Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Saturday, November 1, 1947 Share
Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 29–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 5–0.
FinalHigh 54°F, low 48°FAttendance 56,334
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Pittsburgh–Minnesota gameMinnesota leads 9–3 in 12 meetings, counting the seven 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 gameat PurdueNov. 15, 1947
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1947
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. PurdueNov. 8, 1947
- SeasonMinnesota in 1947
- ProgramMinnesota history and records

