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Lawrence vs. Minnesota

Lawrence and Minnesota first met in 1903 and have played 6 times; Minnesota leads the series 6–⁠0. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Minnesota 6–⁠0, and Minnesota has won the last 6.

Lawrence wins
0
Minnesota wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1903
Longest streak
6 Minnesota
Current streak
6 Minnesota
Last 10 meetings
Minnesota 6–⁠0
Most recent
1910

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠5
1910s0–⁠1
Average margin
37.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lawrence
0–⁠1 Lawrence’s record at home
At Minnesota
5–⁠0 Minnesota’s record at home
Shutouts
6

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Minnesota’s biggest win1904: Minnesota 69, Lawrence 0by 69 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lawrence and Minnesota, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1903 game: Played a Farcical Game.

    1903 · The Indianapolis journal, Indiana, Nov 8, 1903

  • The The Minneapolis journal's story of the 1905 game: GOPHERS GO FAST In SECOND HALF Patched Up Team Defeats Law renee by Score Of = Z .H@s~ 46-0. , = 80

    1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 29, 1905

  • The Omaha daily bee's story of the 1908 game: MINNESOTA DEFEATS LAWRENCE GOphers score But Six Points, to Sur prise of RIOTERS.

    1908 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Oct 5, 1908

  • The The Cairo bulletin's story of the 1909 game: MINNESOTA HAS PRACTICE GAME AND HER PLAYING SHOWS THAT FOOTBALL TEAM NEEDS MORE TRAINING. BEATS LAWRENCE TEAM But Latter Were ut.Classed-Ali II Play in Lawrence Territory But Minnesotans Fumbled Other Games.

    1909 · The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., Sep 26, 1909

  • The Omaha daily bee's story of the 1910 game: Gophers Blank Lawrence Men in First Battle Maroon and Gold Run Up Score Of Thirty-Four Points Upon Their Lighter Opponents.

    1910 · Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], Sep 25, 1910

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 24, 1910Minnesota 34, Lawrence 0at Minnesota
Sep 25, 1909Minnesota 25, Lawrence 0at Minnesota
Oct 3, 1908Minnesota 6, Lawrence 0at Minnesota
Oct 28, 1905Minnesota 46, Lawrence 0at Minnesota
Nov 5, 1904Minnesota 69, Lawrence 0at Minnesota
Nov 7, 1903Minnesota 46, Lawrence 0at Lawrence

Every game is listed as played on the field.