University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MINNESOTA,S national championship hopes were dampened by a I4 to 9 defeat at the hands of Nebraska. lt was the Cornhuskers' first victory over the Gophers in twenty-four years. The Gophers jumped into the lead with a touch- down after four minutes of play and then it looked like a Held day, but the breaks were against them. ln the second quarter the Cornhuskers scored and converted the extra point to leave the field at the half with Nebraska in the lead 7 to 6. The Gophers again Went into the lead when Horace Bell kicked a field goal making the score 9 to 7. Four minutes later Nebraska scored again to lead I4 to 9, and in the remaining eleven minutes the Gophers had little left with which to challenge. CDCTCDBEI2 TWG AT NEBRASKA ALLEN RORK Guard ' junior ' 5 feet, ll inches tall ' 220 pounds. Eau Claire, Wis. CHARLES SCHULTZ Guard - senior ' 6 feet, 2 inches tall - 210 pounds. St. Paul VIC SPADACCINI Quarterback - senior ' 6 feet tall - 200 pounds. Keewatin ' FRANCIS TWEDELL Guard - junior ' 6 feet tall - 205 pounds. Austin NEBRASKA 14

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NCDRTH DAKOTA 7 HORACE BELL Guard - junior ' 5 feet, 11 inches tall - 185 pounds. Akron, Ohio LARRY BU HLER Fullback - junior - 6 feet, 2 inches tall ' 217 pounds. Windom MARTY CHRISTIANSEN Fullback - sophomore - 6 feet tall ' 195 pounds. Minneapolis DAN ELMER Center ' senior ' 6 feet, 1 inch tall - 190 pounds. Minneapolis SEPTEMBER TWEIXITV-FIVE AT MINIXIESGTA AFTER watching Nlinnesota begin its 1937 gridiron campaign by swamping North Dakota State under an avalanche of ten touchdowns, a record-breaking opening day crowd Bled out of Memorial Stadium serenely confident that na- tional championship honors would go to the Gophers for the third straight year. Part of that confidence was due to the performance of Andy Uram, whose brilliant ball toting in the few minutes he played produced several long gains and two 70-yard touchdown dashes, stamped him clearly as the star of a Gopher W attack which had a field day against the game K but weak Noclak defense in running up a 69-7 if score, largest of Bernie Bierman's Minnesota regime. as-ma W Equally encouraging was the strong play of three sophomores, Marty Christianson, Leland W Johnson, and Harold Van Every, who stood out among the many new men tested with the live full teams that saw action through the after- noon.

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NCDRTH DAKCDTA 7 HORACE BELL Guard - junior - 5 feet, ll inches tall - lSS pounds. Akron, Ohio LARRY BUHLER Fullback - junior - 6 feet, 2 inches tall - 217 pounds. Windom lVlARTY CHRISTIANSEN Fullback - sophomore ' 6 feet tall ' 195 pounds. Minneapolis DAN ELMER Center - senior - 6 feet, 1 inch tall - 190 pounds. Minneapolis SEPTEMBER TWEIXITV-FIVE AT MINNESOTA AFTER watching Minnesota begin its 1957 gridiron campaign by swamping North Dakota State under an avalanche of ten touchdowns, a record-breaking opening day crowd filed out of Memorial Stadium serenely confident that na- tional championship honors would go to the Gophers for the third straight year. Part of that confidence was due to the performance of Andy Uram, whose brilliant ball toting in the few minutes he played produced several long gains and two 70-yard touchdown dashes, stamped him clearly as the star of a Gopher attack which had a held day against the game but weak Nodak defense in running up a 69-7 score, largest of Bernie Bierman's Nlinnesota regime. T . gp we Equally encouraging was the strong play of three sophomores, Marty Christianson, Leland Johnson, and Harold Van Every, who stood out among the many new men tested with the five full teams that saw action through the after- noon.