North Dakota State at Minnesota
Saturday, September 26, 1931 Share
Minnesota beat North Dakota State 13–7. It was their second meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 47°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 15,000
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every North Dakota State–Minnesota gameMinnesota leads 6–2 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.
Around this game
North Dakota State
- Next gameat WisconsinOct. 3, 1931
- SeasonNorth Dakota State in 1931
- ProgramNorth Dakota State history and records
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. Oklahoma StateOct. 3, 1931
- SeasonMinnesota in 1931
- ProgramMinnesota history and records

