Floyd of Rosedale
Iowa vs. Minnesota
118 of their 119 meetings are on file: they first met in 1891, and the earliest on file is 1901; officially, Minnesota leads 63–54–2; as played, 62–54–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Iowa 9–1, and Iowa has won the last 2. The winner takes home Floyd of Rosedale, played for since 1935. Iowa has held it since the 2024 game. The official count covers every meeting. Share
- Official series
- Minnesota leads 63–54–2
- Iowa wins on file
- 54
- Minnesota wins on file
- 62
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1901 first met 1891
- Longest streak
- 11 Minnesota
- Current streak
- 2 Iowa
- Last 10 meetings
- Iowa 9–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–6 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 2–5 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–8 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 7–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–7–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 5–1 |
- Both ranked
- 7 meetings: Iowa 4, Minnesota 3; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 18.4 points; 38 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Iowa
- 33–24–1 Iowa’s record at home
- At Minnesota
- 38–21–1 Minnesota’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 28
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Floyd of Rosedale
- Played for since
- 1935
- Games for it on file
- 91 Minnesota 43, Iowa 46, 2 tied
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 1935 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Iowa leads, 46–43–2. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on Floyd of Rosedale.
Games that tell the story
- Iowa’s biggest win2008: Iowa 55, Minnesota 0by 55 points
- Minnesota’s biggest win1903: Minnesota 75, Iowa 0by 75 points
- Upset1984: Minnesota 23, Iowa 17Minnesota had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1968: Iowa 35, Minnesota 28Iowa had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2010: Minnesota 27, Iowa 24Minnesota had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1960: Minnesota 27, Iowa 10No. 1 Iowa at No. 3 Minnesota
- Ranked showdown1956: Iowa 7, Minnesota 0No. 15 Iowa at No. 6 Minnesota
- Ranked showdown1954: Minnesota 22, Iowa 20No. 9 Iowa at No. 13 Minnesota
Coach against coach
| Years | Iowa | Series | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903–1905 | John Chalmers | 0–3 | Henry Williams |
| 1911–1915 | Jesse Hawley | 0–4 | Henry Williams |
| 1916–1921 | Howard Jones | 4–1 | Henry Williams |
| 1925–1929 | Burton Ingwersen | 2–3 | Clarence Spears |
| 1932–1936 | Ossie Solem | 0–5 | Bernie Bierman |
| 1939–1949 | Edward Anderson | 2–5 | Bernie Bierman |
| 1954–1960 | Forest Evashevski | 5–2 | Murray Warmath |
| 1961–1965 | Jerry Burns | 1–4 | Murray Warmath |
| 1966–1970 | Ray Nagel | 1–3–1 | Murray Warmath |
| 1974–1978 | Bob Commings | 2–3 | Cal Stoll |
| 1979–1983 | Hayden Fry | 2–3 | Joe Salem |
| 1986–1991 | Hayden Fry | 4–2 | John Gutekunst |
| 1992–1996 | Hayden Fry | 4–1 | Jim Wacker |
| 1999–2006 | Kirk Ferentz | 5–3 | Glen Mason |
| 2007–2009 | Kirk Ferentz | 3–0 | Tim Brewster |
| 2011–2014 | Kirk Ferentz | 2–2 | Jerry Kill |
| 2017–2025 | Kirk Ferentz | 8–1 | P.J. Fleck |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Iowa’s side (Chalmers 0–3 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
| Drew Tate Iowa | 19 of 32, 351 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2005 Passing | |
| Marcus Coker Iowa | 32 carries, 252 yards, 2 TD | 2011 Rushing | |
| Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota | 39 carries, 263 yards, 1 TD | 2022 Rushing | |
| Kaleb Johnson Iowa | 21 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD | 2024 Rushing | |
| Ed Hinkel Iowa | 7 catches, 151 yards, 4 TD | 2005 Receiving | |
| Andy Brodell Iowa | 7 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD | 2006 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1901 · Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, Oct 28, 1901
1902 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 27, 1902
1903 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 18, 1903
1909 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Oct 3, 1909
1911 · Omaha daily bee, Oct 29, 1911
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.
