Northwestern at Minnesota

Saturday, October 11, 1986

Minnesota beat Northwestern 44–⁠23. It was their 68th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 41–⁠23–⁠4.

AwayNorthwestern4–⁠7 in 1986
23
HomeMinnesota6–⁠6 in 1986
44

FinalHigh 54°F, low 37°F, 0.52 in. of rainAttendance 58,177

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 31 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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