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On September 12, 2017, it was announced, via Twitter, that Nebraska and Minnesota would again play for the $5 Bits of Broken Chair trophy, likely as an unofficial trophy game. [12] Following an initial Reddit post where Huskers fans brainstormed ideas to keep the trophy alive, a new trophy was built. [13]
$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy Minnesota: Nebraska: 1900 2023 64 Minnesota–Penn State Governor's Victory Bell: Minnesota: Penn State: 1993 2024 17 Minnesota–Wisconsin: Paul Bunyan's Axe Minnesota: Wisconsin: 1890 2024 134 Missouri–Nebraska: Victory Bell Missouri: Nebraska: 1892 2010 104 Missouri–Oklahoma: Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe ...
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The result is a 98 lb (44 kg) bronze pig trophy, 21 in (53 cm) long and 15 in (38 cm) high. [9] Iowa and Minnesota have played for the Floyd of Rosedale every year since then. The winner of the game is entitled to keep the trophy until the following year's contest.
In the 1981 meeting, unranked Iowa upset #7 Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium in what legendary Iowa coach Hayden Fry called "the biggest win since I’ve been here." [ 8 ] When Nebraska moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2011 , the teams resumed the rivalry on an annual basis and played on the Friday following Thanksgiving .
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The Badgers took possession of the trophy for the first time in 2006, defeating Iowa 24–21 in a back-and-forth affair. Wisconsin evened the Heartland Trophy series in 2007, winning another closely contested game 17–13, under the lights at Camp Randall. In 2008, Iowa took the lead in the trophy series with a lopsided 38–16 victory.