The Iowa football team has faced the Golden Gophers 111 times in the history of the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry game. While Minnesota has the upper hand in those 111 games, recent history has not been very kind to Minnesota. Second-year head coach PJ Fleck did not mince words when showering Iowa (and Wisconsin) with admiration and respect for the programs they have built and how that has been the difference in the series as of late.
For context, the Gophers have only beaten the Iowa football team six times since Kirk took over in 1999.