherSports.com. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- "Series History: Iowa vs. Minnesota". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-02-28.