Nebraska at Minnesota

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  The Waterbury Democrat, October 7, 1940, page 13 (results column)

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  Grid Season Continues ‘Topsy TurDy’ FOUR TEAMS ARE. COLLEGE FACES” Cornell Among Early Sea- son StandOuts; Ten- nessee “TOps” tUn1ted Press Stan COrreSpOndent) New York, Oct. 7.--UP) Tennes- see, Minnesota, Michigan and Cor nell definitely established themselves as formidable contenders for na- tional football honors over the weekend. Their tested strength stands out, along with that of Mississippi in this topsy-turvy young season which already has seen an almost unpre- cedented number of major elevens defeated, deadlocked or menacingly pressed. To them will be added the winner of Saturdays collision between Ohio State and Northwestern, Stanford and Santa Clara, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech. Tennessee beat Duke, 13–⁠0, Satur- day. Minnesota downed Nebraska 13–⁠7. Michigan, fresh from its 41-O conquest of California, turned back Michigan State 21–⁠14. Cornell opened its season with a $40 vic- tory over Colgate. | Yale, Dartmouth, New York U and Holy Cross were victims of up- sets, and Army escaped by an eye lash with 20–⁠19 win over Littlf Williams College. Northwestern issued storm warn. ings by starting the season with z 40–⁠0 victory over Syracuse, while Ohio State won a 17–⁠14 struggle from Purdue. Notre Dame made it. debut, beating College of the Pa. cific team, 25–⁠7.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 6, 1940, page 1 (results column)

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  World Series Squared at 2-AII; UDsets Mark Football Scene ginia, which upset favored Yale, 1914. Up at Philadelphia, Maryland was handed one of its worst beat ings in history, q 5l-0 shellacking by Pennsylvania, and American University got off to losing start against Susquehanna, 1913. Other major results: Tennessee, 13; Duke, 0. Northwestern, 40; Syracuse, 0. Pittsburgh, l9; Missouri, Is, Fordham, 20; West Virginia, Z. Kentucky, Al; Washington and Lee, II. Minnesota, 13; Nebraska, 7. Ohio State, II; Purdue, IA. Notre Dame, 25; College of Pa clfic, 7. California, g; st. Mary’s, 6. Stanford. 13; Oregon, 0. (Ftill Details In Sports section.)

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 43 since this game.