Minnesota at Michigan

Saturday, November 19, 1927. Minnesota took the Little Brown Jug from Michigan

Minnesota beat Michigan 13–⁠7. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 14–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayMinnesota6–⁠0–⁠2 in 1927
13
HomeMichigan6–⁠2 in 1927
7

FinalHigh 29°F, low 16°FAttendance 84,423

In the newspapers

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: Minnesota Beats Michigan l3-7

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 20, 1927, page 1

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    Minnesota Beats Michigan l3–⁠7 ANN ARBoR. MicA.-lP-The powerful Minnesota football team paced by Captain Herb Joesting and shorty Almquist crushed the Nichigan team Is 20 7 before a crowd Of more than $4,000 spectators Gin the Michigan stadium. II was MlNnesota’s first victory over Michigan since 1919. Michigan scored early IN the first period when Captain Bonnie OoStcrbaan grabbed n long pass from Puckolwartz for the first score. Gill bert kicked goal. Minresota’s crush ing attack could not he stopped III the third period when Captain Joesting drove over the Michigan lire for his first score against Michigan. Pharmer. sent in 20 kick the extra point. failed. The Mortimer started another drive in the fourth period which resuited in q score when Haycraft caught Amquist’s pass snd stepped over the Wolverine goal line. AIM ouist added the point.

  • The The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current's story: Minnesota Pounds out 1877 Triumph Over Ancient Foe Hurting Herb Joesing Leads laundering Herd Out Of Ann Arbor After Tramping Wolverines and Attaining Pinnacle of Big Ten Gridiron' Hopes

    The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 21, 1927, page 1

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    Minnesota Pounds out 1877 Triumph Over Ancient Foe Hurting Herb Joesing Leads laundering Herd Out Of Ann Arbor After Tramping Wolverines and Attaining Pinnacle of Big Ten Gridiron’ Hopes Arhor Mc 2-(AFlThc laundering Herd from nne Michigan IL to = and wound nm its undeeated but tied twice =, Cpnbers symbolic of the traditional rivalry between the field in triumphant glory time victory which the first overt he Wolverines 1919 ended the intercollegiate careers OF SOME Harold Almquist and Louis GOpherP Wins nv Of than $4,000 from behind that gradually down the powerful lines but

  • The Askov American. (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current's story: Minnesota Defeats Michigan

    Askov American. (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, Minnesota, November 24, 1927, page 1

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    Minnesota Defeats Michigan Detroit-Minnesota won. The Lit tie Brown Jug will come back to the North Star state. Playing a smash. ing, brilliant game of football, the fighting Gophers made a spectacular second half comeback in one of the most dramatic gridiron contests in history, smothered the Wolverine jinx forever, wiped out the sting of Is defeats, conquered Michigan for the first time since 1919, and tied Illinois for the Big Ten football championship. The score was Min nesota, 10; Michigan, 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 67% to win. Minnesota pulled the upset.

Michigan leads 78–⁠26–⁠3 in 107 meetings, counting the 88 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Minnesota 20, Michigan 14
2024Michigan 27, Minnesota 24
2023Michigan 52, Minnesota 10
2020Michigan 49, Minnesota 24
2017Michigan 33, Minnesota 10
2015Michigan 29, Minnesota 26

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