Minnesota at Northwestern

Saturday, October 14, 1961

Minnesota beat Northwestern 10–⁠3. It was their 45th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 26–⁠15–⁠4.

AwayMinnesota8–⁠2 in 1961
10
HomeNorthwestern4–⁠5 in 1961
3

FinalHigh 51°F, low 41°FAttendance 41,251

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 64% to win. Minnesota won as Elo’s underdog.

Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Northwestern 38, Minnesota 35
2023Northwestern 37, Minnesota 34
2022Minnesota 31, Northwestern 3
2021Minnesota 41, Northwestern 14
2019Minnesota 38, Northwestern 22
2018Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14

Around this game

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