Minnesota at Northwestern

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 11, 1953, page 68

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  GieI and McNamara Set Terrific Pace In Minnesota Win EVANSTON, Ill, Oct. 10 Minnesota, with Paul Giel and Bob Mcnamara providing a ter rifle one-two punch, Jared Northwestern into a 30–⁠13 Big Ten football defeat today. It was the Wildcats first loss in three contests. Winning it’s first game in three outings this season, Minnesota scored twice in the last 3 minutes of the opening quarter and was never seriously threatened there after. All-Anerican Giel and his undefeated halfback partner, Nc Namara, tore off yardage almost at will in shattering Northwest ern’S defenses. Giel hit on touch down passes of Is yards to Nc Namara and 6 to Bob Rutford as well as scoring on a 4-yard run nlmSe1. Northwestern, the Nations total offense leader with an aver age gain of 1868 yards in vic tories over Iowa State and Army, was held to 292 by the GopheRG. This was abetted by Gerry Weber’s 67-yard touchdown run and Dick Thomas 24-yard Scoring toss to Dick Ranicke. Giel slammed SO yards in 81 carries and added 81 yards in completing two of four passes. Mcnamara gained SO yards in 13 trips. Minnesota IA Q 0 1870 Northwestern – o = O-13 Minnesota scoring: Touchdowns-Giel. B. Mcnamara. Rutford McElroy. Conversions Cappelletti “a. Safety – Thomas tackled by HoltZl. Northwest ern scoring: TouchdownS – Weber, Ranicke. onverSion-Rondou.

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Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.