Minnesota Golden Gophers	Iowa Hawkeyes ©
Played October 24, 1981 at Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Minnesota	0	0	4	0	.000	0	1	0	.000	0	3	0	.000
Iowa ©	1	4	2	0	.667	2	1	0	.667	2	1	0	.667

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

 

Coach Joe Salem brought his 4-2 Minnesota Golden Gophers to Iowa City on a mission.  First to battle the 6^th ranked, 5-1 Iowa Hawkeyes on the Kinnick Stadium field & then to take Floyd of Rosedale, the bronze pig which is awarded to the winner of this annual match-up.  Minnesota delivered on both & took home The Belt as well with PK Jim Gallery kicking 4 field goals in a 12-10 Golden Gophers' win.  Gallery hit 3 field goals in the 2^nd quarter giving the Golden Gophers a 9-0 halftime lead.  After missing a 45-yard field goal attempt in the 1^st quarter, Gallery connected on kicks of 52, 31, & 32 yards with the last kick coming with just 0:13 left in the half.  Meanwhile, the Minnesota defense held the Hawkeyes to just 45 yards total offense in the 1^st half.  Iowa got on the board early in the 3^rd quarter when PK Tom Nichol hit a 34-yard field goal & the Hawkeyes took the lead midway through the period when RB Phil Blatcher scored on a 2-yard touchdown run giving Iowa a 10-9 lead heading into the 4^th quarter.  Nicol missed 2 field goal attempts in the final period as Minnesota took the lead for good with 2:22 left in the game when Gallery hit a 27-yard field goal.  Minnesota's QB Mike Hohensee threw for 171 yards with an interception while Iowa's QB Gordy Bohannon threw for 88 yards with an interception.  Iowa finished the season 8-4; Big Ten Co-Champs & ranked 18^th nationally while the Golden Gophers finished 6-5.  Iowa would play for The Belt again in 1996.