Northwestern at Wisconsin
Saturday, November 5, 1960 Share
Northwestern beat Wisconsin 21–0. It was their 45th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 27–15–3.
FinalHigh 39°F, low 32°F, 2.99 in. of snowAttendance 61,730
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 6, 1960, page 81
Read the text
Northwestern Pinsl1-OLoss On Wisconsin MADISON. Wis. Nov Sap. Northwestern unleashed a bruising ground attack for three touchdowns in the first half and bottled up Wisconsin’s passing game In rolling over the Badgers, 21–0. today in the 47th renewal Of a Big Ten ri valry. The Wildcats. smoothly dir rected by Dick Thorton and powered by the line smashes Of
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Wisconsin 66% to win. Northwestern pulled the upset.
The series
Every Northwestern–Wisconsin gameWisconsin leads 62–37–4 in 103 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.
Around this game
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. Michigan StateNov. 12, 1960
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1960
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
Wisconsin
- Next gameat IllinoisNov. 12, 1960
- SeasonWisconsin in 1960
- ProgramWisconsin history and records