Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

Minnesota Golden Gophers Penn State Nittany Lions
First meeting	September 4, 1993 Penn State, 38–20
Latest meeting	October 22, 2022 Penn State, 45–17
Next meeting	November 23, 2024 in Minneapolis, MN
Trophy	Governor's Victory Bell
Statistics
Meetings total	16
All-time series	Penn State leads, 10–6 (.625)
Trophy series	Penn State leads, 10–6 (.625)
Largest victory	Penn State, 56–3 (1994)
Longest win streak	Minnesota, 4 (1999–2004) Penn State, 4 (1993–1998, 2005–2010)
Current win streak	Penn State, 1 (2022–present)

The Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team of the University of Minnesota and the Penn State Nittany Lions football team of Pennsylvania State University. The Governor's Victory Bell is awarded to the winner of the game.

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Locations of Minnesota and Penn State

History

The Governor's Victory Bell was first presented in 1993 to commemorate Penn State's entry into the Big Ten Conference, with their first league game coming against Minnesota. Penn State won the trophy during the first four matchups, Minnesota the next four, and Penn State the next four after that. In 2008, Penn State recorded the first shutout of the series when they beat Minnesota 20–0; the previous low score for each team was 3 for Minnesota in 1994 and 7 for Penn State in 2004.

In 2010, after the University of Nebraska joined the Big Ten as its 12th member, the conference was split into two divisions. Penn State and Minnesota were placed in different divisions and thus, beginning in 2011, the rivalry would be held only four times every ten years. In 2014, the University of Maryland and Rutgers University joined the Big Ten and in 2016, the conference increased its schedule to nine games. Currently, the two schools will play each other at least twice during every six-year scheduling cycle. Penn State leads the series 10–6.

In 2019, Both teams were undefeated with Penn State ranked #4 and Minnesota ranked #17. This was the first matchup in which both teams were ranked. The game went down to the wire and ended with a dramatic interception by the Gophers in their own end zone to win 31–26. Unlike the 1999 game, there was no post-game collapse by Penn State, their only remaining loss was to cross-state rival Ohio State (Penn State's starting quarterback, Sean Clifford was out for that game and the Rutgers game, which they won 27–6).

In 2022, Penn State beat Minnesota easily in a White Out game, taking back the trophy with a score of 45–17.

Game results

Minnesota victories

Penn State victories

No.	Date	Location	Winning team	Losing team	Score
1	September 4, 1993	University Park, PA	#17 Penn State	Minnesota	38–20
2	September 3, 1994	Minneapolis, MN	#9 Penn State	Minnesota	56–3
3	October 18, 1997	University Park, PA	#1 Penn State	Minnesota	17–16
4	October 10, 1998	Minneapolis, MN	#13 Penn State	Minnesota	28–27
5	November 6, 1999	University Park, PA	Minnesota	#2 Penn State	24–23
6	October 7, 2000	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	Penn State	25–16
7	September 27, 2003	University Park, PA	#20 Minnesota	Penn State	20–14
8	October 2, 2004	Minneapolis, MN	#19 Minnesota	Penn State	16–7
9	October 1, 2005	University Park, PA	Penn State	#19 Minnesota	44–14
10	October 7, 2006	Minneapolis, MN	Penn State	Minnesota	28–27OT
11	October 17, 2009	University Park, PA	#14 Penn State	Minnesota	20–0
12	October 23, 2010	Minneapolis, MN	Penn State	Minnesota	33–21
13	November 9, 2013	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	Penn State	24–10
14	October 1, 2016	University Park, PA	Penn State	Minnesota	29–26OT
15	November 9, 2019	Minneapolis, MN	#17 Minnesota	#4 Penn State	31–26
16	October 22, 2022	University Park, PA	#16 Penn State	Minnesota	45–17
Series: Tied 8–8

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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