Minnesota at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, November 25, 1928, page 82

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  NAGURSKi’S SLAMS vANQU|SH BADGERS Powerful ThrustS by Star Back Bring 6-to-0 Win to Minnesota. E ADDISON. Wis. November “a M rough young man named WI Bronko Nagurski, as tough on 1 the gridiron as his name sounds. ruined wisconsin, chances of winning unchallenged pos session of the Western Conference loot ball championship today, when Mime sofa walloped the hitherto undefeated Badger, 6 to 0. before a record-breaklng crowd of $4,000 Nagurski, MinneSUta’s pulverlzing tullback, scored the touchdown thattumhled Wisconsin out of the champion ship early in the second period OF bitterly fought game, after Rebholz, the Badger fullback. fumbled on the Wis Consin 1S-yard line. Pulkrabek, Min nesota guard, who rarely gets his name in the papers, either in Minnesotas defeats or victories pounced on the pail and the Gophers, seizing this only break Of the game, procured the points that wrecked Wisconsins title hopes. After getting possession of the ball, the Gophers lost no time in settling down to scoring. On the first play, Hovde. the Gopher quarterback, tore through his right tackle for nine yards. Then Nagurski was called into action and in four straight thrustS he smashed through the center of the Badger line, planting the ball behind the Badger goal line on his last attempt. Brock meyers attempt to add the extra point by a goal from placement was blocked. Minnesota Plays Well. Minnesota. playing superior foot ball, threatened to score another touchdown in the closing minutes Of the game, but a l5-yard penalty set the Gophers back Just when they were ready to smash over from the 10-yard line. Minnesota retrieved the IS yards in two plays and then Pharmer tried an attempted field goal from the 25-yard line, but the ball sailed wide. Wisconsin, making use of its famed forward passing attack. had two golden opportunities to score in the third period, but failed. Behr tossed 30 yard pass to Cusinier, who ran another 5 yards before he was upset on Min nesota’s 10-yard line. After failing to pierce the Minnesota line, the Badgers attempted two passes with Lusby shoot ing to Behr, but both were incomplete and Minnesota recovered the ball on it’s 8-yard line. After an exchange of punts, Wisconsin opened up with another forward passing offensive Lusby tossed pass to Behr, which was ruled complete on Minnesota’s 25-yard line, because OF Planners interference with the receiver. Lttsby lleaved another pass to Behr. picking up gain of IL wards and giving Wisconsin first down on Minnesofas 13-yard line. Harold Smith. replacing Rebholtz at fullback for Wis rcnsin, tried four surges at the line Il an effort to break through. but The Gopher forward wall stiffened and Wis consin was forced to surrender the ball. Gopher Defense Savage. The saI~>-a defense Of the Minnesota team. especially by Nagurski, held the Wisconsin running attack to net gain of 16 yards. Wisconsin gained but SO *ards fi’bm serirflmase. while :Ssir backs we’re thrown for losses that ageT&gated 81 yards. The Gorllers ran up total of 134 --ards from scrin1rnagc, with NaguTski, Fi1armer and Eoydc pounding The lackles and center OF the line In vain attempt to turn defeat into Victory wisconsin threw Is forward 17sses, completing for 81 yards. minnesota used the pass five times, but completed three Of them for “a yards gain.

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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 26, 1928, page 8 (results column)

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  CHAMPIONSHIP IS UNSETTLED UNTIL THE END Fortune Smiles on Five Conference Members in Last Eight Weeks CHICAGO IN LAST PLACE Wisconsin and Minnesota End Second and Third in Dizziest Race Chicago. Nov. 26.-(AP)-After drifting about flirtatiously to five different universities in eight weeks, the Big Ten football championship bunting was again nailed securely to the same old Illinois masthead today. In the dizziest championship race since the western conference began 81 years ago, a race so crammed with upsets that four defeated teams were in the running until the last second Of play, Coach Bob Zuppke piloted his Illinois craft through the devastating gale and took undisputed possession Of the big prize. The triumph gave the Fighting Illini’ undisputed possession Of the title for the second consecutive year, a feat engineered oaly by Chicago, Wisconsin and Ohio State since 1896. Typhoon Dashes Hopes Strewn amongst the wrecAage of ALSO rams were the other three last minute contenders, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio State, whose hopes were dashed in the typhoon of line smashes. forward passes, kicks and penalties. Of the three. Wisconsin came the closest, finishing second, with a defeat and tie to mar its record. Minnesota, which blasted Wisconsin’s hopes with a 6 to 0 vic tory Saturday and which lost the title itself by pair of one point defeats. was third. Iowa and Ohio state finished in a tie for fourth and fifth, Purdue was sixth, Northwestern and Michigan were deadlocked for seventh and eighth, Indiana was ninth and Chi Cages weakest team in history land. ed in the cellar. It was a pair of upsets that gave illinois the opportunity it so eager ~ grasped. Before the final games, Wisconsin had a lead in the cham pionship race. as it was undefeated. Only tie with Purdue blemished its record. Illinois had lost to Michigan, Iowa had defeated Ohio State and Wisconsin had defeated Iowa, Thus victory for Minnesota over Wisconsin, one for Michigan over 0AsA g NAiNtupu Ny AAluVIS USCA Ohio State was Illinois only chance Circumstances Are Shaped But that was exactly what hap. pened. Minnesota defeated thu Badgers, s to O, in a thriller at Mad ison, Michigan’s rejuvenated team walloped Iowa, 10 to 7, and Illinoi. outclassed Ohio State, s to o. A tumble by Rebholz, on Wiscon sins II yard line, which was scoopee up by Minnesota player, spoiled Wisconsin’s dream of their first title since 1912. In five plays, the Goph. ers rammed the ball over for thu lone touchdown. Bronko Nagursk doing the scoring. Wisconsin threat. ened twice but didn’t have the punch Michigan fought an uphill battle to beat Iowa and $4,000 fans cheeree the Wolverines as one of the games, in Michigan; history. Another high spot of the fina days play was Northwestern’s q t 8 rout Of Dartmouth. With Hanl Bruder, Captain Walter Holmer ant fatz Levison playing the leading roles, the Wildcats excelled the bis green team in every department.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 26, 1928, page 5 (results column)

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  GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY The following are scores of prin- cipal football games played last Saturday afternoon: Northwestern 27; Dartmouth 6. Illinois 8; Ohio State 0. Michigan 10, Iowa ‘. Harvard IT; Yale o. Minnesota 6; Wisconsin 0. Army 13; Nebraska 3. Princeton 0; Navy 9. Stanford 13; California 13. Oregon 31; Montana 6. Southern California 2S; Idaho [. Centre 0; Vanderbilt 26. Gonzaga 13; Loyola 6. Michigan State [; North Caro- Iina 0.

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Officially, 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 97 since this game.