Pittsburgh at Minnesota

Saturday, November 1, 1947

Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 29–⁠0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 5–⁠0.

AwayPittsburgh1–⁠8 in 1947
0
HomeMinnesota6–⁠3 in 1947
29

FinalHigh 54°F, low 48°FAttendance 56,334

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Football Scores .lcontinued From Page BID Mission House, 6. 10; Manchester, 0.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 2, 1947, page 44 (results column)

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    Football Scores .lcontinued From Page BID Mission House, 6. 10; Manchester, 0. Aurora, 7; Mission House, q. Ball State, 10; Manchester, 0. Beloit, 2l; Carleton, 6. Bowling Green, 26; Findlay, 9. Butler, IS; DepauW, 0. Cape Girardeau, 0; Maryville, O.. Carroll, IL; Lake Forest, 7. Central, 6; Simpson, 6. Central, %; Tarkio, 0. Central Michigan, 80; Michigan Cincinnati, “a; Ohio u, o. Dayton, SO; Xavier, 6. Defiance, 26; Wilmington, 6. Denison, 20; Muskingum. Ia. Dickinson, 7; Rapid City Mines, Z. Earlham, 81; Canterbury, 6. Elmhurst, 13; Illinois College, g.. Emporia State, 80; Rockhurst, O.. Ferris Tech, IL; Cedarville, o. Grinnell, 7; Coe, 0. Heidelberg, 20; Ohio Northern, o. Hope, 20; Alma, 10. Huron, So: Sioux Falls, 0. Illinois Wesleyan, 0; Millikin, O.. Indiana, 7; Ohio State, O. Indiana State, IA; East 1lli- nois, 13. Iowa State Tech, 6; Drake, 6. Kansas, 55; Kansas State, 0. Kearney, IA; Wayne, 0. Kent State, 26; John Carroll, 7. Kenyon, 19; Ashland, 0. Knox, IL; Cornell, 8. Lacrosse, 27; Winona. 0. Lawrence, “a; Ripon, 0. L’sville, 7; st. Joseph’s (1ndD, T.. Manchester, 6; Hamline, 0. Michigan, IA; Illinois, 7. =, Michigan State, 10; Marquette, Z. Michigan Tech, 10; Northern Michigan, 7. Milwaukee Ext, 27; Wisconsin Milwaukee Tech, 80; Oshkosh, o. Minnesota, 29; Pittsburgh, 0. Missouri, A.; Nebraska, 6. Moorhead, IL; st. Cloud, 6. North Central, 7; Wheaton, 6. North ILL.,, 80; West ILL.,, 0. Ohio Wesleyan, 13; Mount Union, Oklahoma, 27; Iowa State, 8. Olivet, 13; Detroit Tech, IL. Otterbein, As; Capital, 8. Pitt Tchrs., Is; st. Benedict’s, 6. Principal, “a; Rose Poly, O. Purdue, 81; Iowa, 0. St. Olaf, 20; st. Johns, l6. South Dakota, 20; North Da- kota, 7. Toledo, IA; Baldwin Wallace, 6. Tulsa, 7; Wichita, 0. U. of Detroit, 10; st. Mary’s, 6. Valley City, 13; Glendale Nor NAL, 0. Wabash, 40; Franklin, 6. Wartburg, q; Luther, 20. Washington U. (St. L., IA; 1llinois Normal, 13. West. Mich, 48; Kentucky, 0.

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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
1992Pittsburgh 41, Minnesota 33
1991Pittsburgh 14, Minnesota 13
1958Pittsburgh 13, Minnesota 7
1956Minnesota 9, Pittsburgh 6
1954Minnesota 46, Pittsburgh 7
1953Minnesota 35, Pittsburgh 14

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