Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Saturday, September 26, 1942 Share
Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 50–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 4–0.
FinalHigh 41°F, low 32°F, 0.82 in. of rainAttendance 22,000
In the newspapers

The Ely miner, Minnesota, October 1, 1942, page 6
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ROWE makes FIRST eleven Al Rowe, former Ely athlete, has made the st. Johns college football team as starting back. John Perko, stellar lineman on the University of Minnesota eleven, was given much praise by sports commentators, for his work in the Pittsburgh game. won by Minnesota, 50–7.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Minnesota 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Pittsburgh–Minnesota gameMinnesota leads 9–3 in 12 meetings, counting the eight since this game.
| 1992 | Pittsburgh 41, Minnesota 33 | |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh 14, Minnesota 13 | |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh 13, Minnesota 7 | |
| 1956 | Minnesota 9, Pittsburgh 6 | |
| 1954 | Minnesota 46, Pittsburgh 7 | |
| 1953 | Minnesota 35, Pittsburgh 14 |
Around this game
Pittsburgh
- Next gamevs. SMUOct. 3, 1942
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1942
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. Iowa Pre-FlightOct. 3, 1942
- SeasonMinnesota in 1942
- ProgramMinnesota history and records

