Minnesota at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1949, page 47

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  PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12.-Fleet Billy Bye popped like wrath from . giant Minnesota forward wall before 42,5l5 fans today to lead the Gophers to 24–⁠7 victory over the University Of Pittsburgh. The 1So-pound halfback-a comparative midget running behind the big Gopher line-raced over for two touchdowns and passed for a third. Bye slanted off tackle from 5 yards out in the second period for the first Minnesota touchdown. He ran 20 yards later in the same stanza for another to run Minnesota’s lead to 40 at the half. Then the stubborn Pitt Pan thers threatened to make things interesting In the last half by unfurling a passing attack for a touchdown. But Bye returned to the game and tipped a perfect mass to Quarterback Jim Malosky for the score which put the game safely beyond Pitts reach. The final Minnesota points came an a 15-yard field goal by End Gordon Soltau in the fading min utes Of the game. This boot made : perfect kicking day for the big end as he also spun placements through the uprights after each touchdown. Halfback Louis (Bimbo) Geo

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 15, 1949, page 3 (results column)

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  STARS OF FOOTBALL GAMES AT WEEK END tDy lIlt ftHSOCidlSu l~icSSj Bob Williams and Bill Barrett, Notre Williams threw 9 passes, completing 13 for 198 yards and three touchdowns in directing Notre Dame to 42–⁠6 triumph over North Carolina. Barrett scored three times. Johnny Clayton, Dartmouth – Passed to two touchdowns to lead Dartmouth to l6–⁠7 triumph over previously unbeaten Cornell. Lindell Pearson Oklahoma = Scored twice and passed to a third touchdown to spark Oklahoma to g 27–⁠7 triumph over Missouri. Billy Bye, Minnesota -Chucksd one touchdown pass and scored twice to pace Minnesota to 24–⁠7 triumph over Pittsburgh Doak Walker SMU -- Scored three touchdowns, kicked three extra points, passed for 113 yards and one touchdown, carried ball l5 times for 98 yards and averaged 49.0 yards per punt in SINUS 34–⁠6, victory over Arkansas. Homer Ludiker, Texas Christian Kicked two extra points and fur nished margin of victory in 14–⁠13 win over Texas. Jim Monachino, California – Scored three times to pace unbeaten California to a 4l-14 victory over Oregon.

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.

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