Minnesota at Wisconsin

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 24, 1940, page 1

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  COPHERS BIDDING FOR TOP HON0RS Finish Season Undefeated And United, Defeating Wis cOnsin 22–⁠13 MADISON, Wis, Nov. 23.-R- The Golden Gophers of Minnesota posted a strong claim to a share Of the mythical national football championship today, finishing the season indicated and united with a 2 to 10 victory over Wisconsin before 40 $1,000 spectators. The giant Norsemen, who clinched the Western conference cham plonship a week ago, brushed aside the badgers as they had seven other teams after spotting the home aggregation 10 points. The Badgers had a great scoring chance shortly after the opening Kickoff when George Franck 1umoled a punt and Bob Henry recovered for Wisconsin on t h e Minnesota 10. But ne ponderous in vaders held and took the ball. franck’s magnificent punting set the Badgers back as the quarter progressed. Undaunted, Wisconsin started rom its own rs with big George Paskvan hitting center for two YARDS. Then Johnny Tenant tossed d long pass to Dave Schreiner, VINO shook off two tacklers on the gopher As and ran for a touch. down, jim McFadzean prevented oehrelner from being pulled down from behind with a crushing block On Bob Fitch, Minnesota end. Bob nay added the point. Less than two minutes later Wis. eo1sln’s Tommy Farris picked one vi Bruce Smiths passes out of the al at mldfield and scored unmo. lesteo’ Rays try from placement Was wide. me aroused and all-winnine uophers then settled down to theil uevastatlng ground attack anc s %eii-knlt defense, keeping Wiscon na IN It’s own territory the re flalnder of the game except for E niai badger furry in the waning ‘‘Nlutes OF the contest.

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  The Key West citizen, Florida, November 25, 1940, page 3 (results column)

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  NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Tommy Harmon and the rest of Michigan’s Wolverines ended their football season Saturday with a smashing 400 triumph over Ohio State. the worst defeat suffered by the Buckeyes in 35 years of competition. Harmon was the big news in the football world by virtue of his three touchdOwnS that ran his total scores to 33. two ahead of the all-time mark set by Red Grange. At the same time, the AIl-American halfback of last year handed teams in the West ern Conference a new record to shoot at by piling his total points to 237, another all-time mark. Be sides the trio of t0uchdOWns, Harmon passed for two others and kicked four placements. The Wolverines ace accompliShed bis record smashing play ing in “a games, while Oranges all-time mark covered 20 contests, during which he scored 1856 points, 81 behind HarmOn’S total. Illinois famous star held the touchdown record for Is years. Minnesota Unbeaten. United Minnesota’s Goph ers. who clinched the Western Conference championship last week, added another victory to their record for good measure. The only eleven to defeat the Wolverines. Michigan rolled over Wisconsin 22–⁠13 to wind up the season unbeaten and united. Sparked by George Franck. the Gophers overcame a 1870 lead piled up by Wisconsin in the first quarter. The triumph was the eighth in row fer Minnesota and places the Gophers in a good position to claim national football champion ship Ninth Straight For Boston c. Boston College hung up its ninth straight conference victory Saturday and now looks forward to a Bowl bid. Continuing its Terfect record. Boston handed Auburn’s Southern Plainsmen their worst trouncing of the season. 1877. Auburn’s lone score came in the final minutes of play. With the game in the bag. the Col lege sent in its third and fourth string players and the Plainsmen promptly went to work to save themselves from a Shutout. Volunteers Perfect Held to a 10 lead at the half way mark. Tennessee’S VolunteerS Staged a smashing drive in the final two quarters to crush Kentucky. 800, before home coming crowd of $4,000 in the Vols last game on Schields- Watkins Field. Tennessee. predicted to be BOston Colleges opponent in the Sugar Bowl gridiron battle at

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Officially, Minnesota leads 64–⁠63–⁠8; as played, 63–⁠62–⁠8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.