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Minnesota Football: #TBT 1915 Gopher - Wisconsin Grand Stand Collapse!

One hundred years ago Bernie Bierman played his last game and scored 2 touchdowns in a 20-3 victory over Wisconsin.

The game was played in the mud, and possibly the most interesting thing that happened was in the stands. I'll let Gopher rooter Richard Wiggins tell the story of the stands collapsing during the second quarter.

"We were sitting on the north side of the field, because we didn't decide to go to Madison until the last moment and were compelled to buy seats in the Badger section. We were quite a little distance from the point where the first break came.