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Article: Gophers suffer steamroller blues Dayne's punishing style stuns Minnesota defenders

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November 10, 1996
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Disgusted and buffeted from trying to tackle University of Wisconsin tailback Ron Dayne, the University of Minnesota's defenders seemed to surrender as Dayne's carries mounted.

Dayne's hammer-like rushing style in a school-record 50 carries produced 297 yards Saturday, just 7 shy of Billy Marek's all-time mark of 304 yards set in a cold rain against Minnesota 22 years ago at Camp Randall Stadium.

"I noticed that," Dayne said when asked about Minnesota's dwindling defensive gumption. "After a while, they started acting like they were going to tackle me and they'd dive toward the ground. I was happy when they started doing that." The Gophers were stunned by Dayne's ability to dole out ...

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