Minnesota at Michigan

Saturday, November 19, 1910. Michigan kept the Little Brown Jug

Michigan beat Minnesota 6–⁠0. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 6–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayMinnesota6–⁠1 in 1910
0
HomeMichigan3–⁠0–⁠3 in 1910
6

FinalHigh 39°F, low 25°FAttendance 18,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Owosso times's story

    The Owosso times, Owosso, Mich., November 25, 1910, page 1

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    MISS Lelah Gleason is spending tn g week in Elsie. Niles Virgins has the agency for the EMF automobiles. Miss Pearl Rood was home from the state normal, Ypsilanti, over Sunday. Mrs. G. A. Ruebekam and son left for Traverse City. Wednesday morning. DR.. William Defnet of Detroit, was tn Q guest of DIR. Harold Hume, Thurs day. Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Hughes and daughter spent Thursday with relatives in Dawson. DR.. and Mrs. J. G. Walton of Howell, were guests Yesterday at the home of Edward Carr. The Maple River Farmers club is being entertained today by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Richardson. Mrs. A. M. Donsereaux and son Nor ris of Lansing, were guests Thursday at the home of T. o. Christian. Miss Grace Upham of Cleveland, Ohio. is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Upham, Water street T. M. Euler is having a large barn built on his farm in Antrim township to replace the one recently destroyed by fire. Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Allison, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Allison and G.. s. Williams were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Allison of st. Johns, Thursday. The Owossoites who attended the Michigan Minnesota foot ball game at Ann Arbor, Saturday, were greatly pleased with the game and the 6 to 0 victory for Michigan. DR.. A. M. Hume entertained Geo. L. Lusk of Bay City, and James Dillon of East Tawas, Tuesday noon. The gentlemen were enroute to Carson City to join the other Masonic grand lodge officers for the dedication of lodge rooms. Mrs. r. Green of Romeo, mother of Mrs. G. II. Maliskey of this city, died at her home Tuesday, after suffering for many months with a cancer in her throat. Mrs. Maliskey was with her mother when the end came. Funeral services are to be held today. The smallpox trouble in Saginaw is believed to be over and the schools and churches are to be re-opened. Practi cally everv inhabitant in the city has been vaccinated, and houses, business places, ETC., are being thoroughly fumigated. The Bay City Tribune has this to say of gentleman well.known in Owosso: Supervisor George W. Sackrider and Isaac Ismond and E. V. Cowden, of Roscommon, are on hunting trip near Big Creek, Oscoda county, and Sack rider is having the time of his life &C. cording to a telephone message received by his son. Shortly after arriving at camp he put out couple of bear traps. and Friday night caught a bear which dressed $50 pounds, and on Tuesday, while scouting for deer, was confronted by another bear which he shot, which when dressed tipped the scales at $50 pounds Advertised letters at the Owosso post Office for week ending Nov. 49, 1910: Fred Alexander, g. T. Burbank, Miss Bessie Chapman, Geo E Chase, Miss Nina Cramer, Isaac Dennis, Claud Ora ham. Mrs. Carrie Granger, Ralph Hayes (2), Ellsworth Howard, Leroy Ingersoll, Lucy Knapp, Mrs. Douglas McGregor, g. M. Mulkev, Jesse Perkins, N q. Peru, g. E. Russey, William Schautz, John c. Schwerdt. Irwin Schook, M. l.. Sosnin, w. M Townsend. G. J. Van. Valkenburg, William G.. Ward, Frank Wigglesworth (2), Charles Wilson, Ed. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Payne will enter. tain on Thanksgiving Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ Euler, Col Ge’ rye b. McCaughna, wife and two sons, Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Webster, Clifford Mitchell of Owosso, and Mrs. W. II. Payne-E. p. Sher. man has finished drawing most of his $500 bushels of potatoes to market. He has sold part of them to the local buy ers and he will hold part of the crop himself. Mr.. Sherman informs us that he will not attempt to carry on the farm on so large a scale another year, it is so hard to hire help when needed He will rent part of it in fields Bancroft Com mercial.

  • The The Washington herald's story: MICHIGAN BEATS MINNESOTA, 6 TO 0 YOst's Team Retains West ern Championship Title.

    The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 20, 1910, page 1

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    MICHIGAN BEATS MINNESOTA, 6 TO 0 YOst’s Team Retains West ern Championship Title. Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 1s,-Battling desperately throughout the entire four periods Minnesota made a valiant effort to regain the Western championship honors won by Michigan a year ago. Michigan. however. outlasted the Gophers and won By a single touchdown, 6 to 0. The game was n grand exhibition Of the possibilities of new football. both teams depending on open play for the most of their gains, while Michigan’s touchdown, the only score OF the game, was the direct result OF two brilliantly executed forward pass plays, with but five minutes Of the final quarter remain ing. About the middle of the fourth period Michigan gained possession OF the ball at nidfeld. Immediately Quarter Back Mcmillan gave the signal for one OF the trick plays devised especially for the GOphers, and on a double pass Wells made q long forward ‘~pass TO Borlesk who carried the ball Is yards TO Mime sofas 30-yard line. Confident that the challengers for the Western title would not be expecting a second attempt Of the trick play so soon Mcmillan I’M mediately gave the Identical signal and again il was successful, Borlesk this time carrying the bali TO the 3-yard line before McGovern succeeded In dragging him TO earth. Magidsohn and Wells were given the ball on successive tackle plays and Wells went over for the only score of the game.

  • The The Cairo bulletin's story: MINNESOTA DEFEATED.

    The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., November 20, 1910, page 1

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    MINNESOTA DEFEATED. Ann Arbor, Nov. 19,--Michigan, by a score of 6 to 0. defeated the west. ern football champions this afternoon. Two clean cut forward passes dtl 1t. 1t was in the last quarter. Neither side had been able to shatter the others defense and the crowd expect ed a tie game. 1t was Michigan’s ball in center field Wells, right end, ran the ball straight to Borleske, left end, and the pass netted rs yards. The same play was hardly expected so soon, and worked in the same way, when Immediately repeated. Wells ran to the side as before and

  • The The Norfolk weekly news-journal's story: Michigan Wins Over Minnesota

    The Norfolk weekly news-journal, Norfolk, Neb., November 25, 1910, page 7

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    Michigan Wins Over Minnesota Ann Arbor, Nov 19.-Final score: Michigan, 6; Minnesota, 0. This was the result of the western championship football game here today between Michigan and Minnesota university teams. The first half resulted: Minnesota 0. Michigan O. The third quarter ended with still no score having been made by either side. In the last quarter Michigan scored a touchdown.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 55% to win. Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

Michigan leads 78–⁠26–⁠3 in 107 meetings, counting the 98 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Minnesota 20, Michigan 14
2024Michigan 27, Minnesota 24
2023Michigan 52, Minnesota 10
2020Michigan 49, Minnesota 24
2017Michigan 33, Minnesota 10
2015Michigan 29, Minnesota 26

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