Draft:Governor's Victory Bell
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | September 4, 1993 No. 17 Penn State 38–20 |
| Latest meeting | November 22, 2022 No. 16 Penn State 45–17 |
| Next meeting | November 23, 2024 in Minneapolis |
| Stadiums | |
| Trophy | Governor's Victory Bell[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 16 |
| All-time series | Penn State leads 10–6 (.625) |
| Largest victory | Penn State, 56–3 (1994) |
| Longest win streak | Penn State, 4 (1993–1998, 2005–2010) Minnesota, 4 (1999–2004) |
| Current win streak | Penn State, 1 (2022–present) |
The Governor's Victory Bell is an American college rivalry trophy contested between the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota, and the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Pennsylvania State University.[2][1]
History
[edit]The Governor's Victory Bell was first presented in 1993 to commemorate Penn State's entry into the Big Ten Conference, with their first league game coming against Minnesota.[2][3][4][5] Penn State won the trophy during the first four matchups, Minnesota the next four, and Penn State the next four after that. In 2008, Penn State recorded the first shutout of the series when they beat Minnesota 20–0; the previous low score for each team was 3 for Minnesota in 1994 and 7 for Penn State in 2004.
In 2010, after the University of Nebraska–Lincoln joined the Big Ten as its 12th member, the conference was split into two divisions. Penn State and Minnesota were placed in different divisions[6] and thus, beginning in 2011, the rivalry would be held only four times every ten years. In 2014, the University of Maryland, College Park and Rutgers University joined the Big Ten and in 2016, the conference increased its schedule to nine games. Currently, the two schools will play each other at least twice during every six-year scheduling cycle. Penn State leads the series 10–6.
In 2019, both teams were undefeated with Penn State ranked #4 and Minnesota #17. This was the first matchup in which both teams were ranked. The game went down to the wire and ended with a dramatic interception by the Gophers in their own end zone to win 31–26. Unlike the 1999 game, there was no post-game collapse by Penn State, their only remaining loss was to cross-state rival Ohio State.
Game results
[edit]Rankings are from the AP Poll.
| Minnesota victories | Penn State victories | Tie games |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Buscema, Dave (October 18, 1997). "Game Trophy doesn't ring a bell". York Daily Record. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
They'll be playing for the Governor's Victory Bell, a tradition that has withstood the test of time since it started in 1993 when the schools met for Penn State's first Big Ten contest.
- ^ a b "Lions, Gophers to battle for Governor's Victory Bell". Centre Daily Times. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
On Friday, acting Gon. Mark Singel of Pennsylvania and Gon. Arne Carlson of Minnesota commissioned the establishment of the 'Governor's Victory Bell,' which will go to the game's winner on an annual basis.
- ^ "Ring that bell! Lions, Gophers add trophy to Big Ten tradition". Centre Daily Times. August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
Now the Gophers will be fighting Penn State for a bell.
- ^ Shontz, Lori (October 15, 1997). Written at University Park, PA. "Trophy rings bell with PSU". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
Actually, the Governor's Victory Bell already is snug in State College, as part of the trophy collection in the Penn State Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ Tracy, Marc (November 14, 2014). "In College Football, Now the Trophies Precede the Rivalries". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
When Penn State joined the Big Ten two decades ago, the Land-Grant Trophy and the Governor's Victory Bell were quickly created for its games against Michigan State and Minnesota.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Football Division Alignments and 2011 and 2012 Conference Schedules - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Christensen, Joe (November 10, 2013). Written at Minneapolis. "Broken trophy no problem for 8–2 Gophers". Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
After Saturday's 24–10 victory over Penn State, Minnesota's players sprinted across the field to claim the Governor's Victory Bell, and pretty soon, the wooden part of the traveling trophy came apart.
- ^ Gross, Mike (October 2, 2016). Written at State College, PA. "Penn State Notebook: So, so many trophies". LNP. Lancaster, PA. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
One underrated (in terms of weirdness) aspect of Penn State's football history is the regular-season trophies it plays for. Both of the trophies/games/'rivalries' were concocted when Penn State joined the Big Ten [...] The Victory Bell—an actual golden bell in a wood frame—looks pretty cool. But it's only contested sporadically, because Penn State and Minnesota are in different divisions of the Big Ten.
- ^ "The Governor's Victory Bell - Minnesota vs. Penn State". University of Minnesota Athletics. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
The addition of the Governor's Victory Bell to the Golden Gophers' list of traditional trophy games means that Minnesota now has four active "trophy" rivalries on its schedule, more than any other college football program in the country.
- ^ "Penn State Football History vs University of Minnesota". Penn State Nittany Lions Athletics. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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