Wisconsin at Minnesota

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1959, page 93

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  Badgers RoIIyLote oDefeotG Gophers, Win Big Ten Title MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 81 (AP.-Dale Hackbart’s fourth period heroics drove Wisconsin to the Big Ten football cham pionship today and an all-but= inevitable Rose Bowl date in a thrill-charged 11–⁠7 victory over Minnesota. Before the brawny Badgers could claim their first undisputed conference title in AZ years they were forced to produce one final proof of their right to it-a grim goal-line stand that smashed a Gopher upset bid in the last four minutes. Coupled with Illinois defeat Of Northwestern, the Badger victory, achieved before a ma tional televiSion audience and a Memorial Stadium crowd of 53.467, left Wisconsin alone at the top of the closing Big Ten pileup with a So record. Michigan State finished with Az and Northwestern toppled among the also rams with 4–⁠3. Hackbart Rallies Team Hackbart, a rangy quarter back, rallied the stumbling Badgers in the fourth period on an 80-yard touchdown drive that put Wisconsin over the top after Karl Holzwarth, a 245-pound tackle. kicked his seventh field goal of the season to share a new NCAA rec

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Officially, Minnesota leads 64–⁠63–⁠8; as played, 63–⁠62–⁠8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.