Iowa-Minnesota history

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Iowa-Minnesota Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
64/100
Overtime
0

Series context

Completed meetings
118
Series record
Iowa 54-62-2 Minnesota
Tracked years
1891-2025
Trophy
Floyd of Rosedale

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

19 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1960Week 9

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 10, Minnesota 27

    Winner: Minnesota

    No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 1 Minnesota · 17-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  2. 1954Week 9

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 20, Minnesota 22

    Winner: Minnesota

    No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 13 Minnesota · 2-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  3. 1956Week 9

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 7, Minnesota 0

    Winner: Iowa

    No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 17 Minnesota · 7-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  4. 1981Week 8

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 12, Iowa 10

    Winner: Minnesota

    Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 6 Iowa · 2-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  5. 1961Week 9

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 16, Iowa 9

    Winner: Minnesota

    No. 5 Minnesota vs. Unranked Iowa · 7-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  6. 1962Week 9

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 0, Minnesota 10

    Winner: Minnesota

    Unranked Iowa vs. No. 8 Minnesota · 10-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  7. 1999Week 13

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 25, Iowa 21

    Winner: Minnesota

    No. 17 Minnesota vs. Unranked Iowa · 4-point margin

    Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    40

    Game score

  8. 2004Week 12

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 29, Minnesota 27

    Winner: Iowa

    No. 19 Iowa vs. Unranked Minnesota · 2-point margin

    Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    40

    Game score

  9. 1986Week 13

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 30, Minnesota 27

    Winner: Iowa

    No. 20 Iowa vs. Unranked Minnesota · 3-point margin

    Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    38

    Game score

  10. 1958Week 9

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 28, Minnesota 6

    Winner: Iowa

    No. 2 Iowa vs. Unranked Minnesota · 22-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  11. 1991Week 13

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 8, Iowa 23

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 9 Iowa · 15-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  12. 1985Week 13

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 9, Iowa 31

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 3 Iowa · 22-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15

    36

    Game score

  13. 1990Week 14

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 24, Minnesota 31

    Winner: Minnesota

    No. 18 Iowa vs. Unranked Minnesota · 7-point margin

    Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    36

    Game score

  14. 1970Week 10

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 14, Iowa 14

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Iowa · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  15. 1951Week 8

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 20, Minnesota 20

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Minnesota · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  16. 1964Week 9

    Iowa at Minnesota

    Iowa 13, Minnesota 14

    Winner: Minnesota

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Minnesota · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  17. 1945Week 11

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 19, Iowa 20

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Iowa · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  18. 1928Week 8

    Minnesota at Iowa

    Minnesota 6, Iowa 7

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Iowa · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.