Purdue at Minnesota

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 10, 1938, page 5

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  MINNESOTA HAS HARD TUSSLE TO DEFEAT PURDUE MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Oct. 10.- Minnesota opened Big Ten title bid Saturday by defeating Purdue T to before 52,OO0 football fans but the Boilermakers fought so stub- bornly. the Golden Gophers’ famed power attack was needed for nearly three full periods to produce win. Minnesota got 16 first downs be- fore fullback Christiansen went over from the one-yard line at the end of the third period

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Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.