5 Things You Need to Know for Minnesota v.s Iowa From Gophersports.com

[Iceland12]

Five things you need to know

1. Minnesota travels to Iowa on Saturday for a night game against the No. 9 Hawkeyes. Once again, the schools will be playing for the coveted Floyd of Rosedale, which is a solid bronze pig that is 15.5 inches tall, 21 inches long and weighs 98.3 pounds. Minnesota leads the all-time series 62-44-2 and is 42-36-2 against Iowa when Floyd has been on the line. The Gophers enter Saturday’s tilt with possession of Floyd after a rousing 51-14 victory last season in Minneapolis. The Gophers, who scored 51 straight points last year to reclaim Floyd, have won three of the last five meetings with Iowa.

2. The 51 points that unranked Minnesota scored on Iowa last year were the most it scored against the Hawkeyes since a 55-7 win in 1949. The 51 points were also the most that Iowa had yielded to an unranked team since that same 1949 game. The 51 points were also the most that Iowa has allowed since it lost 56-35 to No. 4 Ohio State in 1995 and were also the most that Iowa has allowed under Kirk Ferentz (has coached Iowa for 209 games since 1999).

3. Minnesota is in the midst of playing 10 of 16 games against a ranked team in the AP Top 25 (poll started in 1936) for only the second time in school history. It could be said that Minnesota - according to AP voters - is therefore playing its most difficult schedule ever right now. The Gophers previously played 10 ranked teams in a 16-game span, which included the final three games of the 1990 season, the entire 1991 season and the first two games of the 1992 season (highest ranked team in that stretch was No. 4 Michigan). Iowa is ranked No. 9 and will be the fifth ranked team that Minnesota will play this season. The Gophers opened the year hosting No. 2 TCU and have played at No. 1 Ohio State, No. 15 Michigan and at No. 16 Northwestern. The Gophers ended 2014 with four straight games against No. 8 Ohio State, No. 21 Nebraska, No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 16 Missouri. Minnesota plays current No. 23 Wisconsin on Nov. 28.

4. The Gophers play at No. 8 Iowa on Saturday, which means that Minnesota will play three straight games against a top-15 teams (AP rankings at time of game) in No. 15 Michigan, No. 1 Ohio State and No. 8 Iowa. The last time Minnesota played three straight games against top 15 teams was 2002 when it played No. 6 Ohio State, No. 13 Michigan and No. 6 Iowa. Baylor is the only other team scheduled to play three straight top 15 opponents, as it still faces No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 5 Oklahoma State and No. 13 TCU this year.

5. Minnesota played 8-0 Ohio State last week and faces 9-0 Iowa this week. No other team is scheduled to play two straight games against at 8-0 teams (Baylor has consecutive games against 8-1 Oklahoma and 9-0 Oklahoma State, while Wake Forest plays 8-1 Notre Dame and then 9-0 Clemson). Minnesota is one of three Big Ten teams to play No. 1 Ohio State and No. 8 Iowa (Indiana, Illinois are the others). The Gophers and Indiana are the only teams to face No. 1 Ohio State, No. 8 Iowa and No. 15 Michigan this year. Minnesota is the only team that plays No. 1 Ohio State, No. 8 Iowa, No. 15 Michigan and No. 23 Wisconsin (teams combined 33-4 this year). Minnesota is the only team to play No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 TCU in the regular season (rankings at time of game).

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[Stan]

This.

Minnesota leads the all-time series 62-44-2 and is 42-36-2 against Iowa when Floyd has been on the line.

 

[MplsGopherFan]

This.

Minnesota leads the all-time series 62-44-2 and is 42-36-2 against Iowa when Floyd has been on the line.

If you asked Hawkeye fans who leads the all-time series, the vast majority would tell you that Iowa leads the series. They are not good with facts. When you correct them with the facts, they will tell you that only recent history matters. Fortunately, we've got that one too ... we've won 3 of the past 5!

 

[bottlebass]

If you asked Hawkeye fans who leads the all-time series, the vast majority would tell you that Iowa leads the series. They are not good with facts. When you correct them with the facts, they will tell you that only recent history matters. Fortunately, we've got that one too ... we've won 3 of the past 5!

Last year I won pizza in a bet with a new coworker who was an Iowa fan claiming Iowa lead the series for Floyd. I then won pizza again when we beat Iowa. It was a great 2 weeks at work... I really hope I win pizza again this year.

 

[PapaHawk21]

If you asked Hawkeye fans who leads the all-time series, the vast majority would tell you that Iowa leads the series. They are not good with facts. When you correct them with the facts, they will tell you that only recent history matters. Fortunately, we've got that one too ... we've won 3 of the past 5!

I'm not sure this is true. However, many Iowa fans think of the Hayden Fry Era as the beginning modern Iowa Football (1979). I'm not endorsing that view, but that's my experience.

Hayden Fry and Kirk Ferentz are 22-14 against Minnesota since 1979.

Iowa is 10-4 against Minnesota in the last 14 games. This statistic is why many uninformed Iowa fans have the wrong impression.

Minnesota has excellent football history and certainly has a commanding lead in the All-Time Series against Iowa. Post-1967, I would give Iowa the edge over Minnesota in terms of conference success, bowls, history etc. In total though, Minnesota certainly has a stronger historical resume than Iowa.

 

[STPGopher]

I'm not sure this is true. However, many Iowa fans think of the Hayden Fry Era as the beginning modern Iowa Football (1979). I'm not endorsing that view, but that's my experience.

Hayden Fry and Kirk Ferentz are 22-14 against Minnesota since 1979.

Iowa is 10-4 against Minnesota in the last 14 games. This statistic is why many uninformed Iowa fans have the wrong impression.

Minnesota has excellent football history and certainly has a commanding lead in the All-Time Series against Iowa. Post-1967, I would give Iowa the edge over Minnesota in terms of conference success, bowls, history etc. In total though, Minnesota certainly has a stronger historical resume than Iowa.

Logical/fair post.

I have no problems with the Iowa football program or it's fans. They are a good example of how to excel under less than "Ideal" circumstances. The Iowa program has been remarkably stable 30 plus years. IMHO they should be proud of their program.

I don't hate Iowa. Well only for 3 plus hours one Saturday a year.