Minnesota at Iowa

Saturday, November 15, 1947. Iowa took Floyd of Rosedale from Minnesota

Iowa beat No. 20 Minnesota 13–⁠7. It was their 41st meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 29–⁠11 in the games on file.

Away20Minnesota6–⁠3 in 1947
7
HomeIowa3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1947
13

FinalAttendance 50,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: WILL SHAY ON Al Ul

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 21, 1947, page 3

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    WILL SHAY ON Al Ul IOWA CITY la, Nov. 2l.-R- Dr. Eddie Anderson, glad that we got things strengthened out, IS going to stay as head football coach at the University of Iowa. Anderson, whose cral resignation was refused by the University’s Board in control of athletics, look ed ahead to an expanded program that If followed through will do some real good in the future” The statement by Anderson, who resigned on the eve of Iowas 13–⁠7 victory over Minnesota last Satur- day because of loose talk” about him and his squad, came shortly after the athletic board announced last night it hac refused his resig- nation.

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 60% to win. Iowa pulled the upset.

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 78 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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