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 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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Iowa got the ball back, but Justin Walley’s interception sealed a 12-10 win for Minnesota, and Gophers players raced to the north end zone to find the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry trophy.

IOWA RESPONDED IN THE SECOND HALF, AND THEY DOMINATE MINNESOTA TO GET FLOYD OF ROSEDALE BACK TO IOWA CITY, THEY IMPROVED TO THREE AND ONE ON THE YEAR. THEY WERE TRAILING 14 SEVEN AT THE HALF.

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 ...