Minnesota at Iowa
Saturday, October 27, 1928 Share
Iowa beat Minnesota 7–6. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 15–7 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 39°FAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers
The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 31, 1928, page 1
Read the text
Aw, Heck! BIZ Times Special IOWA CITY, Ia, Oct. 81 1.-The co-eds simply can’t get a break! That’s all there is to it. Last Saturday the dainty collegiate damsels watching the Minnesota Gophers clash with the Iowa Hawks were simply thrilled” when Oran Pape of the Hawks broke loose for the Hawks and galloped 66 yards for the touchdown which paved the way for Iowa’s 7–6 triumph. Now, Oran, called Nanny” by his teammates. is a hero on the campus-but girls-he’ { been married for three yearSl Gosh!
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)
Minnesota 59% to win. Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Minnesota–Iowa gameOfficially, 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 96 since this game.
| 2025 | Iowa 41, Minnesota 3 | |
| 2024 | Iowa 31, Minnesota 14 | |
| 2023 | Minnesota 12, Iowa 10 | |
| 2022 | Iowa 13, Minnesota 10 | |
| 2021 | Iowa 27, Minnesota 22 | |
| 2020 | Iowa 35, Minnesota 7 |
Around this game
Minnesota
- Next gameat NorthwesternNov. 3, 1928
- SeasonMinnesota in 1928
- ProgramMinnesota history and records
Iowa
- Next gamevs. South DakotaNov. 3, 1928
- SeasonIowa in 1928
- ProgramIowa history and records