Wisconsin at Minnesota
Saturday, November 16, 1918 Share
Minnesota beat Wisconsin 6–0. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 14–10–2 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 54°F, low 48°F, 0.18 in. of rainAttendance 8,000
In the newspapers

The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 17, 1918, page 17
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MINNESOTA BEATS WISCONSIN. Long Forward Pass Enables Goph- ers to Win by o to o. MINNEAPoLIs, Nov. ia long for ward pass. which Kingsley shot to Lampi in the final period. enabled Min nesota’s football eleven to defeat Wis consin, s TO 0. hero to-day. This spec tacular play, which Melted nearly 40 yards, brought the ball close TO the Wisconsin goal. and Eckberg plunged through the line for the touchdown. Goal was missed. The field was soggy and rain fell. Four time before Minnesota was able to score the Gophers brought the ball TO Wisconsin’s 1o-yard line only to lose it. Wisconsin’s linemen. who. at times, failed to stop Minnesota’s slash ing shift plays, usually braced up when the ball was close to their goal.

Evening star, November 17, 1918, page 23
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MINNESOTA WINS OUT. Defeats Wisconsin, g to o, on q Long Forward Pass. long forward pass which Kingsley shot to Lampi In the final period enabled Minnesota’s foot ball eleven to defeat Wisconsin, 8 to 0, hero today. This spectacular play. which netted nearly forty yards. brought the hall close to the Wisconsin goal and Ekbsrg plunged through the line for the touchdown. Goal was missed. The field WIS soggy and rain fell -Four times before Minnesota was able TO score the 0ophers brought the ball to wisconsin’s 10-yard line, only to lose 1t. Wisconsin’s Hnenen who at times tailed to stop Ninnesota’s slashlng shift plays, usually braced when the bali was, close to their goal

South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., November 17, 1918, page 8
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WISCONSIN LOSES TO MINNESOTA, 6 TO 0 : : MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Nov. 16.- A long forward pass which Kingsley shot 70 Lampi in the final period enabled Minesota’s football eleven 10 defeat Wisconsin s TO o here today. This spectacular play. which Melted nearly 40 Yards. brought the ball close TO the Wisconsin goal and Ekberg plunged through the line for a touchdown. Goal was missed

The Birmingham age-herald, November 17, 1918, page 10
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Pass Beats Wisconsin Minneapolis, November 16.-A long for ward pass in the final period enabled Minnesota’s football eleven to defeat Wisconsin 6 to 0 here today. This spec tacular play, which netted nearly 4O yards, brought the ball close to the Wis consin goal and Ekber plunged through the line for the touchdown. Goal was missed
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Minnesota 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Minnesota gameOfficially, Minnesota leads 64–63–8; as played, 63–62–8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 107 since this game.
| 2025 | Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 7 | |
| 2024 | Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 7 | |
| 2023 | Wisconsin 28, Minnesota 14 | |
| 2022 | Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 16 | |
| 2021 | Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 13 | |
| 2020 | Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17 |
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gameat Ohio StateNov. 23, 1918
- SeasonWisconsin in 1918
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. Chicago Naval ReserveNov. 23, 1918
- SeasonMinnesota in 1918
- ProgramMinnesota history and records

