List of Floyd of Rosedale Trophy Winners year by Year

The Floyd of Rosedale trophy plays an important role in college football scene. The trophy is associated with the Iowa-Minnesota college football games. The teams are the Iowa Hawkeyes of the University of Iowa and the Minnesota Golden Gophers from the University of Minnesota. They are both members of the Big Ten Conference in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Both teams have competed against each other 118 times as of 2024.

The origin of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy is associated with the efforts to reduce increasing tensions and controversies regarding racism in the 1935 game between the two teams. Notably in 1934, Ozzie Simmons, the balck member of the Iowa Hawekeyes team was subjected to racial baiting by the players of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This was followed by Clyde Herring, the Governor of Iowa accusing the Minnesota Golden Gophers of taking cheap shots and violent tactics against Ozzie Simmons. Ultimately, Floyd B. Olson, the Governor of Minnesota had a discussion with the Iowa Governor and agreed that a live hog would be awarded to the winner of the rivalry from the team of the losing Governor in 1935. However, they again agreed that presenting a live hog was not a good idea a year later and this led to the creation of Floyd of Rosedale. Since then, the trophy has been presented to either Iowa or Minnesota depending on the winning team in the rivalry.

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What is the rivalry between Iowa and Minnesota called?

The rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers are called the Iowa-Minnesota rivalry. This is because of the intense competiton and racial history of the competition between the two teams, as per Iowa. The rivalry is also notable for a live hog that was awarded to the winners earlier in history. Since the introduction of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, both teams compete for the trophy every year. Notably, Minnesota first won the Floyd of Rosedale when it first debuted in 1935 byu defeating Iowa 13-6. However, Iowa achieved the Floyd of Rosedale trophy for the first time in their career on November 189, 1939.

The Floyd of Rosedale Trophy Winner year by Year

The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers have competed against each other for 118 times. The teams first encountered each other on November 2, 1891, in which, Minnesota defeated Iowa 42-4. However, Iowa would win for the first time on November 9, 1919 when they defeated Minnesota 6-0. As of 2024, Minnesota leads the rivalry with a record of 63-53-2 as of 2024. The following table details all the scores of the rivalry between the two teams from the beginning till 2024-