Clairemont Gopher
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- Oct 12, 2023
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10/28/61- #6 Minnesota 23 Michigan 20
Gophers rally from 20-8 4th quarter deficit. Down 2015, they are stopped at Michigan 2-yard line with 3:00 left. On the next play, however, a Michigan running back, who will go on to a 9-year career as a Chicago Bear cornerback, fumbles. It is recovered by a player from western PA who came to Minnesota with Sandy Stephens and he scores the winning touchdown on 4th down. Can you name these two players? BENNIE MCRAE and JUDGE DICKSON
10/29/55 Minnesota 25 #10 USC 19
Gophers benefit from an early blizzard to take down the Trojans. A flashy back who will go on to be a 5-time Pro Bowler with the Rams manages just 38 rushing yards while a Minnesota fullback from Detroit Lakes mushes ahead for 104 yards. He will also provide the winning points with late field goals in 1956 wins over Pitt and Illinois. Can you name these two players? JON ARNETT and DICK BORSTAD
10-30/48 Minnesota 30 Indiana 7
Gophers get a rushing touchdown from a back from Thief River Falls and Anoka High Schools. He was a 2-time Gopher MVP and a long-time teacher and coach in Twin Cities high schools. Sadly, at age 82 he drowned in Bay Lake, near Brainerd. Also, a safety is recorded by a College Football Hall of Famer from tiny Ogilvie, MN who would go on to play 5 years with the Packers. Can you name these two players? BILLY BYE and CLAYTON TONNEMAKER
10/31/09 Minnesota 42 Michigan State 34
Adam Weber has a career game, passing for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns while outdueling Kirk Cousins. The last Gopher score comes on a play where a pass is thrown downfield and over the middle to a tight end. He takes a tremendous hit and the ball ricochets directly to Duane Bennett who secures the ball and goes on to complete a 59-yard play with 6:04 left. Can you name him? NICK TOW-ARNETT
11/1/03 Minnesota 55 Indiana 7
Gophers open the scoring when a safety from Waupaca, WI scoops up a fumble and runs it in from 23 yards out. He has a distinctly Polish surname. Can you name him? JOHN PAWIELSKI
11/2/13 Minnesota 42 at Indiana 39
Gophers go up 42-39 on a 50-yard pass play from Phillip Nelson to Maxx Williams with 3:00 left but Indiana quickly moves downfield. At the Gopher 8-yard line, the Hoosiers try a swing pass which is actually a lateral. Only one player seems to recognize that the ball is live and this Gopher linebacker returns it to the Minnesota 40-yard line, where the clock is run out. Can you name him? AARON HILL
11/3/90 Minnesota 21 at Wisconsin 3
A running back from Little Canada has a 9-yard scoring run. His main value, however, was as a receiver. He is #9 all-time for Minnesota with 132 career catches. Can you name him? CHUCK RIOS
Gophers rally from 20-8 4th quarter deficit. Down 2015, they are stopped at Michigan 2-yard line with 3:00 left. On the next play, however, a Michigan running back, who will go on to a 9-year career as a Chicago Bear cornerback, fumbles. It is recovered by a player from western PA who came to Minnesota with Sandy Stephens and he scores the winning touchdown on 4th down. Can you name these two players? BENNIE MCRAE and JUDGE DICKSON
10/29/55 Minnesota 25 #10 USC 19
Gophers benefit from an early blizzard to take down the Trojans. A flashy back who will go on to be a 5-time Pro Bowler with the Rams manages just 38 rushing yards while a Minnesota fullback from Detroit Lakes mushes ahead for 104 yards. He will also provide the winning points with late field goals in 1956 wins over Pitt and Illinois. Can you name these two players? JON ARNETT and DICK BORSTAD
10-30/48 Minnesota 30 Indiana 7
Gophers get a rushing touchdown from a back from Thief River Falls and Anoka High Schools. He was a 2-time Gopher MVP and a long-time teacher and coach in Twin Cities high schools. Sadly, at age 82 he drowned in Bay Lake, near Brainerd. Also, a safety is recorded by a College Football Hall of Famer from tiny Ogilvie, MN who would go on to play 5 years with the Packers. Can you name these two players? BILLY BYE and CLAYTON TONNEMAKER
10/31/09 Minnesota 42 Michigan State 34
Adam Weber has a career game, passing for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns while outdueling Kirk Cousins. The last Gopher score comes on a play where a pass is thrown downfield and over the middle to a tight end. He takes a tremendous hit and the ball ricochets directly to Duane Bennett who secures the ball and goes on to complete a 59-yard play with 6:04 left. Can you name him? NICK TOW-ARNETT
11/1/03 Minnesota 55 Indiana 7
Gophers open the scoring when a safety from Waupaca, WI scoops up a fumble and runs it in from 23 yards out. He has a distinctly Polish surname. Can you name him? JOHN PAWIELSKI
11/2/13 Minnesota 42 at Indiana 39
Gophers go up 42-39 on a 50-yard pass play from Phillip Nelson to Maxx Williams with 3:00 left but Indiana quickly moves downfield. At the Gopher 8-yard line, the Hoosiers try a swing pass which is actually a lateral. Only one player seems to recognize that the ball is live and this Gopher linebacker returns it to the Minnesota 40-yard line, where the clock is run out. Can you name him? AARON HILL
11/3/90 Minnesota 21 at Wisconsin 3
A running back from Little Canada has a 9-yard scoring run. His main value, however, was as a receiver. He is #9 all-time for Minnesota with 132 career catches. Can you name him? CHUCK RIOS
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