Colgate at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1929, page 95

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  WISCONSIN PASSING BEATS COLGATE, 1876 MADISON. Wis, october 5 Up University Of Wisconsin foot ball team took to the air today and snatched second half victory from Colgate, 10 to 6. The Hamilton. N. Y, eleven scored in the first minutes Of play, after opening UP a dazzling array Of plays that carried the ball IS yards to the Badgers 15-yard line. Dowler then swept around end to score. A place ment for the extra point was wild. This was the only scoring IN the first half. Wisconsin counted its first touchdown in the third period when Sam Behr, wisconsin’s !eft-handed quarterback, shot a 15-yard pass to Gantenbein. Lusby drop-kicked goal. The second Wisconsin touchdown came in the last period after series of line plays. Behr. taking the ball on a criss-cross play, slipped through the hole left by Lubratovich for a touch down An attempted pass for the extrr point failed.

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Wisconsin leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.