WHAT’S AT STAKE?
Iowa’s ardent fans will make their presence felt as usual at Huntington Bank Stadium, where Minnesota hasn’t beaten the Hawkeyes in 10 years. The Gophers won in Iowa City last season for the first time since 1999, a 12-10 victory that was preserved when Hawkeyes punt returner Cooper DeJean’s go-ahead touchdown was controversially negated by an invalid fair-catch signal with 1:21 remaining. The Hawkeyes will aim to bring Floyd of Rosedale, the bronze pig trophy that has gone to the winner of the border-state foes since 1935, back to Iowa City.
Minnesota is coming off consecutive shutouts of Rhode Island and Nevada , the first such feat for the program since 1962. The Gophers would give themselves a golden opportunity to hang tough in the expanded Big Ten with a win against Iowa, with daunting games against Michigan and USC waiting in the next two weeks.
Iowa (2-1) at Minnesota (2-1), Series record: Minnesota leads 63-52-2…