Nebraska at Minnesota

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., October 21, 1912, page 1

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  MINNESOTA Won FROM NEBRASKA Minneapolis, Mimi, oct. 21,-Two touchdowns by McAlmon, Minnesota’s lefthalf, one of which was made on an intercepted forward pass after q brilliant 95-yard run and a goal kicked by Quarterback Tollefson, spells the score of 13 to 0, by which move the University of Minnesota football eleven defeated Coach Jumbo” Stiehms’ Mebraska cornhuskers. Three times Min nesota’s goal was endangered, but each time the gophers braced and the OPP ponents failed to score. From the first Minnesota’s brilliant attack proved a puzzle to the Nebraskans. Using the famous Minnesota shift” Eirdall, Toll lefson and McAlmon, especially the lat ter, slipped through Nebraska’s line for steady gains and made their downs time nd again. Most of The time Nebraska obtained the ball on fumbles and then Purdy would gain ground for the team by snappy end runs and clever handling Of the forward pass. Not I’M til the third quarter did Minnesota score, after making theiryIast stand on the hve-yard line and obtaining the ball on downs. With Minnesota marching steadily down the field, Nebraska was penalized Is yards on the 20-yard line for holding. After two attempts, Nc Almon put the ball over through right tackle. Tollefson failed to kick goal. In the last five minutes OF play, in the

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1912, page 59

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  NEBRASKA A LOSER. Defeated by Minnesota by Tally of Ii to o MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October H. Two touchdowns by McAlmon, Mime sofas left half. one OF which was made on an intercepted forward pass. after a brilliant a5-yard run and goal kicked by Quarterback Tollefson, spells the score of 13 10 by which the University of Minnesota’s foot ball eleven today defeated Nebraska. Minnesota’s goal was endangered three times but each time the Gophers braced and held their opponents.

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.