Minnesota at Northwestern
Saturday, November 5, 1966 Share
Minnesota beat Northwestern 28–13. It was their 50th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 29–17–4.
FinalHigh 46°F, low 32°FAttendance 35,549
On the newsreel
- MINNESOTA TOPS NORTHWESTERNAt Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern plays host to the "Golden Gophers" of Minnesota. Minnesota quarterback Curt Wilson throws two T.D. passes and carries for a third. Northwestern scores twice but it's a Gopher victory.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Minnesota 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Minnesota–Northwestern gameMinnesota leads 56–38–5 in 99 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.
Around this game
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. PurdueNov. 12, 1966
- SeasonMinnesota in 1966
- ProgramMinnesota history and records
Northwestern
- Next gameat MichiganNov. 12, 1966
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1966
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records