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Floyd of Rosedale
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Minnesota leads the all-time series 62–54–2. They've met 118 times since 1901. Minnesota once took 11 straight.
Stature & the series, 1901–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
62–54–2
Minnesota leads
streak
2
Iowa in a row
longest run
11
Minnesota
biggest win
75
Minnesota, 1903
first met
1901
118 meetings
biggest crowd
70,585
2015
The coaching duels
P.J. Fleck vs Kirk Ferentz1–8
Glen Mason vs Kirk Ferentz3–5
John Gutekunst vs Hayden Fry2–4
Murray Warmath vs Jerry Burns4–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
90–157
Iowa leads
1st-rounders
6–22
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s7–2
1970s18–12
1980s10–22
1990s6–20
2000s18–33
2010s12–37
2020s19–31
Best picks, either side
2004Robert Gallery Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1997Tommy Knight Defensive BackRd 1, pick 9#9 overall
1972Craig Clemons Defensive BackRd 1, pick 12#12 overall
1986Chuck Long QuarterbackRd 1, pick 12#12 overall
Recent meetings
2025Iowa41–3
2024Iowa31–14
2023Minnesota12–10
2022Iowa13–10
2021Iowa27–22
2020Iowa35–7
2019Iowa23–19
2018Iowa48–31
2017Iowa17–10
2016Iowa14–7
2015Iowa40–35
2014Minnesota51–14
2013Iowa23–7
2012Iowa31–13