South Dakota State at Wisconsin

Saturday, November 8, 1930

Wisconsin beat South Dakota State 58–⁠7. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 5–⁠0.

AwaySouth Dakota State0–⁠2 in 1930
7
HomeWisconsin6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1930
58

FinalHigh 60°F, low 36°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WISCONSIN TROUNCES SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Thistlethwaite Sends in Regulars Only in Last Four Minutes to VIM, 5s.to-7 Victory.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1930, page 68

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    WISCONSIN TROUNCES SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Thistlethwaite Sends in Regulars Only in Last Four Minutes to VIM, 5s.to-7 Victory. MADISON, Wis; November o.---South Dakota State folded up today before the powerful ofFense Of Wisconsin and finished on the short end Of q 5s-to-7 score. South Dakotas lone touchdown came in the closing minutes Of play as the result CT q 67-yard run by l.. Nelson, halfback. It was the days most spec tacular play. The game. In the nature Of an on week scriFnmaRe for the Badgers, as they prepared for N6rthwestern’s ilndefeated eleven, saw Coach eileen Thistlethwaite use reserve material for all but the last four minutes. wisconsin scored In the firgt four minutes and grew better As the game progressed The Badgers scored twice In the second period and three times In each Of the Anal stafi4ns.

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)

Wisconsin 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 8–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Wisconsin 32, South Dakota State 0
1936Wisconsin 24, South Dakota State 7
1935South Dakota State 13, Wisconsin 6
1934Wisconsin 28, South Dakota State 7
1930Wisconsin 58, South Dakota State 7
1929Wisconsin 21, South Dakota State 0

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