Iowa is 2-1 on the season following a Week 2 heartbreaking loss to rival Iowa State (20-19) and a bounce-back win over Troy (38-21) last weekend. The Hawkeyes finished last season with a 35-0 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl loss to Tennessee to end the year 10-3.

The Hawkeyes had won eight straight in this historic series before a controversial finish last season in Iowa City. To keep Floyd of Rosedale, the Gophers will need to overcome Iowa’s stifling run defense.

Saturday night marks the 98th meeting between the Hawkeyes and the Gophers. Minnesota is 63-52-2 against Iowa, snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Hawkeyes last season.

Through three weeks, the Gophers defense has proven itself as the team’s biggest strength. The unit is coming off of back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1962. Only one other team in the country — Missouri — has posted two shutouts this season already.

Records: Minnesota and Iowa are both 2-1 with a loss to a Power 4 Conference opponent. The Gophers fell 19-17 to North Carolina in the season opener on Aug 29. The Hawkeyes dropped its first rivalry game, 20-19 to Iowa State on Sept. 7.

Iowa has a place in Max Brosmer’s origin story. The transfer quarterback has firmly staked himself onto the Gophers’ side of the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry, but he was born in Davenport, Iowa — only 55 miles east to the Hawkeyes’ campus in Iowa City.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are back at it and on the road for the first time in 2024 as they head north to Minneapolis for their Big Ten opener against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Hawkeyes come into the day 2-1 after bouncing back in their non-conference finale against Troy.

Both Iowa and Minnesota enter Saturday's matchup with 2-1 records with a loss at home against a major conference opponent — North Carolina for the Gophers and Iowa State for the

The Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) square off against a fellow Big Ten opponent when they visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Huntington Bank Stadium. The matchup will