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Northwestern at Minnesota

Saturday, November 12, 1898

Minnesota beat Northwestern 17–⁠6. It was their third meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayNorthwestern9–⁠4–⁠1 in 1898
6
HomeMinnesota4–⁠5 in 1898
17

FinalHigh 47°F, low 33°FAttendance 4,000

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 56% to win. Minnesota won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every Northwestern–Minnesota game

Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 96 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

Around this game

Northwestern

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