Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Penn State Nittany Lions

First meeting

September 4, 1993

Latest meeting

October 1, 2016

Next meeting

November 9, 2019

Trophy

Governor's Victory Bell

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Penn State leads, 9–5

Largest victory

Penn State, 56–3 (1994)

Longest win streak

Minnesota, 4 (1999–2004) Penn State, 4 (1993–98, 2005–10)

Current win streak

Penn State, 1 (2016–Present)

The Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Penn State Nittany Lions. The Governor's Victory Bell is awarded to the winner of the game.

History

The Governor's Victory Bell was first presented in 1993 to commemorate Penn State's entry into the Big Ten Conference, with their first league game coming against Minnesota. Penn State won the trophy during the first four matchups, Minnesota the next four, and Penn State the next four after that. In 2008, Penn State recorded the first shutout of the series when they beat Minnesota 20–0; the previous low score for each team was 3 for Minnesota in 1994 and 7 for Penn State in 2004. Minnesota won the matchup in 2013 with a 24–10 victory. Penn State has since regained the trophy with a thrilling overtime 29–26 victory in 2016.

In 2010, after the University of Nebraska joined the Big Ten as its 12th member, the conference was split into two divisions. Penn State and Minnesota were placed in different divisions^[1] and thus, beginning in 2011, the rivalry will only be held four times every ten years. In 2014, the University of Maryland and Rutgers University joined the Big Ten. Due to the future changes in the Big Ten's scheduling procedures,^[2] the rivalry will be held approximately two times every seven years starting in 2014; this changed to three times every seven years when the Big Ten added another conference game in 2016. The teams are scheduled to meet again in 2019 in Minneapolis. Penn State leads the series 9–5.

Game results

Minnesota victories	Penn State victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 4, 1993	University Park, PA	#17 Penn State	38–20
2	September 3, 1994	Minneapolis, MN	#9 Penn State	56–3
3	October 18, 1997	University Park, PA	#1 Penn State	16–15
4	October 10, 1998	Minneapolis, MN	#13 Penn State	27–17
5	November 6, 1999	University Park, PA	Minnesota	24–23
6	October 7, 2000	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	25–16
7	September 27, 2003	University Park, PA	#20 Minnesota	20–14
8	October 2, 2004	Minneapolis, MN	#19 Minnesota	16–7
9	October 1, 2005	University Park, PA	Penn State	44–14
10	October 7, 2006	Minneapolis, MN	Penn State	28–27^OT
11	October 17, 2009	University Park, PA	#14 Penn State	20–0
12	October 23, 2010	Minneapolis, MN	Penn State	33–21
13	November 9, 2013	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	24–10
14	October 1, 2016	University Park, PA	Penn State	29–26^OT
15	November 9, 2019	Minneapolis, MN
Series: Penn State leads 9–5

References

"Series History: Minnesota vs. Penn State". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-02-26.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Penn State Nittany Lions football
Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia
Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game child sex abuse scandal
People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Big Ten Conference football rivalries

Conference

Non-conference

Minnesota Golden Gophers rivalries
Football	Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Basketball	Iowa Wisconsin
Hockey	North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State

Penn State Nittany Lions rivalries
Football	Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia
Basketball	Bucknell Pittsburgh
Other	Bucknell (Lacrosse) Lehigh (Wrestling)

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