Indiana at Minnesota

Saturday, November 10, 1951

Minnesota beat Indiana 16–⁠14. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 13–⁠4–⁠2.

AwayIndiana2–⁠7 in 1951
14
HomeMinnesota2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1951
16

FinalHigh 48°F, low 32°FAttendance 45,986

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Minnesota Wins First of Year By Safety Against Indiana

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 11, 1951, page 62

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    Minnesota Wins First of Year By Safety Against Indiana the first two quarters. The Gophers added the game-winning safety early in the third period. But Indiana came right back to score two touchdowns In five minutes, and give indications Of pulling the game out Of the fire before the Hoosiers were finally checked. Paul Giel Sparks Attack. Once again the sophomore triple threat star, Paul Giel, sparked the Gopher attack. Today ne was ably assisted by his for ward passing understudy, Fresh man Don Swanson. and by veteran Fullback Ron Engel. For Indiana, it was Fullback Gene Goldman who scored both touchdowns, and who ripped through the Gopher line repeated ly in the Hoosier’s late surge. Minnesota now has a record Of one victory. two losses and one tie in the conference. and Indiana one victory and four losses.

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 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 40–⁠26–⁠3 in 69 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Minnesota 35, Indiana 14
2018Minnesota 38, Indiana 31
2013Minnesota 42, Indiana 39
2008Minnesota 16, Indiana 7
2007Indiana 40, Minnesota 20
2006Minnesota 63, Indiana 26

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