Battle for the Little Brown Jug

The Little Brown Jug is a rivalry in Michigan football between the Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Michigan leads the series 72-24-3.

Their 100th meeting will be on October 5, 2005.

1903 game
On the trip to Minneapolis, Fielding H. Yost told student manager Thomas B. Roberts to buy something to carry the team's water. Yost was concerned that Gopher fans might spike their water supply.

Michigan and Minnesots would tie the game at 6-6, even though there were 2 minutes left to play because Minnesota fans stormed the field.

A Minnesota custodian found Yost's Jug on the sideline and returned it to Minnesota's athletic director, L.J Cooke. Cooke called Yost and said "We have your Little Brown Jug, come up and win it."

The two teams met again in 1909 and with Michigan winning 15-6, and would keep it until 1919.