Northwestern at Minnesota

Saturday, October 15, 1977

Minnesota beat Northwestern 13–⁠7. It was their 59th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 35–⁠20–⁠4.

AwayNorthwestern1–⁠10 in 1977
7
HomeMinnesota7–⁠5 in 1977
13

FinalHigh 58°F, low 46°FAttendance 39,021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 40 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

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