Wisconsin at Northwestern
Saturday, November 11, 1961 Share
Wisconsin beat Northwestern 29–10. It was their 46th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 28–15–3.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 38°F, 0.05 in. of rainAttendance 46,203
In the newspapers
Evening star, November 12, 1961, page 80
Read the text
from the one and Bakken boot ed the extra point, pushing Wisconsin ahead, 22–10. But Bakken wasn’t done yet. He stole Quarterback Tom O’Grady’s pass in the final four minutes and ran it back 35 yards for a touchdown. His kick was good, making the final score 29-10-but Wisconsin was on. the Northwestern 1-yard mark when the game ended.
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)
Northwestern 71% to win. Wisconsin pulled the upset.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Northwestern gameWisconsin leads 62–37–4 in 103 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gamevs. IllinoisNov. 18, 1961
- SeasonWisconsin in 1961
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Northwestern
- Next gameat Michigan StateNov. 18, 1961
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1961
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records