Brion looks at week 8 opponent Minnesota and the games played from 1891 through the Howard Jones coaching era ending in 1923. There are over 100 games played between the two teams (the most against any opponent), and Iowa is 52-62-2 (45.7%) all-time.

The Hawks lost the first 12 games in the series, then Iowa won 5 straight. Minnesota won 8 straight from 1931 to 1938, losing to Nile Kinnick's 1939 team. Within that winning streak was the 1934 game with Ozzie Simmons, which led to the Floyd of Rosedale trophy game in 1935.

Iowa won 5 straight from 1955-1959 (which included 2 Iowa Rose Bowl teams), but lost in one of the biggest matchups between the two schools in 1960, when #1 Iowa lost to #3 Minnesota.

Minnesota was 13-2-1 from 1960 through 1975. Hayden Fry lost the first 3 times against the Gophers (1979-1981), finally beating them in 1982. He ended up 12-8 (60%) against the Gophers.

Kirk Ferentz lost in 1999, but he hasn't lost at home to Minnesota since that game. He also lost in 2000, but won in 2001 through 2005. Currently, Iowa has an 8-game winning streak since 2015. Overall, Ferentz is 18-6 (75%) against the Gophers.

Player profiles this week are Eric Steinbach and Fred Barr, both outstanding players that helped Kirk Ferentz turn around the Iowa program.

Links from the podcast:

Minnesota Football Games vs Iowa: https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.asp?sport=Football&opp=Minnesota

Eric Steinbach Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1660

Fred Barr Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=224

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