Minnesota at Nebraska

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 13, 1935, page 27

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  Minnesota IN I2-t0–⁠7 Triumph Skaters Hope Nebraska Held Of National Cridir0n LaureLs r INCOLN, Nebr., october 12.- Nebraska’s dream Of national foot ball championship lay – trampled in the sod Of Memortal Stadium tonight. Minnesota, undefeated since 1882 and rated as the national champion Of 1884, bowled the Cornhuskers over today, IL to 7, in bruising battle, witnessed by $4,000 spectators, biggest crowd to see the Cornhuskers in acton since 1925. Seldom has such foot ball drama been packed into go minutes of any game. Almost before the tense. howl ing fans had settled in their seats, Minnesota had scored. From then on until the finish it was a desperately waged conflict, with the Cornhuskers rallying magnifcently in the fourth period and missing two chances to win the game by inches. Roscoe Tallies Twice. PIG GEORGE ROSCOE. Mime – sofas 175-pound left halfback, grabbed the opening kickoff and gall loped IA yards behind massed interference. Five plays later the ball was over Nebraska’s goal with Roscoe car rying it there. In the second period Roscoe again scored, scrambling over the goal line from Nebraska’s 4-yard line. Both of Minnesota’s attempts to annex the extra points were blocked. The Cornhusker’s single touchdown was registered on two plays, after the start Of the second period. With the ball on Minnesota’s 32-yard line, Sam Francis. Nebraska fullback, made 1t a first down with a plunge of a yard. Lateral Gets Nebraska Score. ON THE next play, a lateral pass. ~ Francis to Lloyd Cardwell to Jerry Lanoue, Nebraska left halfback, the last named grabbed the ball. slashed through Minnesota’s left tackle, got into the clear and galloped 81 yards for the touchdown. Francis place-Kicked the extra point. The Gophers, who haven’t lost a foot ball game since Wisconsin beat them, 20 to 10, three years ago, appeared TO have the same power and drive that swept them to national honors last year. Tied four times in 1888, they ran their string of success

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.