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University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, October 21
Iowa City, IA
2:30 PM
University of Minnesota
at
Iowa
Photo by: CONNOR CUNNINGHAM
Game 7: Minnesota at Iowa
10/17/2023 2:31:00 PM | Football
THE ESSENTIALS
Date/Time: Oct. 21, 2023 / 2:30 p.m. CT
Site: Iowa City, Iowa
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 69,250
Series Overall: Minnesota Leads 62-52-2
Streak Overall: Minnesota Lost 8
Series in Iowa: Minnesota Trails 23-32-1
Streak in Iowa: Minnesota Lost 10
First Meeting: Minnesota Won 42-4 in Iowa City (11/2/1891)
Last Meeting: Minnesota Lost 13-10 in Minneapolis (11/19/2022)
Television: NBC // Paul Burmeister (PXP), Anthony Herron (Analyst), Zora Stephenson (Reporter)
Gopher Radio: KFAN FM 100.3 | SiriusXM: 381; SXM App // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. Coming off the team's bye week, Minnesota (3-3, 1-2 B1G) is back in action this week with a road trip to No. 24/23 Iowa (6-1, 3-1 B1G). Kickoff at Kinnick Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m. on NBC.
2. Saturday marks the 117th all-time matchup between Minnesota and Iowa, and it's also the 89th battle for Floyd of Rosedale, a 15.5-inch high, 21-inch long bronze statue of a prized hog (a full history of which can be found on Page 43 of the game notes). First played for in 1935, the all-time series record for Floyd of Rosedale could not be much closer as the Hawkeyes hold a slight lead at 44-42-2.
3. With Iowa ranked 24th in the AP Poll, Saturday marks the third contest against a ranked opponent for Minnesota this season. Previously the Gophers lost at then-No. 20 North Carolina on Sept. 16 and last time out vs. No. 2 Michigan on Oct. 7. The Gophers are looking to snap a five-game losing streak to ranked opponents, last defeating then-No. 18 Wisconsin in 2021. Minnesota is also aiming to end a 13-game losing skid to ranked opponents on the road, with its most recent victory coming at then-No. 21 Nebraska in 2014. The Golden Gophers are 4-10 all-time against ranked Iowa squads and 1-5 when taking on the No. 24 team in the AP Poll.
4. Minnesota enters Saturday's game coming off a bye. Excluding the 2020 season that was disrupted due to COVID, the Golden Gophers are 3-3 under P.J. Fleck when coming off a regular season bye. The Golden Gophers lost to Maryland in 2017 (31-24) and Iowa in 2018 (48-31) but then won three in a row by posting wins in 2019 at Purdue (38-31) and Penn State (31-26), and against Nebraska in 2021 (30-23). Last season, the Gophers fell at Illinois, 26-14. Minnesota is 6-1 all-time against Iowa after having the prior week off from play. The most recent matchup was a loss in 2018, but before that the Gophers won the meetings in 2014, 2010, 2000, 1931, 1923 and 1901 when they were coming off a bye week.
5. The 2023 campaign is the seventh for head coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where his record is 47-30. He is fifth in program history for overall wins and Big Ten wins (27) and sixth in games coached (77). Fleck's .610 win percentage is third best among the Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). In his 11th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 77-52 (.597).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
Date/Time: Oct. 21, 2023 / 2:30 p.m. CT
Site: Iowa City, Iowa
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 69,250
Series Overall: Minnesota Leads 62-52-2
Streak Overall: Minnesota Lost 8
Series in Iowa: Minnesota Trails 23-32-1
Streak in Iowa: Minnesota Lost 10
First Meeting: Minnesota Won 42-4 in Iowa City (11/2/1891)
Last Meeting: Minnesota Lost 13-10 in Minneapolis (11/19/2022)
Television: NBC // Paul Burmeister (PXP), Anthony Herron (Analyst), Zora Stephenson (Reporter)
Gopher Radio: KFAN FM 100.3 | SiriusXM: 381; SXM App // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. Coming off the team's bye week, Minnesota (3-3, 1-2 B1G) is back in action this week with a road trip to No. 24/23 Iowa (6-1, 3-1 B1G). Kickoff at Kinnick Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m. on NBC.
2. Saturday marks the 117th all-time matchup between Minnesota and Iowa, and it's also the 89th battle for Floyd of Rosedale, a 15.5-inch high, 21-inch long bronze statue of a prized hog (a full history of which can be found on Page 43 of the game notes). First played for in 1935, the all-time series record for Floyd of Rosedale could not be much closer as the Hawkeyes hold a slight lead at 44-42-2.
3. With Iowa ranked 24th in the AP Poll, Saturday marks the third contest against a ranked opponent for Minnesota this season. Previously the Gophers lost at then-No. 20 North Carolina on Sept. 16 and last time out vs. No. 2 Michigan on Oct. 7. The Gophers are looking to snap a five-game losing streak to ranked opponents, last defeating then-No. 18 Wisconsin in 2021. Minnesota is also aiming to end a 13-game losing skid to ranked opponents on the road, with its most recent victory coming at then-No. 21 Nebraska in 2014. The Golden Gophers are 4-10 all-time against ranked Iowa squads and 1-5 when taking on the No. 24 team in the AP Poll.
4. Minnesota enters Saturday's game coming off a bye. Excluding the 2020 season that was disrupted due to COVID, the Golden Gophers are 3-3 under P.J. Fleck when coming off a regular season bye. The Golden Gophers lost to Maryland in 2017 (31-24) and Iowa in 2018 (48-31) but then won three in a row by posting wins in 2019 at Purdue (38-31) and Penn State (31-26), and against Nebraska in 2021 (30-23). Last season, the Gophers fell at Illinois, 26-14. Minnesota is 6-1 all-time against Iowa after having the prior week off from play. The most recent matchup was a loss in 2018, but before that the Gophers won the meetings in 2014, 2010, 2000, 1931, 1923 and 1901 when they were coming off a bye week.
5. The 2023 campaign is the seventh for head coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where his record is 47-30. He is fifth in program history for overall wins and Big Ten wins (27) and sixth in games coached (77). Fleck's .610 win percentage is third best among the Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). In his 11th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 77-52 (.597).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
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