Governor's Victory Bell

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.

The Governor's Victory Bell trophy was created to commemorate Penn States' first Big Ten conference game, vs. Minnesota, on September 4, 1993.

[5] Minnesota and Penn State had never played a game prior to the later team's entrance into the Big Ten in 1993.

[2][7][3] Singel presented an artist's conception of the prospective Governor's Victory Bell prior to the game.

[2][7] In 2013 Minnesota reclaimed the trophy after an interrupted four-game, nine-year losing streak, having last won vs. Penn State in 2004.