| OPPONENT | Minnesota at Iowa |
| DATE | Saturday, Oct. 21 |
| LOCATION | Iowa City, Iowa | Kinnick Stadium (69,250) |
| KICKOFF | 2:33 p.m. (CT) |
| TELEVISION | NBC/Peacock |
| RADIO | Hawkeye Radio Network |
First and 10
- The Hawkeyes are 2-0 in trophy games in 2023, winning the Cy-Hawk Trophy and Heartland Trophy in victories over Iowa State and Wisconsin. Iowa will play a second straight trophy game on Saturday, battling Minnesota for the Floyd of Rosedale. The Hawkeyes are 26-8 in their last 34 rivalry trophy games.
- Leading into Saturday’s game against Minnesota, Floyd of Rosedale has resided in Iowa City for 2,898 consecutive days.
- Iowa won its sixth game of the season on Oct. 14 in Madison to become bowl eligible for the 22nd time in the last 23 seasons under head coach Kirk Ferentz.
- Iowa returns to the national rankings for the first time since Week 4. The Hawkeyes are ranked 24th by the Associated Press and 23rd in the Coaches’ Poll. The team has been ranked or receiving votes in one of the polls each week of the season.
- Saturday is the ANF Black & Gold Spirit Game inside Kinnick Stadium. Iowa will recognize 2023 ANF Wall of Honor recipient Bryan Bulaga during the game.
- Head coach Kirk Ferentz has 118 career Big Ten victories, only trailing Ohio State’s Woody Hayes (153) and Michigan’s Bo Schembechler (143). He won his 200th career game on Sept. 9 at Iowa State, becoming the 27th coach to reach the milestone at an FBS institution and just the 99th college coach across all divisions since 1890.
- P Tory Taylor earned Big Ten weekly honors (special teams) for a second consecutive week after punting 10 times for a career-high 506 yards in the road win at Wisconsin. Taylor had five punts of 50+ yards, including two 60+ yarders, and six were downed inside the 20-yard line. It is Taylor’s fifth career Big Ten honor.
- RB Leshon Williams rushed for a career-high 174 yards — his second career 100-yard game — and one touchdown in the road win at Wisconsin. He had an 82-yard touchdown run — Iowa’s longest rush since 1997, tied for the ninth longest in program history and the longest all-time against Wisconsin. It is the fifth longest run in the nation this season.
- Williams enters Saturday’s game 60 yards shy of 1,000 career rushing yards.
- The Hawkeye rushing attack has churned out 381 yards over the last two games (181 vs. Purdue, 200 at Wisconsin), averaging 190.5 yards per game. Iowa has had two different 100-yard rushers — a first for the program since 2020 (Tyler Goodson, Mekhi Sargent). Iowa’s 200 yards were the most against Wisconsin since 2008.
- Walking wounded. Three of Iowa’s most prominent offensive players — QB Cade McNamara, TE Luke Lachey and TE Erick All — are sidelined. McNamara and Lachey are out for the season, while All left the Wisconsin game in the first quarter with an injury and did not return.
By the Numbers
5
RB Leshon Williams had an 82-yard touchdown run at Wisconsin -- Iowa’s longest rush since 1997, tied for the ninth longest in program history and the longest all-time against Wisconsin. It is the fifth longest run in the nation this season
2-0
QB Deacon Hill is 2-0 in his first two career starts. The California native is 27-of-70 for 311 yards and two touchdowns in 2023.
1
Iowa’s rushing defense has allowed just one touchdown on the ground in 2023, which is tied for the national lead.
14.9
The Hawkeye defense ranks 10th nationally, surrendering 14.9 points per game. Iowa held Wisconsin to six points on Oct. 14 -- a season low by a Hawkeye opponent.
60
RB Leshon Williams enters Saturday’s game 60 yards shy of 1,000 career rushing yards.
146
LB Jay Higgins and LB Nick Jackson have combined for 146 tackles this season -- the highest by a Power 5 tandem in the nation.
THE FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
As a result of a bet between the governors of the two states in 1935, possession of Floyd of Rosedale is at stake Saturday. The trophy is currently in possession of Iowa. Iowa leads the series 44-42-2 with Floyd of Rosedale on the line. Iowa has won 18 of the last 22 meetings.
Golden Gophers vs. Hawkeyes
SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday will be the 117th meeting between Iowa and Minnesota. The Hawkeyes have won eight straight and 18 of the last 22 in the series. During the eight-game winning streak, five games have been decided by a touchdown or less.
• The Gophers lead the all-time series, 62-52-2. Iowa is 32-23-1 against Minnesota in Iowa City.
• Iowa has won 10 consecutive at home and four straight on the road against the Gophers. Minnesota’s last win in the series came in 2014 — a 51-14 win in Minneapolis — and the Gophers’ last win in Iowa City came in 1999 by the score of 25-21.
