Minnesota at Nebraska

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  The Bemidji daily pioneer, Bemidji, Minn., October 20, 1913, page 1

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  SEVERAL BIG SURPRISES Minnesota’s Defeat By Nebraska Wisconsin Tie With Purdue and Michigans Trimming Unexpected GOPHERS LOSE 7 TO 0 SCORE Minnesota’s defeat at the hands OF the heavy Nebraska eleven, Wisconsins to tie with Purdue and Michigan’s trimming handed them by the Aggies were a few of the many surprises of Saturday foot balls. Nebraska sent the Minnesota team back to Minneapolis with a z to defeat, the result of three perfectly executed forward passes by Nebraska players, beginning on the Mime sofa 40-yeard line. The result was an overturning of football calculations, as it was a bold Cornhusker rooter before the game who could predict any thing better than tie score, and the few small wagers made were generally on the Minnesota side. The scoring came toward the end of the third quarter. Nebraska had worked the ball into the visiting teams territory and Quarterback Towle dropped back for a field goal from the 3O-yard line, but missed. Tollefsoh punted back and the teams lined up on Minnesota’s 40-yard line. Then came the series of forward pass es which brought Nebraska victory Beck was standing almost on the line when he received the ball and went over for the touchdown. Towle kicked goal In weight and speed the teams were evenly matched. Howard slight ly ex celled Tollefson in the kicking game and in the open style of play the Cornhuskers showed to advantage On straight plunges through center and tackle, Minnesota was superior, twice being in striking distance after march down the field, but at the crucial moment Nebraska held. Gophers Are Checked The first quarter was clearly Min nesota’s. The men from the north started with a vim and determination that fairly took Nebraska off their feet, but it ended after the first five minutes play and from then on, the ball was two-thirds of the time IN Minnesota territory, save at the close of the game, when the Minnesota men fought desperately and carried the ball to the Nebraska line, only lose it on tumble. The game was clearly played and free from injuries, the Cornhuskers going through without a change in the original lineup, while Minnesota was called on to supply only two sub stitutes. On an exchange of punts Minnesoia got the ball in centerfield. On a punt formation, Robertson threw the ball over Tollefson’s head and it was Nebraska’s ball on Minnesota’s 25 yard line. Four forward passes were tried and three worked, Beck going over for the touchdown. Towled kicked goal. --‘~... “ The Minnesota team could not gain after that and the quarter end ed with the ball in Nebraska’s pos session in the center of the field Score: Nebraska, Z; Minnesota, o. j Nebraska punted at the start Of the fourth quarter, and Minnesota, with Shaughnessy, Tollefsen and Nc Almon bucking the line, carried the ball to the center of the field where they were forced to punt. Nebraska punted back and Minnesota forward passed to Mattern, who replaced Bierman, for : gain OF ~ yeards, and i #s ttsg -. - -. -, y. --5gf

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 19, 1913, page 6

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  NEBRASKA WINS FROM MINNESOTA For the First Time in Eleven Years Nebraska Wins Over the Gophers on Sat. urday. FINAL SCORE WAS I TO 0 New style Of Game Triumph. Over the oIdFowiss Show. Good General ship. United Press Leased Wire Service, LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. 1s.-New foot. hall triumphed over the old today and Nebraska for the first time in eleven years, won from Minnesota, at football The score was Z to O. The game was played before 10000 rcoters, many Of them alumni, celebrating Home Com. ing Day” Minnesota tried numerous forward passes but with one exeep ton. they failed. The Gophers were able to gain on lire plunges except when in scoring territory At those times the Nebraska line stiffened and the visitors were thrown back Quarterback TowIe showed his gen eralship on reversing the open game until the beginning OF the second halt. An offering of punts and two forward passes gave Nebraska chances at e field goal but failed. Getting the sub segment punt near the middle of the field. TowIe opened up with a series Iof passes TO Rutherford. PlrdY and Beck, finally sending Beck across the. iine with the only touchdown. Towls Kicked goal. The corn huskers failed to gain through the line and until the second half when they opened the attack they depended upon Howard whose punts during the first half averaged fifty yards for safety. Minnesota started off with rush I. in a series Of rushes by the backs. There Nebraska held and for the re mainder OF the game the ball wa largely in the middle OF the field. In the last quarter Biermann and Mattern were injected into the Gopher baclsfield, and another procession for the goal was begun. A. Biermann’s tumble three minutes before the whistle saved Nebraska scare

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  Atlanta Georgian, Georgia, October 19, 1913, page 18

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  Nebraska Defeats Minnesota Eleven LINCOLN. NEB., Oct. 1B-outweighed. Nebraska to-day beat Mime sofa al their own game, TO O. The Corn Huskers appeared to be doomed to defeat at the end OF the first quarter, but IN the next period the terms seemed TO be more even. In the third quarter the locals uncorked a series Of dazzling forward passes which carried the Gophers OF their feet and resulted in the only touchdown OF the game Minnesota opened the final quarter with a vengeance. carrying the ball TO. ward the Nebraska goal on line bucks and one successful forward pass, but a tumble lost them the ball and the game ended with the oval in the Corn Huskers possession on their own seven-yard line

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., October 19, 1913, page 15

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  Minnesota Held scoreless Lincoln, Neb., october 1S.-Nebraska today defeated Minnesota football team, 7 to 0. the result of three perfectly executed forward passes by Nebraska players, beginning on the Minnesota 40-yard line.

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.