Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry

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The Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry is a historic college football matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, traditionally highlighted by the battle for the Little Brown Jug trophy.

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instanceOf college football rivalry
sports rivalry
alsoKnownAs Little Brown Jug game NERFINISHED
associatedTrophyRivalry Little Brown Jug rivalry GENERATED
category College football rivalries in the United States
Michigan Wolverines football rivalries
Minnesota Golden Gophers football rivalries NERFINISHED
conference Big Ten Conference
conferenceAffiliationBothTeams Big Ten Conference members NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division NCAA Division I FBS NERFINISHED
featuresInstitution University of Michigan NERFINISHED
University of Minnesota NERFINISHED
firstMeetingLocation Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED
firstMeetingSeason 1892
firstMeetingWinner Minnesota Golden Gophers football NERFINISHED
formerMinnesotaHomeStadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome NERFINISHED
Memorial Stadium (Minnesota) NERFINISHED
gender men's football
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
hasCulturalSignificance symbolizes historic Big Ten competition
hasFanTraditions display and exchange of the Little Brown Jug
painting new game scores on the jug after each meeting
hasMediaCoverage regional and national college football media
homeStadiumForMichiganHomeGames Michigan Stadium NERFINISHED
homeStadiumForMinnesotaHomeGames Huntington Bank Stadium NERFINISHED
involvesTeam Michigan Wolverines football NERFINISHED
Minnesota Golden Gophers football NERFINISHED
level college
notableFor one of the oldest trophy games in college football
playsFrequency intermittent after Big Ten expansion scheduling changes
region Midwestern United States
seasonTiming regular season college football game
sport American football
trophy Little Brown Jug NERFINISHED
trophyMaterial stoneware jug
trophyName Little Brown Jug NERFINISHED
trophyOriginInvolvesCoach Fielding H. Yost NERFINISHED
Henry L. Williams NERFINISHED
trophyOriginStory Michigan left a water jug behind after the 1903 game in Minneapolis NERFINISHED
trophyPrimaryColor brown
trophySeriesStartSeason 1903
trophyTradition scores of each game are painted on the jug
usesRuleset NCAA college football rules

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Little Brown Jug competitionName Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry