The bad weather reduced the normal crowd of 96,000 at Beaver Stadium and played havoc with both offenses.
And underneath the stands at Beaver Stadium, a small woman with a big smile found a place for the day.
The football team plays in the aforementioned Beaver Stadium.
Carr, typically low-key, keeping the pressure on himself, said he was oblivious to anything that happened outside of Beaver Stadium.
Since 1981, the Lions have won six of eight games between the teams, including all four at Beaver Stadium.
In 2008, Beaver Stadium was recognized as having the best student section in the country for the second consecutive year.
Another plateau will be his entrance before more than 100,000 fans in expanded Beaver Stadium.
Minnesota came to Beaver Stadium using four running backs who averaged 292.8 yards on the ground, the second most potent rushing team in the nation.
In two weeks, it will be before 93,591 at Beaver Stadium.
With the home team ahead, 17-0, about a third of the crowd of 92,000 deserted Beaver Stadium at intermission.