Minnesota at Notre Dame

Saturday, November 5, 1927

Minnesota and Notre Dame tied 7–⁠7. It was their third meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 2–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayMinnesota6–⁠0–⁠2 in 1927
7
HomeNotre Dame7–⁠1–⁠1 in 1927
7

FinalHigh 31°F, low 22°FAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis times's story: Hoosier Collegiate Grid Elevens Fare Well in Saturday Conflicts Minnesota, Notre Dame in Deadlock Purdue Trounces NorthWestern |. U. Is Victor Other Games Reviewed.

    The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 7, 1927, page 12

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    Hoosier Collegiate Grid Elevens Fare Well in Saturday Conflicts Minnesota, Notre Dame in Deadlock Purdue Trounces NorthWestern |. U. Is Victor Other Games Reviewed. punch as the Crimson rolled up a count of 1877 on the Michigan State team. Harrell, Faunce, Bennett and Garrison reeled off long runs while McCracken, w. Catterton and Ring walt were towers of strength in the line. Power Didn’t Show Notre Dame failed to show the strength expected and was tied by the powerful Minnesota outfit, TT. The two great teams battled before d crowd of $4,000 who braved the frigid blasts to see what was expected to be one of the best games of the year. Instead, the fans saw numerous furnbles, two of which figured in the scoring. The Irish tailed first when Hovde, Gopher safety man, muffed a punt and Smith recovered. Neimic skirted the Minnesota end and scored. He also added the extra point with kick. Apparently relying on the safety game the Irish saw their margin saved once when Almquist stepped outside on a run to goal. With three quarters and a half played, it looked like a Notre Dame victory, but Eagurski pounced on a tumble and Joesting hurled pass to Walsh back of the line. Pharmer, sub, was called from the bench to inf1ict his toe into the fray and he saved the day for Minnesota with boot between the uprights that knotted the count. Scarlet Delivers Wabash played Bradley Tech at Peoria, ILL.,, team undefeated on its home field since 1923, trailed 10 at the end of the third period. The Scarlet warriors opened up in the last quarter. After a drive, Geraldeau passed to Berkey, who fell over the line. Bayer kicked goal and the score was knotted A Bradley punt was blocked on the 15-yard line and Wabash again plunged to the goal line, Bayer carrying it over. The one big upset of the day came when Indiana State Normal rallied and defeated the Eastern Illinois Normal team, 7–⁠6. The Illinois team gained heavy victories over Evansville College and Rose Poly and was a big favorite. Earlham dished out some spark ling open-field play, shooting spread formations and forward passes at the Franklin team. The Quakers marched down the field and scored on a lateral pass. Rahke led a Franklin drive of ninety yards in which only off tackle plays and end runs were used and scored in the third period

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.

Photos from the game

  • Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 6 1927
    Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 6 1927Photo: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 6 1927
    Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 6 1927Photo: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 6 1927
    Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 6 1927Photo: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 71% to win.

Notre Dame leads 4–⁠0–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1938Notre Dame 19, Minnesota 0
1937Notre Dame 7, Minnesota 6
1927Minnesota 7, Notre Dame 7
1926Notre Dame 20, Minnesota 7
1925Notre Dame 19, Minnesota 7

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