Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

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.

Locations of Minnesota and Penn State
Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Penn State Nittany Lions
First meetingSeptember 4, 1993
Latest meetingNovember 9, 2019
Next meetingNovember 19, 2022
TrophyGovernor's Victory Bell
Statistics
Meetings total15
All-time seriesPenn State leads, 9–6
Largest victoryPenn State, 56–3 (1994)
Longest win streakMinnesota, 4 (1999–2004)
Penn State, 4 (1993–98, 2005–10)
Current win streakMinnesota, 1 (2019–Present)

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. Minnesota won the matchup in 2013 with a 24–10 victory. In 2019, the #17 Gophers retook the Victory Bell by beating #4 Penn State 31-26.

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[1] 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 9–6.

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.

Game results
Minnesota victoriesPenn State victories
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamScore
1 September 4, 1993 University Park, PA No. 17 Penn State Minnesota 38–20
2 September 3, 1994 Minneapolis, MN No. 9 Penn State Minnesota 56–3
3 October 18, 1997 University Park, PA No. 1 Penn State Minnesota 16–15
4 October 10, 1998 Minneapolis, MN No. 13 Penn State Minnesota 27–17
5 November 6, 1999 University Park, PA Minnesota No. 2 Penn State 24–23
6 October 7, 2000 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Penn State 25–16
7 September 27, 2003 University Park, PA No. 20 Minnesota Penn State 20–14
8 October 2, 2004 Minneapolis, MN No. 19 Minnesota Penn State 16–7
9 October 1, 2005 University Park, PA Penn State No. 19 Minnesota 44–14
10 October 7, 2006 Minneapolis, MN Penn State Minnesota 28–27OT
11 October 17, 2009 University Park, PA No. 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 No. 17 Minnesota No. 4 Penn State 31–26
16 November 19, 2022 University Park, PA
17 October 25, 2025 Minneapolis, MN
Series: Penn State leads 9–6

See also

References
  • "Series History: Minnesota vs. Penn State". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2010-09-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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