University of Minnesota Athletics
Football
Minnesota 35, Northwestern 23
Oct. 10, 1981
Memorial Stadium (45,949)
Oct. 10, 1981
Memorial Stadium (45,949)
| Scoreboard | 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
| Northwestern | 0 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
23 |
| Minnesota | 14 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
| Scoring Summary | NW |
UM |
|
| 1st Qtr | UM-13:18-Jacobs 55 run (Gallery kick) | 0 |
7 |
| UM-7:49-Cooper 59 pass from Hohensee (Gallery kick) | 0 |
14 |
|
| 2nd Qtr | NW-11:31-Watkins 25 pass from Villars (Salvino kick) | 7 |
14 |
| UM-4:55-Cooper 21 pass from Hohensee (Gallery kick) | 7 |
21 |
|
| UM-1:13-Davidson 18 pass from Hohensee (Gallery kick) | 7 |
28 |
|
| 3rd Qtr | NW-9:21-Savino 28 FG | 10 |
28 |
| 4th Qtr | UM-8:03-Jacobs 50 run (Gallery kick) | 10 |
35 |
| NW-1:01-Jenkins 31 pass from Villars (Savino kick) | 17 |
35 |
|
| NW-0:25-Parson 10 pass from Villars (pass failed) | 23 |
35 |
|
Northwestern |
Minnesota |
|
| First Downs | 22 |
19 |
| Rushing Yards | 43/126 |
36/265 |
| Passing Yards | 303 |
251 |
| Net Yards | 429 |
516 |
| Att/Comp/Int | 42/25/1 |
22/13/0 |
| Punts/Avg | 9/35.7 |
4/44.5 |
| Fumbles/Lost | 1/0 |
1/1 |
| Penalties/Yards | 6/52 |
7/96 |
Rushing |
|
| UM | Jacobs - 18/182 yards, 2 TDs |
| Hohensee - 5/28 yards | |
| NW | Brown - 14/76 yards |
| Parson - 8/33 yards | |
| Passing | |
| UM | Hohensee - 21/13/0, 251 yards, 3 TDs |
| Salem - 1/0/0, 0 yards | |
| NW | Villars - 42/25/1, 303 yards, 3 TDs |
| Receiving | |
| UM | Cooper - 9/178 yards, 2 TDs |
| Curtis - 2/24 yards | |
| Davidson - 1/18 yards, 1 TD | |
| Henry - 1/31 yards | |
| NW | Parsons - 7/47 yards, 1 TD |
| Jenkins - 3/52 yards, 1 TD | |
| Watkins - 3/57 yards, 1 TD | |
| Kaiser - 6/84 yards | |

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