Iowa at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 19, 1951, page 50 (results column)

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  link Team Bars illinois Path 1’oRoseBow| Purdue, 4-Tiime Loser, Con Take Big Ten Title If Northwestern Wins CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-Unbeaten nut once-tied Illinois, after dom mating the Big Ten football race rom the start, finds itself in a leath-struggle finish for the conference crown and a Rose Bowl Did. The Illini must whip or tie a relentless jinx foe. Northwestern, to keep Wisconsin or Purdue, now the runners-up. out of the title and bowl picture. Illini Coach Ray Eliot’s closest outing Saturday at Evanston, ILL.,, will be against a coach he has yet to beat. Northwestern’s youthful Bob Voigts, whose Wildcats hold four straight wins over Illinois. Same as Last Year. The scoreless deadlock with Ohio State last Saturday put the llllni into almost the same situaton they were in last season on closing day, when they needed q victory to beat out Ohio State or Michigan for the title. The Wildcats spilled Illinois, lat, and Michigan won the crown and a bowl trip with a go victory over Ohio State. This time. If Illinois loses to Northwestern. Purdue can sneak of with the title by beating Indiana, or Wisconsin can take it by beating Minnesota, if Illinois and Purdue both lose. The 1llini. however, can back into a title and bowl spot, even though beaten, if Purdue and Wisconsin both are defeated or tied. The eff” table reads this way cites count as half a VIM: Illinois–Win. SOL GIT; tie, 4-0-2 1888; lose, ALL $50. Purdue-Win. 4-1-0 300; tie, 3-1-1- 700; lose. $40 800. Wisconsin–Win. Sill 1876, tie. Alp ia; lose, 4-2-1 .648. Although precedent has established that the champion gets the Rose Bowl bid, this is not a hard-and-fast rule. The confer ence faculty representatives next week end will vote ito select the team that best will represent the conference with consideration being given the final conference standings” Purdue -Four Time Loser, Should Purdue win the title. the Big Ten would have a cham pion that has lost three outside games. Notre Dame beat the Boilermakers, 800, while Texas took 14–⁠0 decision and Miami FLORIDA won, TO. In the conference, Wisconsin easily defeated Purdue. SIT. Illinois has plenty to worry about in Northwestern. The wildcats last Saturday polished of Mich igan, the defending champion. 60, two weeks after Illinois beat the Wolverines, TO. While Ohio State was thwartine Illinois, and especially Halfback Johnny Karras. who made a minus II yards in IA rushes, Wis consin famed it’s title hopes with 34–⁠7 trimming of Iowa and Purdue stayed in the running with a 1913 nod over Minnesota. Indiana primed for the Old Oaken Bucket finale with Purdue by giving Michigan State. the Nations No. l team. the scare of its life before bowling, 1926. In other games this week Ohio State is at Michigan, Colorado at Michigan State and Iowa at Notre Dame. Leading Big Ten scorers g games:

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Wisconsin leads 49–⁠48–⁠2 in 99 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.