Minnesota at Iowa

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 10, 1918, page 10

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  UNIVERSITY OF iowa wins FROM GOPHER TEAM Iowa City Team Trims Uni versity of Minnesota by a Score of 10 to O. Iowa City, Nov. o-Displaying a class of foot ball that surprised even its most ardent supporters, the Uni versity of Iowa eleven triumphcd over the University of Minnesota here today, 6 to 0, in the first vic tory it has ever registered over the Gophers. It<was the annual “home coming day at Iowa, and tonight jubilation reigned, the memory OF previous defeats wiped out. Superior team work, smashing line attacks and forward passes gave Iowa the game. Minnesotas nationally known shift failed utterly, and the baff1ed Gophers resorted to forward passing in wholesale measure to stave off defeat, but their passes too frequent ly were intercepted y Iowa, to bring success. Lehman Big Star. Fullback Lehman starred ior Iowa, his passes to Donnelly &C counting ~ many gains. while his line plunging was directly RESPONSE bic for the only touchdown of the game, made from the Gopbers’ yard line in the third period. Reed and Scott were other Iowa stars. For Minnesota Lamp, Kingsley. Ehberg and Miner were leading per formers, and it was the Gophers aerial attack that won them what ground they gained. During the first two periods, Iowa showed considerably stronger than Minnesota on the offensive. The Hawkeyes lost the ball several times in the first period on fumbles or an incomplete forward pass, after tax ing it to Minnesota’s 10 or 15-yard line. Iowa Scores in Third. Iowa-opened a smashing attack in the third period. Fullback Lehman broke away but was downed in Min nesota territory. Then a forward pass, Lehman to Donnelly, put the ball on the Go2acr’s three-yard line and Lehman plunged through center for a touchdown. Kelley failed to kick goal. Minnesota started a march down the field in the fourth eriod but Kingsley fumbled on Iowa’s l5-yard line, Captain Reed of Iowa recover ing the bali. Iowa kicked out of danger, and though the Gophers resorted to frequent forward passes they could not score.

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 10, 1918, page 17

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  IOWA SPRINGS SURPRISE. Registers First Victory Ever Over Minnesota Eleven. Iowa CITY, Iowa, Nov. a.-The Uni versty of Iowa eleven triumphed over the University Of Minnesota to-day, six TO nothing, in the first victory il has ever registered over the Gophers, Superlor teamwork. smashing line attacks and forward passes gave Iowa the game Fullback Lehman starred for Iowa, his line plunging being directly responsible for the only touchdown OF the game in the third period.

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Officially, Minnesota leads 63–⁠54–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠54–⁠2 in the 118 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the 106 since this game.