Michigan at Minnesota

Saturday, November 16, 1929. Michigan took the Little Brown Jug from Minnesota

Michigan beat Minnesota 7–⁠6. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 15–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayMichigan5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1929
7
HomeMinnesota6–⁠2 in 1929
6

FinalHigh 53°F, low 37°FAttendance 58,160

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: FOOT BALL SCORES

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1929, page 1 (results column)

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    FOOT BALL SCORES Tulane, 10; Sewanee. o. Lynchburg College, IA; Bridgewater, o.. StetSon, 10; Miami, 0. Louisiana Normal 40; Lou Morris. O.. Burleson. o; Austin College of Sher- man, Tex, 0. New Mexico Aggies, Z; U. Of New Next CO, z. MIDDLE WEST. Notre Dame, 10; Southern California. IL Kansas Teachers, 10; Southwestern, 8. Illinois Wesleyan, Z; Illinois College, O. Charleston Teachers, g; Carbonate Teachers, 6. Elmhurst, 90 Valparaiso, o.. Oklahoma City u, IL; Oklahoma Bap- lists, 0. Milliken, 6; Butler o. Danville Normal, 25 Franklin, 6. Depauw, 46; Ball Teachers, 6. st. Johns (Wis), IS; Culver, z. Otterbein, IA: Hiram, g. Manchester, 10; Indiana Teachers, 0. Emporia, 6; Wichita. 6. Kansas, 49, Washington, o. Central State Normal, 81; Toledo, IL. Baldwin Wallace, Ia; Kent State, 0. Michigan B., ID; Western State Normal. z. North Dakota, 6; South Dakota, o. Coe, 5; Knox, 8. Cornell College, 6; Monmouth, 0. Ripon, 10; Beloit, 6. Illinois B, 49, Iota B, IL. Detroit, 25; Michigan State, 0. Grinnell, 81; Carleton, 6. Indiana, l9: Northwestern, IA. Drake, Z; Iowa State, 0. John Carroll, 6; Ypsilanti Normal, 6 (tie). Michigan. 7: Minnesota, 6. Purdue, Z; Iowa, o. Illinois, 20; Chicago. 6. Ohio State, 54; Kenyon, 0. Heidelberg, “a; Ohio Northern, Z. Marquette. 20; Boston. s. Findlay, IA; Bluffton, IL. Bowling Green. rs; Detroit, 2. Nebraska, 10; Oklahoma, 10 (tie). Kansas Teachers, 19; Pittsburgh (Kans.) Teachers, o. st. Mary’s (Kans), o; Baldwin, 0 (tie) Rockhurst (Kansas City,. IS; Kemper Military, 0. FAR WEST. California, Z; Washington. o. Santa Clara, 10; Stanford, Z. Denver. 10; Utah Aggies, o. Washington State, 10; Montana, o. st. Mary’s, “a; California (Southern Branch), 0. st. Ignatius, O; Nevada, 0. Pomona, 10: San Diego. 0. Colorado College, 81; Western State, 2l Occidental, Of; California Tech, 0. Billings Poly, Al; Montana Normal, O.. Gonzaga, 90; Idaho, Ia. Oregon, 16; Oregon State. 0. Colorado, s; Colorado Aggies, 0. Utah, A; Wyoming, 0. Colorado Mines, 7; Regis, 0. South Dakota, g. North Dakota State, g..

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)

Minnesota 77% to win. Michigan pulled the upset.

Michigan leads 78–⁠26–⁠3 in 107 meetings, counting the 87 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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