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The Gophers have beaten USC at home in wintry weather. In 1955 they beat Troy in a late October blizzard.

On this site we just get words and no vocal intonation. I missed your intent and apologize for appearing to be pedantic.

Injuries and competition for playing time limited his carries, but Shannon Brooks will always stand very tall in my mind. He finished his runs with a purpose that reminded me of MBIII.

My parents moved us out to San Diego when I was a kid and I begged my dad to take me up to LA for the 1965 season opener vs. USC. It was a Friday night game. USC was ranked #10 and Mike Garrett was poised for his Heisman season. Warmath made an odd first quarter decision, going for two after a...

Ah, yes. That bowl game from the 50s comes to mind where Dickie Moegle was off on another long jaunt vs. Alabama in a bowl game when a frustrated player came off the bench to tackle him. He was awarded a touchdown.

Who else is unbeaten vs. that state?

What about Dairy Queen? I was so upset when the Washington Avenue DQ suddenly turned into something else!

The Gophers needed a late October blizzard to slow down Jon Arnett and beat USC in 1955.

OJ Simpson was a senior and ran for 240 yards that day.

Someone aptly referred to the Gopher win over Syracuse as "winning like Iowa does", meaning an underwhelming offensive performance was offset by a pick-six and a huge special teams play. Maybe they can build on those.

I vote for Russ Archambeau. Sucker-punching El-Amin at a practice ruined Clem's efforts to land him at Minnesota and we saw what he did at UConn.

Precisely

They got down 28-6 to Indiana, came back to take the lead but had no defensive answers late.

My first in-person Gopher experience that got me hooked for life. Gophers score upset at Michigan in 1956. I am 6 years old and Dad takes me out to Wold Chamberlain to see the team file through the airport. Everyone is so happy, several players grinning broadly with missing teeth. Looked like...

Yes! I think it was thrown by George Kemp to John Wintermute. I remember Walter Bowser throwing a crushing block around midfield. Gophers up 20-16 halfway through the 4th quarter but too much OJ, He ran for about 240 that day. While it rained in the early going, Simpson got hit around the Gopher...