North Dakota State at Minnesota

Saturday, September 26, 1931

Minnesota beat North Dakota State 13–⁠7. It was their second meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorth Dakota State0–⁠3 in 1931
7
HomeMinnesota7–⁠3 in 1931
13

FinalHigh 61°F, low 47°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 15,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: MINNESOTA is PRESSED North Dakota State Tough Victim, 1877; Ripon Beaten. 800.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 27, 1931, page 1

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    MINNESOTA is PRESSED North Dakota State Tough Victim, 1877; Ripon Beaten. 800. MINNEAPOLIS, September rs (Pl.- Minnesotas offensive revealed streaks of brilliance but lacked consistent punch today as the Gophers won with diftl- Guilty from North Dakota State, ID to 4, and walloped Ripon. 80 to 0, in the double-header opener. The North Dakotans proved them selves strong. defensively, stopping drive after drive attempted by the Gophers through the line. The lighter but more alert visitors threw a real scare into the Minnesotans when they scored in the final period and threatened sec ond touchdown

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 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2011North Dakota State 37, Minnesota 24
2007North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21
2006Minnesota 10, North Dakota State 9
1937Minnesota 69, North Dakota State 7
1935Minnesota 26, North Dakota State 6
1934Minnesota 56, North Dakota State 12

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