Nebraska at Minnesota

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 16, 1910, page 25

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  Team Defeats Nebraska at Foot Ball. SCORE AT END OF GAME rs ~ TO o Gophers Start Whirlwind Play and Keep it Up to Finish. CONTEST WON WHILE STILL YOUNG That McGovern of Last Year is Yet Shining Star, AT RIGHT PLACE WHEN NEEDED During One Stage of the Play for Time e Looked aH ThOuEh the Nebraska Eleven Might Score, Score, MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, oct. i6-(special Telegram. )-Speed and strength concentrated in one of the best backfield quarteh ever played on a western grtdiron enabled the mighty Minnesota foot ball team to put the Nebraska eleven TO rout on NorthrOT field this afternoon in the finest exhibition Of the new game seen in Minneapolis this fan. The score was “a 70 O The Gophers began a whirlwind attack in tho opening minutes of the struggle ara claimed victory before the playing was four minutes old. by rushing a series OF plays down the field and sending the won derful McGovern over the Cornhusker line for touchdown before the small band OF Nebraska rooters could realize that the game was under way. Those who watched the work Of the Min nesota backs at once seemed certain that the proteges Of Coach williams would roll up a score OF huge proportions. Then, as II to verify this presentment the Minnesota men came right back in the next few minutes OF play and scored another touch down. Before the final Of the first quarter the score had been increased TO sixteen points through a well-executed series OF end runs and split plays that enabled the backs to pierce the Cornhusker line for cnastent and lengthy gains. Come Right Back. Though hopelessly beaten in the first quarter Of the game the Cornhusker play ers did not give Up. but came back at their opponents with a display Of grit and stub. born defense. In the second quarter the play called forth comment from the large crowd OF spectators that had made their way to the field, expecting to see the Minnesota team held to a low score. The secondary defense OF tho Nebraska team held up wonderfully in this quarter and would have held the local team seoreless, but for the fumbling Of the ball on the Nebraska twenty-five-yard line BY Warner. A long time in the game It looked aa though the Cornhusl1ers might score for they were racing down the field with the ball and were within thirty yards Of the Minnesota goal At this juncture, how. ever a kick was blocked and q husky Gopher picked up the oval, shooting half way across a clear field for a touchdown All credit for the victory OF the Gophera must 80 to the backfield, for the men playing there were wonderful in their at tacl1s and any one OF the four was able to gain ground against the Nebraskans. The same McGOvern. Johnnie McGovern, the man who was a terror in the game at Omaha last fall, was the scintiilating head OF contest His end runs and darts through the line were the best that he ever essayed. To those who saw him perform in the game at Omaha Il seemed that he could do no better work, but today he surpassed anything that ne accomplished year ago. Only for few minutes In the third quarter was the Nebraska defense able to hold this wriggllng play in tow. At all other stages of the game he took the ball, and either fleeing around the wings Of lodging through the line, he ripped Oft yard after yard toward the NebraBkaa goal. He was tackled by the alert Corn huskers, but like a slippery eel he twisted and squrmed and got loose. Rosenwald, Stevens and Captain john ston also did some great playing against the Cornhuskers. Rosenwald, next TO Mo- Govern, played the best ball for the Gophers. His gains on end runs and drillG through the line were substantial, The Gopher line played better game than had been expected and at times was the equal OF the Nebraska forwards. In the first half, the work Of the Minnesota line kept the Cornhuskers from making their downs Despite the heroic efforts o. the Cornhusker line, the local forwards would create holes and dive through in timG to break up interference and stop plays In their infancy. Nebraska Offense Weak. At practically all times the Cornhuskeg offense was weak and no advance could be made against the wall that Williams haS formed. No gains were made at the MIN nesota wings, while on the line plays the yards won we’re very few. The contest today was a hard one foI the Cornhuskers TO lose as they had ons pected to get away with a low score. The | fight they made was a stubborn one. but they were up against a better team and had TO suecumb TO defeat ! Nebraska thought Minnesota had a strong team last fail, but this years Gopher eleven Is 40 per cent bettkr than the one that held Nebraska IA to at Omaha. ! Only one serious injury occurred 10 mas / the game. Elliott left guard for the Corn huskers, was thrown in hard play durins the closing minutes Of the first half and sustained broken collarbone that prob. ably will cause him TO be out OF the game / for the remainder OF the season. ] For the Cornhuskers. Collins, Temple and / o. Frank were the men who threw Joy int the Cornhusker rooters at times. They played doGEed ball on the offenSe ana stopped many Minnesota players. Every little while Collins could be seen buci1inG through the defense and pulling down a runner. o Frank killed several attempted end runs. Temple held up his side OF the line and broke down offensive Gopher plays | frequently Two Expensive FumbIea. In the exchange Of punts the CornhuskerI lost many yards. McGovern and Pickering kicked better than Frank many times and

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  Bismarck daily tribune, Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], October 16, 1910, page 1

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  minnesota TRIMS Up NEBRASKA Gopher Team put up Whirl. wind Exhibition Of New Game M’GOvern Easily the Star Of the Day and Played Fine Game Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 15.-Min. nesota today took another step to. wards the western football champion. ship by decisively defeating Nebras- Ka by a scare of q to 0. Minnesota completely outplayed their opponents in the first half, but in the second half the Nebraskas took a big brace and kept Minnesota from scoring a touchdown. Minnesota made four touchdowns and McGovern kick ed two goals. Minnesota started like a whirlwind. The first touchdown was made in three minutes of play, and two more followed before the quarter ended The Gophers tore up the Nebraska line aud used the forward pass with great effect. Minnesota scored an ter, but Nebraska seemed to grow steadily stronger and to solve the Minnesota attack. Nebraska showed a flash of form at the beginning of the second half by making first down at the start, but Minnesota did not let the visitors get very far. The forward pass was used frequently but penalties and fumbles kept Minnesota from getting with in scoring distance. McGovern was easily the star of the day. Besides making two sue. cessful drop kicks he gained twice as much ground as any other man, played a beautiful defensive game and ran the team with judgment and skill.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 17, 1910, page 2

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  minnesota Had 1t Easy. Minneapolis, Oct. 17.-Minnesota today took another step towards the western football championship by defeating Nebraska 27 to 0. Minnesota completely outplayed their opponents. In the second half the Nebraskans took a big brace and kept Minnesota from scoring a touchdown. The Gophers made four teuchdowns, and Nc Govern kicked two field, goals.

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  Los Angeles herald, California, October 16, 1910, page 21

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  MINNESOTA 27, NEBRASKA 0 NORTHROP FIELD, MINNEAPO- LIS, Oct. 15.-Minnesota took another step toward the western football championship by beating Nebraska, 27 to 0. Minnesota completely out played its opponents. Minnesota made four touehdowns and kicked two field goals

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.