On television
| 2025 | CBS | 1.6 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 24, 2026 | Iowa at Minnesota upcoming | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 25, 2025 | Iowa 41, Minnesota 3 | at Iowa | ||
| Sep 21, 2024 | Iowa 31, Minnesota 14 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 21, 2023 | Minnesota 12, 24Iowa 10 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 19, 2022 | Iowa 13, Minnesota 10 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 13, 2021 | 19Iowa 27, Minnesota 22 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 13, 2020 | Iowa 35, Minnesota 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 16, 2019 | 23Iowa 23, 7Minnesota 19 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 6, 2018 | Iowa 48, Minnesota 31 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 28, 2017 | Iowa 17, Minnesota 10 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 8, 2016 | Iowa 14, Minnesota 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 14, 2015 | 8Iowa 40, Minnesota 35 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 8, 2014 | Minnesota 51, Iowa 14 | at Minnesota | ||
| Sep 28, 2013 | Iowa 23, Minnesota 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Sep 29, 2012 | Iowa 31, Minnesota 13 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 29, 2011 | Minnesota 22, Iowa 21 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 27, 2010 | Minnesota 27, 24Iowa 24 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 21, 2009 | 15Iowa 12, Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 22, 2008 | Iowa 55, Minnesota 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 10, 2007 | Iowa 21, Minnesota 16 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 18, 2006 | Minnesota 34, Iowa 24 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 19, 2005 | Iowa 52, Minnesota 28 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 13, 2004 | 19Iowa 29, Minnesota 27 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 15, 2003 | 20Iowa 40, 19Minnesota 22 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 16, 2002 | 6Iowa 45, Minnesota 21 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 17, 2001 | Iowa 42, Minnesota 24 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 18, 2000 | Minnesota 27, Iowa 24 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 20, 1999 | 17Minnesota 25, Iowa 21 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 21, 1998 | Minnesota 49, Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 22, 1997 | Iowa 31, Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | 24Iowa 43, Minnesota 24 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 25, 1995 | Iowa 45, Minnesota 3 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 19, 1994 | Iowa 49, Minnesota 42 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 20, 1993 | Iowa 21, Minnesota 3 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 21, 1992 | Minnesota 28, Iowa 13 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 23, 1991 | 9Iowa 23, Minnesota 8 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 24, 1990 | Minnesota 31, 13Iowa 24 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 25, 1989 | Minnesota 43, Iowa 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 19, 1988 | Iowa 31, Minnesota 22 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 21, 1987 | 18Iowa 34, Minnesota 20 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 22, 1986 | Iowa 30, Minnesota 27 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 23, 1985 | 3Iowa 31, Minnesota 9 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 17, 1984 | Minnesota 23, Iowa 17 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 19, 1983 | 11Iowa 61, Minnesota 10 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 23, 1982 | Iowa 21, Minnesota 16 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 24, 1981 | Minnesota 12, 6Iowa 10 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 25, 1980 | Minnesota 24, Iowa 6 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 20, 1979 | Minnesota 24, Iowa 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 14, 1978 | Minnesota 22, Iowa 20 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 8, 1977 | Iowa 18, Minnesota 6 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 23, 1976 | Iowa 22, Minnesota 12 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 25, 1975 | Minnesota 31, Iowa 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 19, 1974 | Minnesota 23, Iowa 17 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 20, 1973 | Minnesota 31, Iowa 23 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 21, 1972 | Minnesota 43, Iowa 14 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 16, 1971 | Minnesota 19, Iowa 14 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 31, 1970 | Minnesota 14, Iowa 14 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 1, 1969 | Minnesota 35, Iowa 8 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 2, 1968 | Iowa 35, Minnesota 28 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 4, 1967 | Minnesota 10, Iowa 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 15, 1966 | Minnesota 17, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 16, 1965 | Minnesota 14, Iowa 3 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 7, 1964 | Minnesota 14, Iowa 13 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 9, 1963 | Iowa 27, Minnesota 13 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 10, 1962 | 10Minnesota 10, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 11, 1961 | Minnesota 16, Iowa 9 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 5, 1960 | 3Minnesota 27, 1Iowa 10 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 7, 1959 | Iowa 33, Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 8, 1958 | 2Iowa 28, Minnesota 6 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 9, 1957 | 5Iowa 44, Minnesota 20 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 10, 1956 | 15Iowa 7, 6Minnesota 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 5, 1955 | Iowa 26, Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 13, 1954 | 13Minnesota 22, 9Iowa 20 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 14, 1953 | Iowa 27, 15Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 1, 1952 | Minnesota 17, Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 3, 1951 | Iowa 20, Minnesota 20 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 4, 1950 | Iowa 13, Minnesota 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 5, 1949 | Minnesota 55, 15Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 13, 1948 | 14Minnesota 28, Iowa 21 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 15, 1947 | Iowa 13, 20Minnesota 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 16, 1946 | Minnesota 16, 16Iowa 6 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 17, 1945 | Iowa 20, Minnesota 19 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 18, 1944 | Minnesota 46, Iowa 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 13, 1943 | Minnesota 33, Iowa 14 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 14, 1942 | 16Minnesota 27, 12Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 15, 1941 | 1Minnesota 34, Iowa 13 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 26, 1940 | 6Minnesota 34, Iowa 6 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 18, 1939 | 15Iowa 13, 20Minnesota 9 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 5, 1938 | 12Minnesota 28, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 6, 1937 | 14Minnesota 35, Iowa 10 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 7, 1936 | 2Minnesota 52, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 9, 1935 | Minnesota 13, Iowa 6 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 28, 1934 | Minnesota 48, Iowa 12 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 28, 1933 | Minnesota 19, Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 22, 1932 | Minnesota 21, Iowa 6 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 24, 1931 | Minnesota 34, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 9, 1929 | Iowa 9, Minnesota 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 27, 1928 | Iowa 7, Minnesota 6 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 22, 1927 | Minnesota 38, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 6, 1926 | Minnesota 41, Iowa 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 14, 1925 | Minnesota 33, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 25, 1924 | Iowa 13, Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 17, 1923 | Minnesota 20, Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 11, 1922 | Iowa 28, Minnesota 14 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 5, 1921 | Iowa 41, Minnesota 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 13, 1920 | Iowa 28, Minnesota 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 25, 1919 | Iowa 9, Minnesota 6 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 9, 1918 | Iowa 6, Minnesota 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Nov 4, 1916 | Minnesota 67, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 23, 1915 | Minnesota 51, Iowa 13 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 24, 1914 | Minnesota 7, Iowa 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 26, 1912 | Minnesota 56, Iowa 7 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 28, 1911 | Minnesota 24, Iowa 6 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 2, 1909 | Minnesota 41, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 21, 1905 | Minnesota 39, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 24, 1904 | Minnesota 11, Iowa 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 17, 1903 | Minnesota 75, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 25, 1902 | Minnesota 34, Iowa 0 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 26, 1901 | Minnesota 16, Iowa 0 | at Minnesota |
Every game is listed as played on the field.