Illinois at Wisconsin

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  Minneapolis spokesman, Minneapolis, Minn., November 24, 1961, page 1

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  team in the country last year by their walloping standout play dur ing the current season. Nothing written SO far will explain the extra measure Of pride felt by the coaching staff, the players Dads (here for the traditional Dads day. and all Minnesota fans when the squad takes the field against the tough Wisconsin eleven. For ten regulars, the game will be their last conference contest played for the Maroon and Gold. After participating in one Of the toughest schedules of the Big Ten conference they’ll be calling on all the reserve strength they have to defeat Wisconsin, feat which would give the Gophers their first un-blemished seven-game confer ence slate in history. We know what they’re facing. We watched the Badgers run over hapless Illinois 55–⁠7 and defeat Northwestern 29–⁠1O the week before. We’ve watched the Wisconsin team give the power full Ohio State a stiff battle a few weeks back. They’ve i’m proved each week as have the GOphers! Wisconsin at present is considcred at its peak. Their running game is fair but the passing of Ron Miller with Pat Richter and Dave Bichler receiving Is about the most accurate in the Big Ten conference. In last Saturdays game with Illinois Miller completed IL of Is aerial attempts for 1873 yards-his favorite target “a you know was Richter. The 6–⁠5h, 229 FOUNDER, in catching three touchdown passes, equaled the CON, ference high by Dave Howard OF Wisconsin in 1855, and his nine receptions totaling ITO yards set new Badger records. Murray War math calls him probably the best

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  St. Paul recorder, St. Paul, Minn., November 24, 1961, page 1

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  team in the country last year by their walloping standout play dur ing the current season. Nothing written so far will explain the extra measure of pride felt by the coaching staff, the players Dads (here for the traditional Dads day. and all Minnesota fans when the squad takes the field against the tough Wisconsin eleven. For ten regulars, the game will be their last conference contest played for the Maroon and Gold After participating in one Of the toughest schedules of the Big Ter conference they’ll be calling on all the reserve strength they have to defeat Wisconsin, feat which would give the Gophers their first un-blemished seven-game confer ence slate in history. We know what they’re facing. We watched the Badgers run over hapIess Illinois 55–⁠7 and de- feat Northwestern 29–⁠1O the week before. We’ve watched the Wisconsin team give the power full Ohio State stiff battle a few weeks back. They’ve inn proved each week as have the GOpherS! Wisconsin at present is consid cred at its peak. Their running game is fair but the passing o. Ron Miller with Pat Richter anC Dave Bichler receiving is abou’ the most accurate in the Big Tel conference. In last Saturday! game with Illinois Miller complet ed IL of Is aerial attempts fol 1873 yards-his favorite target a! you know was Richter. The 6–⁠5h 229 FOUNDER, in catching tire, touchdown passes, equaled the con ference high by Dave Howard q Wisconsin in 1855, and his nine re ceptions totaling ITO yards Sc new Badger records. Murray War math calls him probably the best

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.