 running back Joe Bellino. So there is also a disputed national championship at stake because in those days they named the national champions prior to the bowl games and they named Minnesota the champion that year. Well, Minnesota went on to lose the Rose bowl, ended up with two losses on the season and not just Missouri, but a number of teams had better seasons than Minnesota, who was named by the associated press as national champions. Obviously the NCAA didn't name champions in those days. So Minnesota,