Governor's Victory Bell

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The Governor's Victory Bell is awarded to the winner of each college football game between Minnesota and Penn State.

Contents 1 History 2 Game results 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

It was first presented in 1993 to commemorate Penn State's entry into the Big Ten Conference, with their first league game coming against the Golden Gophers. Penn State won the trophy during the first four matchups, Minnesota the next four. In 2005, the Nittany Lions regained the trophy after beating the Golden Gophers, 44-14. They retained the trophy in 2006, beating Minnesota 28-27 in overtime.

Penn State leads the series, 6-4.

[edit] Game results

Year	Penn State		Minnesota		Location
1993	Penn State (#17)	38	Minnesota	20	University Park, PA
1994	Penn State (#9)	56	Minnesota	3	Minneapolis, MN
1997	Penn State (#1)	16	Minnesota	15	University Park, PA
1998	Penn State (#13)	27	Minnesota	17	Minneapolis, MN
1999	Penn State (#2)	23	Minnesota	24	University Park, PA
2000	Penn State	16	Minnesota	25	Minneapolis, MN
2003	Penn State	14	Minnesota (#20)	20	University Park, PA
2004	Penn State	7	Minnesota (#19)	16	Minneapolis, MN
2005	Penn State	44	Minnesota (#19)	14	University Park, PA
2006	Penn State	28	Minnesota	27	Minneapolis, MN
Current series:			Penn State leads 6-4

[edit] See also

• Other Minnesota traveling trophies:
  • Floyd of Rosedale (with Iowa)
  • Little Brown Jug (with Michigan)
  • Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe (with Wisconsin)
• Other Penn State traveling trophies:
  • Land Grant Trophy (with Michigan State)

[edit] References

The Pennsylvania State University
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