Minnesota at Iowa

Saturday, November 11, 1922

Iowa beat Minnesota 28–⁠14. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 11–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayMinnesota3–⁠3–⁠1 in 1922
14
HomeIowa7–⁠0 in 1922
28

FinalHigh 57°F, low 52°F, 0.27 in. of rainAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: IOWA VICTOR, 2S TO 0, OVER MINNESOTA TEAM

    Evening star, November 12, 1922, page 75

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    IOWA VICTOR, 2S TO 0, OVER MINNESOTA TEAM IOWA CITY, Iowa. November IL 1owa’s big ten champions. by a score of 20 to u. defeated Minnesota on Iowa Field this afternoon, for the fifth consecutive time in their annual contests. Iowa started scoring early in the first quarter, piling up two touch = downs against Minnesota’s one. Locke and Parktn carrying the ball for long gains through the Minnesota line. Locke smashed the ball over from the S-yard line for the first touchdown. following a long forward pass. Following the kickoff Iowa went over for the score. Shuttle worth kicked both goals. Minnesota’s score came following Iowa’s failure to capture a punt within Iowa’s 25-vard line. A com pIeted forward pass and a line plunge Tailed the score for the Gophers. In tho second period the Old Glory War riors pushed Locke over for two more touchdowns, after the Iowa captain had hit the Minnesota line for 10 and 20 yard gains. Iowa played the third period with most of the first team men on the side lines. Parkin was injured. as was Rich, who went in in his place, Locke was out for a rest and many changes were made in the line. Minnesota. in the final minutes of play. on a forward pass. following a tion of the field. put the ball over the goal for it’s final score. The game was slow. being played on a field that had been drenched with rain just before noon. 80

  • The The New York herald's story: $4,000 See Iowa Win Over Minnesota Football Team Victors Take Early Lead and soF4 Triumph, % to IA.

    The New York herald, November 12, 1922, page 50

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    $4,000 See Iowa Win Over Minnesota Football Team Victors Take Early Lead and soF4 Triumph, % to IA. Special Dispatch to THE New YoEK HERALD Iowa CITT, iowa, Nov. 1.-The State OF Iowa is still proud of its great foot ball team, the eleven which conquered Yale which won the Conference cham pionship last year and aims to have a strong claim on this years title. 1t bat tered the Minnesota eleven on Iowa Field this afternoon before $500 persons. The score was % to H. Leland Parkin, the hero Of thA Yale game. after playing splendid football. was injured In the second quarter. Gay was also put out OF commission. The lineup:

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Minnesota leads 63–⁠54–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠54–⁠2 in the 118 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the 102 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa 41, Minnesota 3
2024Iowa 31, Minnesota 14
2023Minnesota 12, Iowa 10
2022Iowa 13, Minnesota 10
2021Iowa 27, Minnesota 22
2020Iowa 35, Minnesota 7

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