Just for fun, how many of these Gophers can you name?
November 20, 1965
Minnesota 42 Wisconsin 7
John Hankinson throws a 37-yard touchdown pass to this 230-pound senior end from Port Arthur, Texas. Her would go on to play 9 years in the NFL and play in Super Bowls I and IV with the Chiefs, knocking Joe Kapp out of the game in the latter.
November 21, 1998
Minnesota 49 Iowa 7
Gophers ruin Hayden Fry's last game as Billy Cockerham has touchdown passes of 27 and 25 yards to this junior wide-out from Miami. Earlier in the season, he helped Minnesota beat Michigan State with a first half scoring punt return.
November 22, 1969
Minnesota 35 Wisconsin 10
A sophomore running back from Daytona Beach has touchdown runs of 1, 4 and 8 yards. He would go on to graduate from medical school at "The U" and go back to Florida to begin a long career as a general practitioner.
November 23, 1968
Minnesota 23 at Wisconsin
Badgers complete their second straight winless season. Jim Carter has 121 rushing yards and this sophomore back from Fargo has 113. He finished with 1,800 career rushing yards, despite being slowed by injury as a senior.
November 24, 2001
Minnesota 42 Wisconsin 31
Assad Abdul-Khaliq has 1st half touchdown connections covering 59 and 38 yards with this sophomore tight end from Hastings. Despite being undrafted, he played 6 NFL seasons and was a Super Bowl Champion with the 2006 Colts.
November 25, 1967
Minnesota 21 Wisconsin 14
Gophers earn a share of the Big 10 title by dispatching the winless Badgers. This senior option quarterback from Lawton, Oklahoma has 2 short touchdown runs to put Minnesota up 21-6.
November 26, 2011
Minnesota 27 Illinois 7
11-point underdog Gophers hand the Illini a 6th straight loss and insure the firing of Ron Zook. A huge junior quarterback from Indianapolis bullies his way to 167 rushing yards on a raw, bleak day. He has scoring runs of 16 and 14 yards while Illinois manages just 160 yards of offense.
November 27, 2010
Minnesota 27 Iowa 24
16-point underdog Gophers close a miserable season with a second straight emotional upset win on a bitterly cold day. Iowa's last drive is blunted when this 5'10" junior defensive back from Dallas forces a fumble by laying a crunching tackle on 230-pound running back Marcus Coker. The week before he keyed a late rally at Illinois with a 90-yard kickoff return.
November 28, 1963
Minnesota 14 Wisconsin 0
A disappointing season ends on a high note. Carl Eller dominates in his last game and both touchdowns and PAT are scored by this junior fullback from Wisconsin. The week before he missed a short, last minute field goal in an agonizing 13-11 loss at Purdue.
November 20, 1965
Minnesota 42 Wisconsin 7
John Hankinson throws a 37-yard touchdown pass to this 230-pound senior end from Port Arthur, Texas. Her would go on to play 9 years in the NFL and play in Super Bowls I and IV with the Chiefs, knocking Joe Kapp out of the game in the latter.
November 21, 1998
Minnesota 49 Iowa 7
Gophers ruin Hayden Fry's last game as Billy Cockerham has touchdown passes of 27 and 25 yards to this junior wide-out from Miami. Earlier in the season, he helped Minnesota beat Michigan State with a first half scoring punt return.
November 22, 1969
Minnesota 35 Wisconsin 10
A sophomore running back from Daytona Beach has touchdown runs of 1, 4 and 8 yards. He would go on to graduate from medical school at "The U" and go back to Florida to begin a long career as a general practitioner.
November 23, 1968
Minnesota 23 at Wisconsin
Badgers complete their second straight winless season. Jim Carter has 121 rushing yards and this sophomore back from Fargo has 113. He finished with 1,800 career rushing yards, despite being slowed by injury as a senior.
November 24, 2001
Minnesota 42 Wisconsin 31
Assad Abdul-Khaliq has 1st half touchdown connections covering 59 and 38 yards with this sophomore tight end from Hastings. Despite being undrafted, he played 6 NFL seasons and was a Super Bowl Champion with the 2006 Colts.
November 25, 1967
Minnesota 21 Wisconsin 14
Gophers earn a share of the Big 10 title by dispatching the winless Badgers. This senior option quarterback from Lawton, Oklahoma has 2 short touchdown runs to put Minnesota up 21-6.
November 26, 2011
Minnesota 27 Illinois 7
11-point underdog Gophers hand the Illini a 6th straight loss and insure the firing of Ron Zook. A huge junior quarterback from Indianapolis bullies his way to 167 rushing yards on a raw, bleak day. He has scoring runs of 16 and 14 yards while Illinois manages just 160 yards of offense.
November 27, 2010
Minnesota 27 Iowa 24
16-point underdog Gophers close a miserable season with a second straight emotional upset win on a bitterly cold day. Iowa's last drive is blunted when this 5'10" junior defensive back from Dallas forces a fumble by laying a crunching tackle on 230-pound running back Marcus Coker. The week before he keyed a late rally at Illinois with a 90-yard kickoff return.
November 28, 1963
Minnesota 14 Wisconsin 0
A disappointing season ends on a high note. Carl Eller dominates in his last game and both touchdowns and PAT are scored by this junior fullback from Wisconsin. The week before he missed a short, last minute field goal in an agonizing 13-11 loss at Purdue.
