Playing each other 65 times between 1905 and 1946, Minnesota and Chicago were evenly matched with Minnesota winning 39 games.
Both programs which probably saw their highest level of success in the early 1900s. Minnesota was one of the only teams to beat Chicago during its three year stretch of back-to back-to back championships from 1907 to 1909. The Gophers beat the Maroons early on during its dynasty in 1907 by a score of 21-10, Chicago would only lose 3 games in the next 3 years. By 1911 the Maroons seemed poised for another title until Frank Lawler and the Gophers beat them at the end of the season to steal the conference title.