Floyd of Rosedale
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| Teams | Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Originated | 1935 |
| Trophy Series | Minnesota leads, 39-32-2 |
| Current Holder | Iowa |
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| Iowa (32) 1939 1945 1947 1950 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1963 1968 1976 1977 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 |
Minnesota (39) 1935 1936 1937 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1946 1948 1949 1952 1954 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984 1989 1990 1992 1998 1999 2000 2006 |
| Ties (2) 1951 1970 |
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The Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig is awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between Iowa and Minnesota. It is one of several traveling trophies in college football.
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[edit] History
A bet in 1935 between Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson and Iowa Governor Clyde Herring gave birth to Floyd of Rosedale. Tensions between the two state universities had been running high and a wager was made in an effort to relieve the situation.
After Iowa lost the 1935 game, Herring presented Olson with Floyd of Rosedale, a full-blooded champion pig and a brother of BlueBoy from Will Rogers' movie State Fair
Iowa social crusader Virgil Case swore out a criminal warrant in Des Moines against Governor Herring, alleging that the bet violated Iowa gambling laws.[1] Herring jokingly stated that he had retained Governor Olson as his attorney, who argued that it was not a true bet because Herring did not have a chance of winning it.[1] However, an assistant Iowa attorney general convinced a judge to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds because the bet had been made in Minnesota and Iowa City, beyond the local court's jurisdiction.[1] Case also argued that the governors were guilty of violating federal gambling laws because the pig had been placed into interstate commerce when Herring made good on the bet, but the U.S. Attorneys declined to prosecute.[1]
President Franklin Roosevelt's former son-in-law, Curtis Dall, who attended the 1935 game as a guest of the governors, suggested that they name the pig "New Deal."[2] Herring vetoed that proposal.[2]
Olson gave the pig to the University of Minnesota and commissioned Saint Paul sculptor Charles Brioscho to capture Floyd's image. The result is a bronze pig 53cm (21 inches) long and 38cm (15 inches) high.
One of the most notable games in the rivalry was in the 1960 college football season when undefeated and number three-ranked Minnesota met undefeated and number-one ranked Iowa in Iowa city. The game was for the Big Ten Conference championship, the 1961 Rose Bowl berth, and the National championship ranking.
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[edit] See also
- Other Iowa traveling trophies:
- Cy-Hawk Trophy (with Iowa State)
- Heartland Trophy (with Wisconsin)
- Other Minnesota traveling trophies:
- Governor's Victory Bell (with Penn State)
- Little Brown Jug (with Michigan)
- Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe (with Wisconsin)
[edit] References
- Floyd of Rosedale - Minnesota vs. Iowa. GopherSports.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- Series History: Iowa vs. Minnesota. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
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