Nebraska at Minnesota

Saturday, September 28, 1963

Nebraska beat Minnesota 14–⁠7. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 29–⁠7–⁠2.

AwayNebraska10–⁠1 in 1963
14
HomeMinnesota3–⁠6 in 1963
7

FinalHigh 73°F, low 51°F, 0.09 in. of rainAttendance 61,140

On the newsreel

  • NEBRASKA 14 MINNESOTA 7The Minnesota Gophers play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minneapolis to get the Big Ten season rolling and Dennis "the menace" Claridge sparks Nebraska with a touchdown dash and with a 65 yard pass to Tony Jeter…Universal Newsreel, September 30, 1963. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 65% to win. Nebraska pulled the upset.

Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Minnesota 24, Nebraska 6
2023Minnesota 13, Nebraska 10
2022Minnesota 20, Nebraska 13
2021Minnesota 30, Nebraska 23
2020Minnesota 24, Nebraska 17
2019Minnesota 34, Nebraska 7

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