Minnesota at Iowa

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  Evening star, November 15, 1953, page 66

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  Paul GieI Is Held To Net Of Is Yards Rushing, n Passing IOWA CITY. Iowa, Nov. IA Iowa struck AIl-America Paul Giel and his Minnesota mates today to rout the Gophers. 27–⁠0. as Iowa’s largest football crowd of 1885 rejoiced in the ultimate of glee. Not since 1921 has an Iowa team Inundated a Minnesota team by such a margin. The Hawkeyes of that year did it at Minneapolis, All. To many in the tremendous gathering today that score was legendary and they lived up this modern conquest so enthusiastically they didn’t stir from their seats until minutes after the final gun. Iowa, hit with smashing fury from the start. Minnesota blockers and tacklers were dis carded with abandon. Giel, second in Big Ten total offense, went down with his mates. The Gopher ace had only a net of 13 yards by rush. ing and % yards by passing. Iowa had a 1870 lead at half time on two touchdowns by George DUSTY Rice and made the game a complete rout with two more touchdowns, one by Rice, in one minute and 10 sec onds as the fourth quarter neared its completion. Minnesota, in deep trouble most Of the afternoon, ventured only as deep as the Iowa 32-yard line. That unfruitful operation In the third period ended on a pass interception. Minnesota ---------- 9 g o Iowa ----------- 10 14–⁠27 Iowa scoring: Touchdowns-Rice (3), Phillips. ConversionS-White, Freeman CD.

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Officially, Minnesota leads 63–⁠54–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠54–⁠2 in the 118 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.