Nebraska at Minnesota

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  Ladysmith news-budget, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis., October 24, 1907, page 3

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  MINNESOTA DEFEATS NEBRASKA Gophers Show Up Well in First Big Football Contest of Season. Gophers Show Up Well in First Big Football Contest of Season. Minneapolis, Oct. %. = In its first hard contest of the year the Minnesota eleven Saturday defeated Nebraska in an interesting game by a score of 8 to 5, before a crowd of seven thou sand football enthusiasts. The weather, although a trife warm for the players, was ideal from a spectators point of view, and the entire absence of wind gave to neither team any ad vantage whatever. In the first halt Minnesota was outplayed at the start but rallied later and continued to i’m prove as the game progressed. In the second period the Gophers were by far the stronger of the two teams, fol Nebraska’s defense was slowly crum bling away before the Minnesota at tack. Nebraska scored first in the first half, Weller making beautiful fifty yard run for a touchdown after fun bic by Capron. This same Capron did all of the scoring for the GOphers kicking two drop kicks for eight points later in the first period of play In the second, although Minnesota had the advantage, neither side scored and the Minnesota fans went home satisfied. Minnesota showed wonderful inn provement over her form in the Ames game, for the whole eleven was fast and full of ginger. Nebraska, al though she made occasional good gains, was fought at every point while the Gopher offense got off speed lily enough to gain good ground.

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  The Sisseton weekly standard, Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D., October 25, 1907, page 1

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  MINNESOTA DEFEATS NEBRASKA Gophers Show up Well in First Big Football Contest of Season. Football Contest of Season. Minneapolis, Oct. 20. - In its first hard contest of the year the Minnesota eleven Saturday defeated Nebraska in an interesting game by a score Of s to S, before a crowd of sever thou sand football enthusiasts. The weather. although a trit1e warm for the players, was ideal from a spectators point of view, and the entire absence of wind gave to neither team any adj vantage whatever. In the first half but rallied later and continued to i’m prove as the game progressed. In the second period the Gophers were by far the stronger of the two teams, for Nebraska’s License vas slowly crumbling away before the Minnesota at tack. Nebraska scored first in the first half, Weller making a beautiful fifty yard run for a touchdown after a fun. BILE by Capron. This same Capron did all OF he scoring for the Gophers, kicking two drop kicks for eight points later in the first period of play. In the second, although Minnesota had the advantage, neither side scored, and the Minnesota fans went home satisfied. Minnesota showed wonderful i’m provement over her form in the Ames game, for the whole eleven was fast and full of ginger. Nebraska, al though she made occasional good gains, was fought at every point, while the Gopher offense got off speed. lily enough to gain good ground.

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], October 20, 1907, page 12

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  MINNESOTA, 8; NEBRASKA 5. Two Field Goals Saved Day for Gophers. Minneapolis, Oct. l9-MinnesOta defeat ed Nebraska here today in closely contested game by score of to D. Two goals from the field won the game for Minnesota. Nebraska crossed Minnesota’S goal early in the first half The feature of the game was Captain Weller’s run Of fifty yards for a touchdown. When the Nebraska captain crossed the line. the TOoters of both sides yelled themselves hoarse in an enthusiastic cheer of an prevail The ball was secured BY Weller on tumble. Eluding the star tackles of the Minnesota team, he cleared all OBJ stacles for the only score Dy Unt visit ors. The crowd was one of the largest in the history of local football

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 20, 1907, page 10

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  MINNESOTA, 8; NEBRASKA. 5. Minneapolis. Oct. 19.-N1innesota University defeated Nebraska to-day by the score OF to s. in a bitterly contested football game. Two goals from field by Capron the game. After Nebraska crossed Minnesotas goal line early in the first half Minnesota showed wonderful Improvement In its defensive work. Nearly every tackle by Nebraska resulted in d loss The feature Of the game was Captain Weller’s of fifty yards for Nebraska s touchdown. after getting the gall on tumble.

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.