Minnesota at Illinois

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 26, 1911, page 1

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  BIC EIGHT TITLE IS CLAIMED. BY GOPHERS Victory by Score of II to 0 Over Illinois University Wins Championship. USE THE FAMOUS SHIFT Strategy Put Through With Bulldog Determination Brings Triumph. BY Associated Press. CHAMPAIGN. H.. Nov .o.--University OF Minnesota football players tonight put In their claim for the Big Eight championship. iSy the victory over the University OF Illinois. IL TO 0, here today the GopherS claim The western football title. as Wis consin PLAYED Minnesota a week ago Tor Ihe conference honors. the game result : Ing in a 6 10 tic Neither team had been defeated until today the result of the bulldog attack OF Rosenvalid and Stevens. After playing an omen game for two periods. without sue cessfui gains. Minnesota resorted 10 the famous shift IN the third. For nine sue cessivc plays Rosenwald plunged through Ilunois’s line. gaining eight TO ten yards on each attack. When within two yards of Illinois goal he tore through for Mlnnosota’s touchdown, Morreit failed to kick goal In the iinal period stevens wards 10 Smith. who carried the ball nye Yards before being dowued. RossnUald dove through tackle for a four-y yard gain and then Stevens WAS showed over for Minnesota’s second touchdown. Morreil Punlinc characterized the game throughout. although both teams frenuentiy used forward passes for effective gains. near scoring. In the fourth period Seller. the Illinois star punter. who had been laid ,Jp several weeks because of injuries replaced Oliver, On the first play he shot a forward pass to Carter who was downed on Minnesota’s three-yard line Thrlcf. Illinois tried 10 drive Its back through for touchdown. but they failed 10 gain an Inch The lineup:

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  Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 26, 1911, page 1

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  MINNESOTA WINS CHAMPION SHIP OF BIG EIGHT. Illinois Bows TO the Champions by a Score of Eleven TO Nothing. CHAMPAIGN, His, Nov 25.-Uniyersity OF Minnesota football players today put IN their claim for the Big Eight championship. yictors over University of Illinois II to Ia their game today the Gophers claim the western football title through the defeat of old Wisconsin at Chicago. Wisconsin played Minnesota a week tago for the conference honors, the game resulting in a 70 tie, Neither team had been defeated this SseasonA until today iii NKBA

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Minnesota leads 41–⁠33–⁠3 in 77 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.