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per Farrell:
Big Ten: Iowa (667-563-39) vs. Minnesota (706-524-44)
Head-to-Head: Minnesota leads 62-50-2
One of the most played rivalries in college football history for one of the great trophies (the Floyd of Rosedale), these bitter rivals have two distinct eras of dominance - Minnesota was 26-9 against Iowa before World War II, but the Hawkeyes have gone 28-12 in their past 40 matchups. A lot of people forget just how good Minnesota's teams were under Bernie Bierman in the 1930s and 40s - of the Gophers' seven claimed national titles came during a span from 1934-1941. Of the Hawkeyes' five national titles, three came under Forest Evashevski in the late 50s. Iowa has outpaced its rivals in bowl appearances (33-21), weeks ranked (341-174) and first round picks (23-18), but the Gophers have more consensus All-Americans (34-29), weeks at No. 1 in the polls (18-11) and conference titles (18-13).
Verdict: Iowa. This is another close one, but Iowa's dominance in the polls really shows how consistent of a program its been, especially over the past 40 years.
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Go Gophers!!
Big Ten: Iowa (667-563-39) vs. Minnesota (706-524-44)
Head-to-Head: Minnesota leads 62-50-2
One of the most played rivalries in college football history for one of the great trophies (the Floyd of Rosedale), these bitter rivals have two distinct eras of dominance - Minnesota was 26-9 against Iowa before World War II, but the Hawkeyes have gone 28-12 in their past 40 matchups. A lot of people forget just how good Minnesota's teams were under Bernie Bierman in the 1930s and 40s - of the Gophers' seven claimed national titles came during a span from 1934-1941. Of the Hawkeyes' five national titles, three came under Forest Evashevski in the late 50s. Iowa has outpaced its rivals in bowl appearances (33-21), weeks ranked (341-174) and first round picks (23-18), but the Gophers have more consensus All-Americans (34-29), weeks at No. 1 in the polls (18-11) and conference titles (18-13).
Verdict: Iowa. This is another close one, but Iowa's dominance in the polls really shows how consistent of a program its been, especially over the past 40 years.
Three-Point Stance: College football 'What ifs?,' rivalries, Minnesota
Mike Farrell stayed up late thinking about some crazy scenarios that could happen this college football season.
Go Gophers!!
