But perhaps no single-game trophy awarded to a Big Ten school is quite as unique as Floyd of Rosedale, which goes home with the winner of the Iowa-Minnesota football rivalry. The trophy itself is ...

The Iowa and Minnesota football teams duke it out each year for the opportunity to take home the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy. But few know the story behind one of college football’s most iconic rivalry ...

The Floyd of Rosedale trophy plays an important role in college football scene. The trophy is associated with the Iowa-Minnesota college football games. The teams are the Iowa Hawkeyes of the ...

It was a tale of two halves. After the Gophers football team outgained Iowa 222 yards to 107 in the first half, the switch completely flipped in the second half, and the Hawkeyes dominated the ...

The Floyd of Rosedale trophy is seen in 2010 at the Hayden Fry Football Complex in Iowa City. (Gazette archives) There was some disagreement between my grandson, Jake Andersen, and I as to when a ...

The Iowa-Minnesota rivalry goes back to 1891 but Floyd or Rosedale was introduced to the fray in 1935. He's awarded to the winner of the game and Floyd gets to stay with them until the next ...

The Floyd of Rosedale is back where it belongs! The Iowa Hawkeyes went on the road to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers in their Big Ten opener and took care of business with a 31-14 victory to ...

To outsiders, the idea of a bronze hog statue being the prize for a football rivalry might seem like a curious choice, much like the infamous leg lamp passing for a major award in "A Christmas Story.

AND SOMEHOW THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO WIN. THEY BRING HOME THE FLOYD OF ROSEDALE, 98 POUND PIG. I TALKED TO THE SPECIAL TEAMS GUYS WHO JUST ACTUALLY WALKED OUT HERE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO TO TAKE ...

The call sent the Floyd of Rosedale trophy back to Minneapolis and Iowa fans left with an urge to reclaim the golden pig. The fight for the Floyd of Rosedale on Sept. 21 will be the 118th meeting for ...

“They wanted to come get the trophy that was right behind us.” Floyd of Rosedale. A 98-pound bronze pig. It traditionally takes two players to cradle it. In 24 games as Iowa’s head ...

YEAH IT WAS STILL AT MICHIGAN I THINK YOU GET THE PICTURE. IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MINNESOTA HAS TAKEN HOME OLD FLOYD FROM ROSEDALE FROM IOWA CITY. NO ONE THOUGHT, THOUGH, IT WOULD LEAVE IOWA ...