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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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