Michigan at Minnesota

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1957, page 65

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  VAN PELT AND PACE STAR Michigan OutcIosses Fading Gophers, 24–⁠7 MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. IS A1. Michigan. led by Jim Van Pelt and Jimmy Pace. swept back into Big Ten title contention today by ripping Minnesota’s oollapsing Gophers. 24–⁠7. The Wolverines reclaimed the celebrated Little Brown jug with first-half firepower that fiahhergasted o crowd Of $3.50 looking hopefully for q Gopher comeback. Instead. 1t saw Van Pelt and Stan Noskin. alternate quarter back. hefuddle the slow-footed Minnesotans with aerial strikes while Pace was leading q ground attack that piled up q $40 Michigan lead at halftime. Lead Too Much The Gophers found an an swer for the Wolverine offense in the second half and shook the cobwebs out Of their own, but the big Michigan lead was unassailahle. It was the second Big Ten victory for Michigan, a fivepoint underdog. against one defeat. Minnesota. now q two time loser. all but waved good bye to its Rose Bowl ambitions. Noskin. a poised sophomore. got the Wolverines started mid way through the first quarter with q 37-yard touchdown heave to Dave Bowers. Michigan switched to the ground q few minutes later and power from its IS to the Min nesota Is. from where Van Pelt connected with Pace on o touchdown pass. Van Pelt Boots Goal Van Pelt added even more diversity to the Wolverine at tack by booting q field goal

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Michigan leads 78–⁠26–⁠3 in 107 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.