Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Nebraska Cornhuskers

First meeting

November 29, 1900

Latest meeting

October 17, 2015

Next meeting

November 12, 2016

Trophy

$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Minnesota leads, 31–23–2

Largest victory

Nebraska, 84–13 (1983)

Longest win streak

Nebraska, 16 (1963–2012)

Current win streak

Nebraska, 1 (2015)

The Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

History

The rivalry can be split into four eras. The first two are Minnesota's glory days, and Nebraska's rise to prominence. These eras took place when the teams were non-conference rivals. They played each other on a fairly regular basis from 1900 until 1974, then on a much more intermittent basis until 1990. The Big Ten era started in 2011, when Nebraska joined and was in the Legends Division with Minnesota.^[1] The trophy era began in 2014, with the creation of the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy. Minnesota leads the series 31–23–2; from 1900–54, they went 28–5–2. Nebraska then won 17 of the next 18 games; the last 12 victories (1969–2012) were major blowouts, such as the 84–13 drubbing in 1983, the worst loss in Minnesota history.^[2]

$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy

The origin of the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy is rooted in November 2014 banter between the Twitter accounts for Minnesota mascot Goldy Gopher and "Faux Pelini", a parody account for Bo Pelini, Nebraska's head coach at the time.^[3] Goldy suggested a wager on the game with this tweet: "Hey @FauxPelini, how about a friendly wager for this weekend's game? Team that gets the most points gets a conference win? Seem fair?"^[4] Faux Pelini responded "OK how about if we [Nebraska] win you give me $5, if you [Minnesota] win I get to smash a wooden chair over your back".^[5] This prompted Goldy to start crowdsourcing Twitter followers and the community at Reddit's college football section to design the "$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy".^[6] Many designs were quickly presented and eventually Goldy created a real trophy, which was brought to the 2014 game in Lincoln. Minnesota won 28–24 to take the trophy, their first victory in Lincoln since 1960; it also gave Minnesota their first winning streak against Nebraska since their 3-game streak from 1951–54.^[7] It received widespread acceptance from both fanbases, and has since been subsequently displayed at Minnesota's spirit events with other trophies such as Floyd of Rosedale and the Little Brown Jug.^[8] The trophy changed hands for the first time on October 17, 2015 after Nebraska defeated Minnesota 48–25 in Minneapolis.^[9]

Game results

Minnesota victories	Nebraska victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 29, 1900	Lincoln	Minnesota	20–12
2	October 12, 1901	Minneapolis	Minnesota	19–0
3	October 18, 1902	Minneapolis	Nebraska	6–0
4	October 29, 1904	Minneapolis	Minnesota	16–12
5	November 18, 1905	Minneapolis	Minnesota	35–0
6	November 3, 1906	Minneapolis	Minnesota	13–0
7	October 19, 1907	Minneapolis	Minnesota	8–5
8	October 17, 1908	Minneapolis	Tie	0–0
9	October 16, 1909	Omaha	Minnesota	14–0
10	October 16, 1910	Minneapolis	Minnesota	27–0
11	October 21, 1911	Minneapolis	Minnesota	21–3
12	October 19, 1912	Minneapolis	Minnesota	13–0
13	October 18, 1913	Lincoln	Nebraska	7–0
14	October 11, 1919	Minneapolis	Tie	6–6
15	October 15, 1932	Minneapolis	Minnesota	7–6
16	October 6, 1934	Minneapolis	Minnesota	20–0
17	October 12, 1935	Lincoln	Minnesota	12–7
18	October 10, 1936	Minneapolis	Minnesota	14–9
19	October 2, 1937	Lincoln	Nebraska	14–9
20	October 1, 1938	Minneapolis	Minnesota	16–7
21	October 7, 1939	Lincoln	Nebraska	6–0
22	October 5, 1940	Minneapolis	Minnesota	13–7
23	November 8, 1941	Minneapolis	Minnesota	9–0
24	October 17, 1942	Lincoln	Minnesota	15–2
25	October 2, 1943	Minneapolis	#9 Minnesota	54–0
26	September 30, 1944	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39–0
27	October 6, 1945	Lincoln	Minnesota	61–7
28	September 28, 1946	Minneapolis	Minnesota	33–6
29	October 4, 1947	Lincoln	Minnesota	28–13

