Purdue at Minnesota

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  Evening star, November 17, 1940, page 34

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  MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. l6.-Minnesofas football powerhouse won the Western Conference championship here today by unleashing a high voltage attack that shocked Purdue’s Boilermakers into defeat, 33 to 6. 1t was Minnesota’s seventh straight victory of the season, in cluding five conference contests, and left it in position to bring brilliant undefeated season to a close in the final game with Wisconsin at Madison next week. Michigan helped the Gophers to the title by eliminating Northwest ern, 20 to 13, at Ann Arbor today. Minnesota power was at its best as it’s ground game rolled roughshod over the Boilermakers, but 1t still showed a weakness against passes, Purdue taking to the air to set up its touchdown. Purdue, held to a net of % yards by rushing, fired 80 passes. of which 13 were completed for 126 yards. Meantime, Minnesota relied almost entirely on power plays that produced more than 300 yards. There was little doubt about the eventual outcome of the game from the opening kickoff, when Bobby Paffrath took the ball on his own Is and fumbled. George Franck, Gopher speedster, was there to pick it up on the 20-yard line, and he returned 80 yards for touchdown after skirting the entire Purdue team, punched in front of him. Gordon Paschka place-kicked the extra point, and Minnesota led, 7 to 0, with only is seconds of play ing time elapsed. The second Gopher touchdown in the first period came after Franck had returned a punt 81 yards to the Purdue 81. Bruce Smith and Franck in two plays made 1t 8 first down on the 10, and after Faffrath lost 3

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 17, 1940, page 1

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  MINNESOTA Wins WESTERN CROWN Unleashes High Voltage At tack To Defeat Purdue By 1876 Count MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 16.-R- Minnesota’s football powerhouse won the western conference cham pionship here today by unleashing a high voltage attack that shocked Purdue’s Boilermakers into defeat, SO to 6. It was Minnesota’s seventh straight victory of the season, in Guiding five conference contests, and left it in position to bring a brilliant undefeated season to a close in the final game with Wis consin at Madison next week. Michigan helped the Gophers to the title by eliminating North western, 20 to IS, at Ann Arbor today. Minnesota power was at it’s best as its ground game rolled rough shod over the Boilermakers, but it still showed a weakness against passes, Purdue taking to the air to set up its touchdown. Purdue, held to a net of % yards by rushing, fired 80 passes of which IS were completed for 126 yards. Meantime, Minnesota relied almost entirely on power plays that produced more than 300 yards, There was little doubt about the eventual outcome of the game from the opening kickoff when Bobby Paffrath took the ball on his own IS and fumbled. George Franck, Gopher sepedster, was there to pick it up on the 20-yard line and he returned 80 yards for a touchdown after skirting the entire Purdue team, punched in front of him. Gordon Paschka place. kicked the extra point and Mime sofa led, 7 to O, with only is Sec onds of playing time elapsed.

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Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.