THE RECORDS
Iowa is 9-0, 5-0, with wins over Illinois State (31-14), at Iowa State (31-17), Pittsburgh (27-24), North Texas (62-16), at Wisconsin (10-6), Illinois (29-20), at Northwestern (40-10), Maryland (31-15), and at Indiana (35-27). Minnesota (4-5, 1-4) has defeated Colorado State (23-20, OT), Kent State (10-7), Ohio (27-24), and Purdue (41-13). The Gophers have lost to TCU (23-17), Northwestern (27-0), Nebraska (48-25), Michigan (29-26), and Ohio State (28-14).
THE SERIES
Minnesota holds a 62-44-2 advantage in the series that began with Minnesota’s 42-4 win in 1891 in Iowa City. The Golden Gophers won 51-14 last season in Minneapolis.