Minnesota at Michigan
Saturday, November 21, 1925. Michigan kept the Little Brown Jug Share
Michigan beat Minnesota 35–0. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 12–3–1.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 32°FAttendance 47,000
In the newspapers

New Britain herald, New Britain, Conn., November 23, 1925, page 8 (results column)
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BIG TEN SEASON A MUDDLED Mess No Team Is DeCiSiYely ths Champion This Year . Chicago, Nov 20 0p,-rhe Myssts ern Conference football season CON. pleted, midwest fans today had only retrospectton and Thanksgiving dav games to hold their waning interest on the chalk lines. The collision OF Notre Dame and Nebraska, rivals for 10 years, in Lincoln. Thursday headlined the program OF closing games OF the season. Notre Dame has won 6vs and tied one Of the ten clashes with The Huskers. This year the Rockne men dropped the Army game and were held to scoreless tie by Penn state, while Nebraska has been defeated twice. The Big Ten aftermaths dealt with the most scrambled up season OF recent years as far as results we’re concerned. Michigan and Northwestern shared championships honors. since each lost but one game. Michigan’s record Of five VIC tories and a goal line uncrossed save by the field goal by which North western defeated 1t, had the more spectacular record but It’s loss to the Purple forced it to divide the crown. Michigan’s 35 to 0 victory over Minnesota sunk without trace the title aspirations Of the Gophers, who were accorded fourth place In the Big Ten standing. Wisconsin’s 20 to Z victory over Chicago gave the Badgers third place with three wins, a loss and a tie with Mime sofa. Red Grange wound up his college career by leading Illinois to IA to D victory over Ohio State. The win gave the Him sixth place In the standing, leading Chicago, Ohio State. Purdue and Indiana. The two Hoosier teams, without a conference victory. battled to a 90 tie Saturday at the Indiana stadium dedication. Michigan’s achievements In rolling up a total Of 227 points against three 1t Is the best the Wolverines have done since 1917. Then they scored 81 points but opponents scored SO. Northwestern scored 81 points against 50 for its opponents. It’s conference victories were over In diana. Michigan and Purdue and 1t lost to Chicago. The Purple also dropped both non-c conference starts. to Tulane, and to Notre Dame, 10 to 10, Saturday. Benny Friedman. Michigan sophie more quarter. was the leading point winner Of the conference. He rolled up four touchdowns, two field goals and % points after touchdowns for 50 points. Nick Kutsch, the Sioux City, Iowa, cowboy, star of the Iowa team, who piled up a margin early in the season, was second with ~ points, made in six touchdowns, three field goals and four points aft er touchdown. Grange, leader OF the Big Ten last year with 13 touchdowns, made only six this year and finished the season In fifth place, tied with Big 30” Molenda OF Michigan.

Imperial Valley press, November 21, 1925, page 1 (results column)
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Football Returns Georgetown 81; Fordham 0. Lehigh O; Lafayette IA. Rutgers 7; New York q. 6. Rutgers z; New York q. 6. Mass. Aggies 6; Tufts 4. Middlebury o; Norwich 8. Missouri 7; Kansas 7 lend third luarter). Michigan 35; Minnesota 0. Illinois IA; Ohio State 8. Army a; Ursinus O. Indiana O.; Purdue 0. Columbia 6; Alfred O. George Washington SO; Buffalo 0. Iowa States Z Drake 6. Missouri z: Kansas 10. Wisconsin 20; Chicag 60 7.
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)
Michigan 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Minnesota–Michigan gameMichigan leads 78–26–3 in 107 meetings, counting the 91 since this game.
| 2026 | Minnesota 20, Michigan 14 | |
| 2024 | Michigan 27, Minnesota 24 | |
| 2023 | Michigan 52, Minnesota 10 | |
| 2020 | Michigan 49, Minnesota 24 | |
| 2017 | Michigan 33, Minnesota 10 | |
| 2015 | Michigan 29, Minnesota 26 |
Around this game
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. North DakotaOct. 2, 1926
- SeasonMinnesota in 1925
- ProgramMinnesota history and records
Michigan
- Next gamevs. Oklahoma StateOct. 2, 1926
- SeasonMichigan in 1925
- ProgramMichigan history and records

