Kaleb Johnson rushed for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores in a dominant third quarter that propelled Iowa past Minnesota for a 31-14 victory that gave the Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig trophy back to the Hawkeyes.

Iowa Hawkeyes football running back Kaleb Johnson continues his hot start to the 2024 season with an early highlight run and touchdown vs Minnesota.

The Iowa Hawkeyes were a tale of two halves today. After a slow first half that saw them enter the break trailing 14-7, they rattled off a second half that looked like a completely new team to take down the Minnesota Golden Gophers 31-14 and move to 1-0 in Big Ten play,

Kaleb Johnson’s 206 rushing yards and three touchdowns were too much for Minnesota to handle as Iowa reclaimed the Floyd of Rosedale trophy.

Floyd of Rosedale is heading south as Iowa beat Minnesota 31-14 behind 206 yards from Kaleb Johnson. The Hawkeye junior back single-handedly carried the Iowa offense in the second half as they overcame a halftime deficit and dominated Minnesota in the final two quarters.

Iowa visits Minnesota in the Big Ten opener as the Hawkeyes aim to regain the Floyd of Rosedale trophy. The Gophers won 12-10 in Iowa City last year to take the bronze pig back. Their victory was preserved when Hawkeyes punt returner Cooper DeJean’s go-ahead touchdown was controversially negated by an invalid fair-catch signal with 1:21 remaining.