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Iowa-Minnesota
Iowa and Minnesota have met 119 times since 1891. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 54-62-2
- Current streak
- Iowa 2 games
- Longest streak
- Minnesota 11 games (1901-1916)
- Avg. margin / points
- 18.4 / 39.5
Series overview
Iowa 54-62-2 Minnesota. Current streak: Iowa 2 games.
Last five meetings
Iowa 4 | Minnesota 1
Largest margin
75 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1891 through 2025.
- 118 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Oct 25, 2025.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Iowa and Minnesota have a tracked series that starts in 1891 and spans 119 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Floyd of Rosedale gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1891-2025
- Busiest era
- 1920s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (1905-1909)
- 1920s10 games
- 1940s10 games
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Oct 25, 2025
Iowa 41, Minnesota 3. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1970 - Oct 31, 1970
Iowa 14, Minnesota 14. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1994 - Nov 19, 1994
Iowa 49, Minnesota 42. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1903 - Oct 17, 1903
Iowa 0, Minnesota 75. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Iowa 4, Minnesota 1 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Iowa 9, Minnesota 1 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 39.5, average margin 18.4.
- Current streak
- Iowa 2 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
DJ Vonnahme
Iowa, 2025
Receiving Yards: 434
Kamari Moulton
Iowa, 2025
Rushing Yards: 878
Mark Gronowski
Iowa, 2025
Passing Yards: 1741
Darius Taylor
Minnesota, 2025
Rushing Yards: 670
Drake Lindsey
Minnesota, 2025
Passing Yards: 2382
Lemeke Brockington
Minnesota, 2025
Receiving Yards: 484
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa - 2021-2025 - 36-18
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota - 2021-2025 - 32-20
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 50F, 2 windy.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Iowa team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Minnesota team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Iowa season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Minnesota season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Iowa weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Minnesota weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2025 | Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa 41, Minnesota 3 | Kinnick Stadium | Iowa |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Iowa at Minnesota | Iowa 31, Minnesota 14 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa 10, Minnesota 12 | Venue unavailable | Minnesota |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Iowa at Minnesota | Iowa 13, Minnesota 10 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa 27, Minnesota 22 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Iowa at Minnesota | Iowa 35, Minnesota 7 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa 23, Minnesota 19 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Iowa at Minnesota | Iowa 48, Minnesota 31 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa 17, Minnesota 10 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Iowa at Minnesota | Iowa 14, Minnesota 7 | Venue unavailable | Iowa |
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