Minnesota at Ohio State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1949, page 42

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  Minnesota TrampIes Ohio State, Moves Toward Rose Bowl COLUMBUS. Ohio, Oct. 15.- Minnesota moved a lengthy piece down the Rose Bowl road today by betting Ohio State. 27–⁠0. in a Western Conference football game before 82,111 fans. The running of Halfbacks Billy Bye and Dick Gregory, with the help of savage blocking. spanked the Golden Gophers’ four touch down parade. The result never was much in doubt after the first few plays. Minnesota’s giant line took COM mand of the situation almost i’m mediately. Led by Center Clay ton Tonnemaker and Tackle Leo Nomellini, the Minnesota forwards simply smothered any Ohio State attack that became even slightly dangerous. Bye counted the first Minnesota touchdown late in the first pc Rod, going IA yards over Ohio States right guard. End Gordon Soltau kicked the first of three straight conversions. : Gregory set up the second touchdown with a 51-yard run around his own right end and another 20-yard scamper. He scored it on his second plunge from the 8. Gophers Take to Air. Baked on the ground, Bye tossed 20-yard pass to Quarter back Jim Malosky in the Ohio end zone early in the fourth quarter. The final marker came a few minutes later after Ohio’s Halfback Jim Clark fumbled on his IS. Fullback Ken Beiersdorf threw to End Bud Grant on the Ohio 1, then dived over two plays later. With the victory Minnesota (See MINNESOTA. Page B-4.)

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Officially, Ohio State leads 48–⁠7; as played, 49–⁠7 in 56 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.