Minnesota at Michigan

Saturday, October 27, 1951. Michigan kept the Little Brown Jug

Michigan beat Minnesota 54–⁠27. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 26–⁠13–⁠3.

AwayMinnesota2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1951
27
HomeMichigan4–⁠5 in 1951
54

FinalHigh 57°F, low 38°FAttendance 86,200

In the newspapers

  • The Minneapolis spokesman's story: MICHIGAN DOWNS GoPHERs 81 TO ~

    Minneapolis spokesman, Minneapolis, Minn., November 2, 1951, page 1

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    MICHIGAN DOWNS GoPHERs 81 TO ~ by Lowell Wolverines g~amped Minnesota Wild scoring Perry counted for three IDS terrific 70 yard and receiving Perry and Bradford they total Of 80 points which better than the total Gopher SIIohIEAnS tackle devastating defense and opened giant holes for tho bali carriers ofcnsN Oldham intercepted Gopher pass 2-yard ga0ped 80 yards before On the next play Michigan passed for the I’d before the ended. champion Rocky kAyocd eighth really him real off Ed suvanS TV Sunday The N edonAny the U-okla Agge Johnny Bright thuAly; QUALIFICATIONS Bright Of University first football appear grdlron saltwater, Okla field Oklahoma A. N. BhRhts broken tho opening minutes Of the and stills clearly show that he the victim Of deliberate rOughnG by AEEIss tAeIs WIbankS Smith j. n. WhtwOFh A. finally smith guilty, quickly punished type said WhwoTh sOInmny; Just . utica” And Bright just lost HIS jaw. MINNEAPOLIS NOTES Unless Edison Southwest Friday Southwest tho City Title Friday probably Central city a a the winner. RIVALS MEET This Friday Central South final game Of the season NEI0HBOREOOD ACTION OBER BOYS CLUB – HALLE Q BROWNS Led by Floyd Smaller TDA obeF Club in of

  • The Evening star's story: 75-Yard Punt Return Scores as Wolverines Win in Wild Game

    Evening star, October 28, 1951, page 40

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    75-Yard Punt Return Scores as Wolverines Win in Wild Game ANN ARBOR. Mich, Oct. IT. Michigan and Minnesota threw everything but the Little Brown jug at each other In q wild And renewal Of their famed gridiron feud here today. But Michigan delighted $1,000 Homecoming fans with a record-smashing 54–⁠27 victory. 1t was a day for explosive long runs and Michigan’s 1.-the junior end. Lowell Perry, took the hon.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: Stars of Football

    The Daily Alaska empire, October 29, 1951, page 6 (results column)

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    Stars of Football Dick Kazmaier, Princeton-Com- pleted Is of IT passes for 236 yard’ and gained 124 yards rushing Il 53-l5 rout of Cornell. Gary Kerkorian, Stanford-Com- pleted 12 passes for l60 yards and kicked two conversions in l4–⁠7 vic tory over Washington. Danny Ray McKown, TCU – Scored one touchdown and his passing led to three others in 28–⁠26 loss to Southern California. Frank Clifford, Southern Cali fornia = Scored two touchdowns and kicked the important four extra points in win over TCU. Larry Isbell, Baylor – Hit with IA of 31 passes for 1894 yards and led late rally that tied Texas A. and M, 21–⁠21. Billy Tidwell, Texas A. and M. = Scored two touchdowns on runs oi 50 and 66 yards in tie with Baylor Jerry Witt, Wisconsin – Scored four touchdowns, one on run of 69 yards, in 4l-0 rout of Northwestern. Johnny Karras, Illinois – Scored three touchdowns, including one on 88-yard run that was longest from scrimmage in conference history, in 2l-0 win over Indiana. Lowell Perry, Michigan = Caught touchdown passes for II and 2l yards and ran back a kick 75 yards in 54–⁠27 viii over Minnesota.

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)

Michigan 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan leads 78–⁠26–⁠3 in 107 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Minnesota 20, Michigan 14
2024Michigan 27, Minnesota 24
2023Michigan 52, Minnesota 10
2020Michigan 49, Minnesota 24
2017Michigan 33, Minnesota 10
2015Michigan 29, Minnesota 26

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