Minnesota at Nebraska

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 18, 1942, page 35

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  Minnesota Gets Back On Winning Track In Nebraska Tilt Cornhuskers Never Have Chance While Gophers Roll Up l5–⁠2 Score LINCOLN, Nebr., Oct. 17.-Minnesotas Golden Gophers got back on the winning track today by beat ing Nebraska, 1872, on a blocked kick, a 40-yard touchdown run in the first period and a 69-yard touchdown drive early in the third period. Nebraska never had a chance and the crowd of approximately $4,000, largest of the home season, knew it after seeing the Big Ten cham pions pile up nine points in seven minutes of play while Bill Daley, the Gopher halfback star, was rid ing the bench where he stayed all day because of injuries. The scoring started when big Paul Mitchell, Minnesota tackle, crashed in to block Howard Debus’ punt, sending the ball flying out of the end zone for safety. Tackle Vic Schleich sent the free kick booming down the field to Herb Helm, Gopher end, who came back to his 49 and minute later Mime sofa made it to on a 4O-yard gallop by Halfback Dick Luckemeyer who skipped off tackle and made his run without hand being laid on him. Bill Garnaas kicked the point Held under control in, the second period, the Gopfers swept to- a Sec ond touchdown with the second-half kickoff. Joe Silovich started the Minnesota juggernaut rolling with 26-yard return to the Gopher 81 then passed to Luckemeyer on the Minnesota 40. Power took the ball down to the Nebraska %, then Silovich hurled a low pass that Helm picked off his .shoetops on the Ne braska Is, Whirled and ran over. Nebraska got its two points in the same period when, after Dale Brad ley had quick kicked IS yards to the Gophers’ 1-foot line, End Ed Nyden blocked the attempted punt out and the ball rolled over the end zone.

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.