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
30	October 2, 1948	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39–13
31	October 1, 1949	Lincoln	Minnesota	28–6
32	October 7, 1950	Minneapolis	Nebraska	32–26
33	October 20, 1951	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39–20
34	November 15, 1952	Lincoln	Minnesota	13–7
35	September 25, 1954	Minneapolis	Minnesota	19–7
36	September 26, 1959	Minneapolis	Nebraska	32–12
37	September 24, 1960	Lincoln	Minnesota	26–14
38	September 28, 1963	Minneapolis	Nebraska	14–7
39	September 26, 1964	Minneapolis	Nebraska	26–21
40	September 30, 1967	Lincoln	#7 Nebraska	7–0
41	September 28, 1968	Minneapolis	#9 Nebraska	17–14
42	October 4, 1969	Minneapolis	Nebraska	42–14
43	October 3, 1970	Minneapolis	#6 Nebraska	35–10
44	September 18, 1971	Lincoln	#1 Nebraska	35–7
45	September 30, 1972	Lincoln	#7 Nebraska	49–0
46	October 6, 1973	Minneapolis	#2 Nebraska	48–7
47	October 5, 1974	Lincoln	#6 Nebraska	54–0
48	September 17, 1983	Minneapolis	#1 Nebraska	84–13
49	September 15, 1984	Lincoln	#1 Nebraska	38–7
50	September 23, 1989	Minneapolis	#3 Nebraska	48–0
51	September 22, 1990	Lincoln	#8 Nebraska	56–0
52	October 22, 2011	Minneapolis	#13 Nebraska	41–14
53	November 17, 2012	Lincoln	#16 Nebraska	38–14
54	October 13, 2013	Minneapolis	Minnesota	34–23
55	November 22, 2014	Lincoln	#25 Minnesota	28–24
56	October 17, 2015	Minneapolis	Nebraska	48–25
57	November 12, 2016	Lincoln
Series: Minnesota leads 31–23–2

References

↑ Nebraska Cornhuskers Renew Old-School Rivalry with Minnesota Gophers
↑ Gophers-Nebraska series goes from rivalry to rout-fest
↑ Nebraska vs. Minnesota: Faux Pelini and Goldy Gopher Create A Trophy, The Daily Gopher, Nov 21, 2014, accessed April 29, 2015.
↑ https://twitter.com/GoldytheGopher/status/535466373754155008
↑ https://twitter.com/FauxPelini/status/535467084491542528
↑ The Internet made a Minnesota-Nebraska rivalry trophy actually worth caring about, SB Nation, Nov 23, 2014, accessed April 29, 2015.
↑ No. 25 Minnesota rallies to get past No. 23 Nebraska
↑ The Big Ten's favorite rivalry trophy made an appearance tonight... accessed April 29, 2015.
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Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa Kansas Miami Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Big Ten Conference football rivalries

Conference	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Ohio State Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Michigan State Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Maryland–Penn State Michigan State–Penn State Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Nebraska Minnesota–Penn State Minnesota–Wisconsin Nebraska–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa–Iowa State Johns Hopkins–Maryland Kansas–Nebraska Maryland–Navy Maryland–Virginia Maryland–West Virginia Miami–Nebraska Michigan State–Notre Dame Michigan–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia

Minnesota Golden Gophers rivalries

Football	Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin

Basketball	Iowa Wisconsin

Hockey	North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State

Nebraska Cornhuskers rivalries

Football	Colorado Iowa Kansas Miami Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin

Basketball	Creighton

Other	Creighton (Baseball)

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