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The Gophers took home the Little Brown Jug from Michigan for the first time since 1977. Similarly, it was Michigan's only loss in the regular season on their way to losing the 1987 Rose Bowl. The 2003 game was one of the most highly anticipated Michigan–Minnesota matchups in years. [24] This was the 100th Anniversary of the 1903 game.
Replica of the Little Brown Jug on display in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2007. The real Jug is kept in storage. The 1903 game against Minnesota also gave rise to the tradition of the two teams playing for the Little Brown Jug. When the Michigan team arrived in Minneapolis, Yost reportedly instructed student manager Thomas B. Roberts to purchase a ...
The winner of the game is awarded the Little Brown Jug, a five-gallon earthenware jug. The jug was used by Michigan in the 1903 matchup to prevent Minnesota from tampering with its water supply, and, according to folklore, stolen from Michigan by a Minnesota custodian after the game.
Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down Michigan football's 2024 Week 5 matchup for the Little Brown Jug vs. Minnesota on Saturday in Ann Arbor:. Fast facts. Matchup: No. 12 Michigan (3-1 ...
The Little Brown Jug – Accidentally left in Minnesota back in 1903 by Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost, it is painted with the victories of the two teams. Floyd of Rosedale – Since 1935 the Gophers and the Iowa Hawkeyes have fought to win this bronze pig. The Gophers won the 2010 and 2011 match up for the pig, upsetting the favored Hawkeyes ...
The Wolverines haven't lost to the Golden Gophers in a decade, though that covers just four games since then. But Minnesota has just two wins in its previous 28 games vs. Michigan (2005, 2014).
[5] [6] Fielding H. Yost, Michigan Wolverines football coach, forgot the Little Brown Jug, one of the oldest college football traveling trophies, in the locker rooms of the Armory in 1903. [2] The Armory was also the facility used for the University of Minnesota physical education department until 1935. [7]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers won the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 1986. Laurence Maroney rushed for 129 yards on the day. Gary Russell ran for 128 yards on the day, nearly half the yards coming from one rush with under two minutes left in the game. That rush set up a final field goal by Jason Giannini.