Missouri at Minnesota

Saturday, September 22, 1945

Minnesota beat Missouri 34–⁠0. It was their third meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayMissouri6–⁠4 in 1945
0
HomeMinnesota4–⁠5 in 1945
34

FinalHigh 68°F, low 44°F, 1.84 in. of rainAttendance 34,246

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Missouri Is Crushed BY Minnesota, $40

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 23, 1945, page 19

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    Missouri Is Crushed BY Minnesota, $40 MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 22,-Led by Veteran Fullback Vic Kulbitski Minnesota overwhelmed Missouri of the Big Six Conference today, “a to 0. in the football seasons opener for both teams. A crowd of 34,246 saw the game Kulbitski was the spark that provided the scoring drive for three touchdowns, two of them in the first half 1.-THE other counters were scored by Dale Rappana. substitute quarterback, and Hudson (Rockey) Mealey. who replaced Kulbitski Merlin Kispert, the Gopher quarter, kicked two points after touch down and Mealey added another pair. On the few occasions the Missourians obtained possession of the ball, they got virtually nowhere through the Minnesota defense.

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Minnesota Overwhelms Missouri By $40 Score

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, September 23, 1945, page 1

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    Minnesota Overwhelms Missouri By $40 Score MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 22.-P)- Led by veteran fullback Vic Kulbitski, Minnesota overwhelmed Missouri today, “a to 0, in the football seasons opener for both teams. A crowd of “a, 246 saw the game. Kulbitski was the spark that provided the scoring drive for three touchdowns, two of them in the first half. The other counters were scored by Dale Rappana, substitute quarterback, and Hudson (Hockey) Mealey, who replaced Kulbitski. Merlin Kispert, the Cop her quarter kicked two points after touchdown and Mealey added an other pair.

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 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Missouri leads 5–⁠3–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2014Missouri 33, Minnesota 17Citrus Bowl
1970Missouri 34, Minnesota 12
1966Missouri 24, Minnesota 0
1965Missouri 17, Minnesota 6
1962Missouri 0, Minnesota 0
1961Missouri 6, Minnesota 0

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