Indiana vs. Minnesota
Indiana and Minnesota have 69 meetings on file, the first in 1906; Minnesota leads the series 40–26–3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Minnesota 7–3, and Minnesota has won the last 4. Share
- Indiana wins
- 26
- Minnesota wins
- 40
- Ties
- 3
- Earliest on file
- 1906
- Longest streak
- 4 Minnesota
- Current streak
- 4 Minnesota
- Last 10 meetings
- Minnesota 7–3
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 5–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Indiana 1, Minnesota 0
- Average margin
- 14.7 points; 22 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Indiana
- 17–8–2 Indiana’s record at home
- At Minnesota
- 32–9–1 Minnesota’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 15
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Indiana’s biggest win1945: Indiana 49, Minnesota 0by 49 points
- Minnesota’s biggest win2003: Minnesota 55, Indiana 7by 48 points
- Upset1942: Indiana 7, Minnesota 0Indiana had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2004: Indiana 30, Minnesota 21Indiana had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1963: Indiana 24, Minnesota 6Indiana had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1945: Indiana 49, Minnesota 0No. 6 Indiana at No. 20 Minnesota
Coach against coach
| Years | Indiana | Series | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917–1921 | Jumbo Stiehm | 1–3 | Henry Williams |
| 1927–1929 | Pat Page | 0–2–1 | Clarence Spears |
| 1934–1946 | Bo McMillin | 2–2 | Bernie Bierman |
| 1958–1964 | Phil Dickens | 2–3 | Murray Warmath |
| 1965–1971 | John Pont | 1–5–1 | Murray Warmath |
| 1973–1978 | Lee Corso | 3–3 | Cal Stoll |
| 1979–1982 | Lee Corso | 3–1 | Joe Salem |
| 1986–1991 | Bill Mallory | 4–2 | John Gutekunst |
| 1992–1994 | Bill Mallory | 3–0 | Jim Wacker |
| 1997–2000 | Cam Cameron | 2–2 | Glen Mason |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (Stiehm 1–3 against Williams). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Bryan Cupito Minnesota | 22 of 33, 378 yards, 4 TD | 2006 Passing | |
| Gary Russell Minnesota | 28 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD | 2005 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1906 · The Richmond palladium, Richmond, Ind., Nov 25, 1906
1919 · The sun, New York, Oct 19, 1919
1921 · The evening herald, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct 23, 1921
1922 · The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., Oct 16, 1922
1927 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Oct 17, 1927
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.