SERIES RESULTS
11/2/1891 L 4-42 (H)
10/26/1901 L 0-16 (A)
10/25/1902 L 0-34 (H)
10/17/1903 L 0-75 (A)
11/24/1904 L 0-11 (H)
10/21/1905 L 0-39 (A)
10/2/1909 L 0-41 (A)
10/28/1911 L 6-24 (A)
10/26/1912 L 7-56 (A)
10/24/1914 L 0-7 (H)
10/23/1915 L 13-51 (A)
11/4/1916 L 0-67 (A)
11/2/1918 W 6-0 (H)
10/25/1919 W 9-6 (A)
11/13/1920 W 28-7 (H)
11/5/1921 W 41-7 (A)
11/11/1922 W 28-14 (H)
11/17/1923 L 7-20 (A)
10/25/1924 W 13-0 (H)
11/14/1925 L 0-33 (A)
11/6/1926 L 0-41 (H)
10/22/1927 L 0-38 (A)
10/24/1928 W 7-6 (H)
11/9/1929 W 9-7 (H)
10/24/1931 L 0-34 (A)
10/22/1932 L 6-21 (H)
10/28/1933 L 7-19 (A)
10/28/1934 L 12-48 (H)
11/9/1935 L 6-13 (H)
11/7/1936 L 0-52 (#2) (A)
11/6/1937 L 10-35 (#14) (H)
11/5/1938 L 0-28 (#12) (A)
11/18/1939 W 13-9 (#20) (H)
10/26/1940 L 6-34 (#6) (A)
11/15/1941 L 13-34 (#1) (H)
11/14/1942 L 7-27(#16) (A)
11/13/1943 L 14-33 (A)
11/18/1944 L 0-46 (H)
11/17/1945 W 20-19 (H)
11/16/1946 L 6-16 (A)
11/15/1947 W 13-7(#20) (H)
11/13/1948 L 21-28 (#14) (H)
11/5/1949 L 7-55 (A)
11/4/1950 W 13-0 (A)
11/13/1951 T 20-20 (H)
11/11/1952 L 7-17 (A)
11/14/1953 W 27-0 (#15) (H)
11/13/1954 L 20-22 (#13) (A)
11/5/1955 W 26-0 (H)
11/10/1956 W 7-0 (#6) (A)
11/9/1957 W 44-20 (H)
11/8/1958 W 28-6 (A)
11/7/1959 W 33-0 (H)
11/5/1960 L 10-27 (#3) (A)
11/11/1961 L 9-16 (#5) (H)
11/10/1962 L 0-10 (#10) (A)
11/9/1963 W 27-13 (H)
11/7/1964 L 13-14 (A)
10/16/1965 L 3-14 (H)
10/15/1966 L 0-17 (A)
11/4/1967 L 0-10 (H)
11/2/1968 W 35-28 (A)
11/1/1969 L 8-35 (H)
10/31/1970 T 14-14 (A)
10/16/1971 L 14-19 (H)
10/21/1972 L 14-43 (A)
10/20/1973 L 23-31 (H)
10/19/1974 L 17-23 (A)
10/25/1975 L 7-31 (H)
10/23/1976 W 22-12 (A)
10/8/1977 W 18-6 (H)
10/14/1978 L 20-22 (A)
10/20/1979 L 7-24 (H)
10/25/1980 L 6-24 (A)
10/24/1981 L 10-12 (H)
10/23/1982 W 21-16 (A)
10/19/1983 W 61-10 (H)
11/17/1984 L 17-23 (A)
11/23/1985 W 31-9 (H)
11/22/1986 W 30-27 (A)
11/21/1987 W 34-20 (H)
11/19/1988 W 31-22 (A)
11/25/1989 L 7-43 (H)
11/24/1990 L 24-31 (A)
11/23/1991 W 23-8 (H)
11/21/1992 L 13-28 (A)
11/20/1993 W 21-3 (H)
11/19/1994 W 49-42 (A)
11/25/1995 W 45-3 (H)
11/23/1996 W 43-24 (A)
11/22/1997 W 31-0 (H)
11/21/1998 L 7-49 (A)
11/20/1999 L 21-25 (#17) (H)
11/18/2000 L 24-27 (A)
11/17/2001 W 42-24 (H)
11/16/2002 W 45-21 (A)
11/15/2003 W 40-22 (#19) (H)
11/13/2004 W 29-27 (A)
11/19/2005 W 52-28 (H)
11/18/2006 L 24-34 (A)
11/10/2007 W 21-16 (H)
11/22/2008 W 55-0 (A)
11/21/2009 W 12-0 (H)
11/27/2010 L 24-27 (A)
10/29/2011 L 21-22 (A)
9/29/2012 W 31-13 (H)
9/28/2013 W 23-7 (A)
11/8/2014 L 14-51 (A)
11/14/2015 W 40-35 (H)
10/8/2016 W 14-7 (A)
10/28/2017 W 17-10 (H)
10/6/2018 W 48-31 (A)
11/16/2019 W 23-19 (#8) (H)
11/13/2020 W 35-7 (A)
11/13/2021 W 27-22 (H)
11/19/2022 W 13-10 (A)
ROAD GRINDERS
- The Hawkeye rushing attack has churned out 381 yards over the past two weeks in victories over Purdue and Wisconsin — the most in a two-game stretch since 2020 (226 vs. Michigan State, 235 vs. Minnesota).
- Iowa’s 200 yards against the Badgers are the most since 2008.
- The Hawkeyes rushed for 254 yards against Western Michigan on Sept. 16 — the most for the program since 2019 against Middle Tennessee State (351 yards).
