▁against ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁and ▁sevent h ▁in ▁their ▁last ▁eight ▁meet ings . ▁Despite ▁the ▁loss , ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁B IG ▁ 1 0 ▁West ▁with ▁two ▁games ▁left ▁to ▁go . ▁ ▁at ▁North western ▁ ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁built ▁a ▁big ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Half ▁and ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁low ly ▁North western ▁Wild c ats ▁ 3 8 - 2 2 ▁in ▁E van ston . ▁Morgan ▁threw ▁four ▁touch down ▁passes , ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁R ash od ▁Bat eman , ▁in ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁pen ult imate ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Despite ▁the ▁big ▁lead , ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁and ▁Wild c ats ▁trad ed ▁scores ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Half , ▁but ▁North western ▁could ▁not ▁stop ▁Morgan ▁and ▁dropped ▁their ▁nin th ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁With ▁their ▁victory , ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁would ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁winner ▁take ▁all ▁show down ▁next ▁week ▁back ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁against ▁their ▁h ated ▁rival ▁Wisconsin ▁for ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁B IG ▁ 1 0 ▁Championship ▁Game ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁ ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁knew ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁would ▁be ▁amaz ing . ▁ESP N ' s ▁College ▁G amed ay ▁came ▁to ▁Min ne apolis ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁concluded ▁with ▁Lee ▁Cor so ▁don ning ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Gold y ▁G opher , ▁predict ing ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁victory