Northwestern at Minnesota

Thursday, October 10, 2002

Minnesota beat Northwestern 45–⁠42. It was their 80th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 47–⁠28–⁠5.

AwayNorthwestern3–⁠9 in 2002
42
HomeMinnesota8–⁠5 in 2002
45

FinalHigh 74°F, low 49°FAttendance 37,729

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern71402142
Minnesota72114345

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Northwestern 38, Minnesota 35
2023Northwestern 37, Minnesota 34
2022Minnesota 31, Northwestern 3
2021Minnesota 41, Northwestern 14
2019Minnesota 38, Northwestern 22
2018Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14

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