Northwestern at Minnesota

Saturday, October 28, 2000

No. 23 Northwestern beat Minnesota 41–⁠35. It was their 78th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 46–⁠27–⁠5.

Away23Northwestern8–⁠4 in 2000
41
HomeMinnesota6–⁠6 in 2000
35

FinalHigh 54°F, low 40°FAttendance 59,004

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 68% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

Minnesota leads 56–⁠38–⁠5 in 99 meetings, counting the 21 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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