Minnesota at Nebraska

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 5, 1947, page 45

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  Minnesota Gets Early Lead 10 Score Over Nebraska, 1913 LINCOLN, Nebr., Oct. Anime sofa handled Nebraska mercilessly in the first half and the fourth Pc riod today to crush the Huskers, “a to 13, in a Big Nine-Big Six interconference game before $4,000. Playing with the temperature in the high 80s, the Minnesota team marched 68 yards from the opening kickoff for their first touchdown in the first period. Then in the second period, Minnesota got another when two pass plays covered 56 yards. Billy Bye got the first score from the 2-yard line and Bill Thiele the second on a 17-yard toss. Don Bailey kicked the points and Minnesota went to rest with a a. too lead over Nebraska team that had not gained first down in the first two periods. With the second half, the apparemily crushed Nebraska outfit came to life and handed the Gophers a mighty scare. In the third period Nebraska scored on two Del Wiegand to End Ralph Damkroger passes. Back came the Huskers with a blocked punt recovered by Tackle Gene Sims on the Minnesota 10, and a 14-yard pass. Wiegand to Dam krcger, for another score to open the last period. Then Minnesota turned on the heat. Halfback Ev Faunce went to the Minnesota At with the kickoff and the game settling touchdown was on the way. The Gophers slammed and passed down to the Nebraska 1-foot mark for first down. An oddity came up here, the teams swapping 5-yard penalties before Quarterback Jim Maloski sneaked over. Back Don Johnson got the last score on short smash after Besen’s pass interception that bust ed up Nebraska’s last threat.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 6, 1947, page 3 (results column)

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  Rs%H0 FOOTBALL | SCORES Brown ‘; Princeton 21. Dartmouth 28; Syracuse ‘. Boston University 14, Harvard 29 Louisiana State l9; Georgia 35. Iowa State ‘; Kansas 27 Purdue 24; Ohio State 20. Minnesota 28; Nebraska 13. Wisconsin ‘; Indiana T. Northwestern 27; UCLA 26. Texas Aggies IA; Nebraska l3. Georgia Tech 20, Tulane 0. Duke 15; Tennessee T South Carolina 0; Mississippi 33. Paine College 30; Albany State Teachers College O. Bradley ‘; Wichita Univ 23. North Carolina 0; Texas 34. Alabama ‘, Vanderbilt IA Louisiana Teachers o. Auburn 14, Middletury 19; Williams ‘. Clarkson 32; Norwich O. Scranton 54; AIC 6. Fort Devens T; Tufts 32. Lebanon Valley 23 Moravian 20 Oberlin 25; Allegany O. Maryville tTenn) 27; Centre O. Knox 6; Grinnell IA Western State 6; Colorado Col lege 2. Drake IA; Tulsa 28. West Texas State 13; Texas T. 21 Texas Christian 0; Arkansas 6. Howard 0; West Virginia s. O. Utah State 26; Colorado ARM 13 Western Michigan IA; Washing ton University (St Louis) G. Michigan Tech T; Eau Clair Wis consin Teachers 0. Washington State ‘; Idaho 0. oregon State IA; Washington T. Nevada IS; Oregon G. Brigham Young T; Wyoming 12 Rice T; use ‘. Emporia State 12; Washburn G. Denison (Ohio) 19; Washington and Jefferson fl. U. of Massachusetts IT, Bow doin G. Temple 13; Holy Cross 19 Michigan State ‘; Mississippi 5. O. Army AT; Colorado O. Bucknell 0; Penn State 54 Notre Dame 40; Pitt 6. Stanford 13; Michigan 49 Cornell 0; Yale IA. Columbia IS; Navy G. Washington and Lee C; West Virginia 35 North Texas State 2o Florida l2. Missouri 19; Southern Method ist 35. New York University 19, Brook lyn College 0. Virginia Military Institute 13; George Washington T. New Mexico 20; Kansas State l8. Hawaii 0; Utah 35 Arizona State ’0, Texas Mines 40. Oklahoma ARM IA; Denver 26 Arizona 40, Montana ‘, San Francisco 51; Duquesne O. Harbin College 19; Oklahoma City University ‘. Wittenberg T. Wilmington G. Cincinnati 20, St. Bonaventure 14. Marshall T; Eastern Ky. 6. Western Ky. IA; Arkansas State IA (tie game). New Mexico 20; Kansas S. 18 North Dakota U 13; Augustana Sioux Falls) T. Hanover IS; Georgetown (Ky) 13 Mississippi College AT; Uniyer- sity of Mexico 13. McMurray 20; Centenary 12. Memphis State 13; Missouri Mines O. Virginia Military 13; George T. North Carolina State l4; Da- vidson 0. North Texas State 20; Florida l2 s. Methodist 35; Missouri 19 Southern Idaho 20; Idaho State 20 (tie game) Texas Mines 40; Arizona CFlag- staff) State 0. Chico (Calif) State 19; Califor- mia Poly O. Utah 35; Hawaii 0. Arizona 40; Montana T. Humboldt State 27; Oregon Col ege of Education T. Santa Clara 20 Fresno State 19. San Diego State 56; California

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.