Minnesota -- Wisconsin football rivalry - wikipedia Minnesota -- Wisconsin football rivalry `` Paul Bunyan 's Axe '' redirects here. For the similarly named Paul Bunyan Trophy, see Michigan -- Michigan State football rivalry. Minnesota -- Wisconsin football rivalry Minnesota Golden Gophers Wisconsin Badgers First meeting November 15, 1890 Minnesota 63, Wisconsin 0 Latest meeting November 25, 2017 Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 0 Next meeting November 24, 2018 Trophy Paul Bunyan 's Axe ( current ) Slab of Bacon ( former ) Statistics Meetings total 127 All - time series Wisconsin leads, 60 -- 59 -- 8 (. 504 ) Largest victory Minnesota, 63 -- 0 ( 1890 ) Longest win streak Wisconsin, 14 ( 2004 -- present ) Current win streak Wisconsin, 14 ( 2004 -- present ) The Minnesota -- Wisconsin football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers. It is the most - played rivalry in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, with 126 meetings between the two teams. The winner of the game receives Paul Bunyan 's Axe, a tradition that started in 1948 after the first trophy, the Slab of Bacon, disappeared after the 1943 game when the Badgers were meant to turn it over to the Golden Gophers. Minnesota and Wisconsin first played in 1890 and have met every year since, except for 1906. Wisconsin leads the series 60 -- 59 -- 8. Wisconsin took the series lead for the first time after shutting out Minnesota 31 -- 0 in the 2017 game ; Minnesota had led the overall series since 1902, at times by as many as 20 games. Contents 1 History 2 Trophies 2.1 Slab of Bacon 2.2 Paul Bunyan 's Axe 3 Accomplishments by the two rivals 4 Game results 5 Coaching records 5.1 Minnesota 5.2 Wisconsin 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( November 2014 ) The rivalry was first played in 1890 on Minnesota 's campus, in Minneapolis, resulting in a 63 -- 0 Minnesota victory. Theron Lyman led Wisconsin to its first win over Minnesota in 1894. The game became a conference rivalry with the creation of the Western Conference ( later the Big Ten Conference ) in 1896. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt suspended college football rivalry games for safety concerns, due to player injuries and fatalities on the field. It is, to date, the only time that the two teams have not played each other. Although the series was interrupted once, in 1906, it is uninterrupted since then, making it currently the longest, uninterrupted rivalry in FBS Division 1 college football. Minnesota vs. Wisconsin, Randall Field, 1903 The 2014 game decided the Big Ten West champion ; Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 34 -- 24 to go to the 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game against Ohio State. The last time the rivalry determined a Big Ten Conference champion was in 1962 when # 3 Wisconsin defeated # 5 Minnesota for a berth to the 1963 Rose Bowl. Trophies Slab of bacon The Slab of Bacon The rivalry 's first trophy was the `` Slab of Bacon '', in use from 1930 to 1943. Created by R.B. Fouch of Minneapolis, it is a piece of black walnut wood with a football at the center bearing a letter that becomes `` M '' or `` W '' depending on which way the trophy is hung. The word `` BACON '' is carved at both ends, implying that the winner has `` brought home the bacon. '' The trophy 's tenure ended when Minnesota 's 1943 victory in Minnesota led to the fans rushing the field. Wisconsin student Peg Watrous was to bring the trophy to a Minnesota representative after the game, but could not find her in the commotion, and subsequently lost track of the `` bacon ''. Reportedly, the trophy was sent to Minnesota 's locker room, but coach George Hauser refused it, suggesting such traditions be held off until after World War II. It was subsequently lost ; a new trophy, `` Paul Bunyan 's Axe '', was introduced in 1948. The trophy was lost for over 50 years. In 1992, Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez joked that `` we took home the bacon, and kept it. '' In 1994, Wisconsin intern Will Roleson found it in an old storage closet at Camp Randall Stadium. It had evidently been maintained for some time, as game scores through 1970 were painted on the back. It is now displayed at the Camp Randall Stadium football offices. Trophy record : Minnesota, 11 -- 3 (. 786 ) Paul Bunyan 's Axe Badgers celebrating their win by carrying Paul Bunyan 's Axe around Minnesota 's TCF Bank Stadium after the 2009 game Badgers chopping down the Golden Gophers goal post after their 2012 win at Camp Randall The Paul Bunyan Axe was created by the Wisconsin letterwinners ' organization ( the National W Club ) and would be instituted as the trophy in the series in 1948. The scores of each game are recorded on the axe 's handle, which is 6 feet long. A new axe was created in 2000. The original axe was donated to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Until 2014, when the game ended, if the team holding the trophy won, they would run to their own sideline, take the axe and carry it around the field and `` chop down '' one or both goal posts. If the team not holding the axe won, they were allowed to run to their opponents ' sideline and `` steal '' the axe. The tradition was changed in 2014, with the Axe now kept off the field until the game is over. This change was in response to a near skirmish in 2013 in which the Minnesota players surrounded their goal post and would not permit the Wisconsin players to ceremonially chop it down. The usual tradition was restored in 2015, with Wisconsin winning again 31 -- 21. From 1933 to 1982, it was traditionally the final game of the regular season for both schools. It has resumed being a season finale as of 2014, following the Big Ten 's new divisional alignment and schedule for the final weekend of conference play. Trophy record : Wisconsin, 42 -- 24 -- 3 (. 630 ) Accomplishments by the two rivals Team Minnesota Wisconsin Claimed National titles 7 0 Unclaimed National titles 0 Bowl appearances 19 29 Postseason bowl record 7 -- 12 15 -- 14 BCS bowl appearances 0 5 CFP playoff appearances 0 0 CFP NY6 bowl appearances * 0 Rose Bowl Game appearances 9 Rose Bowl Game record 1 -- 1 3 -- 6 Division titles 0 Conference titles 20 ( 2 IAAN ) 14 Consensus All - America Players 28 31 Heisman Trophy Winners All - time program record 673 -- 506 -- 42 697 -- 490 -- 53 All - time win percentage. 568. 583 * CFP bowl games include the Cotton Bowl Classic, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, and Sugar Bowl, when not hosting a semi-final playoff game. Game results Minnesota victories Wisconsin victories Tie games No. Date Location Winner Score November 15, 1890 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 63 -- 0 October 24, 1891 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 26 -- 12 October 29, 1892 Madison, WI Minnesota 32 -- 4 November 16, 1893 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 40 -- 0 5 November 17, 1894 Madison, WI Wisconsin 6 -- 0 6 November 16, 1895 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 14 -- 10 7 November 21, 1896 Madison, WI Wisconsin 6 -- 0 8 October 30, 1897 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 39 -- 0 9 October 29, 1898 Madison, WI Wisconsin 29 -- 0 10 November 18, 1899 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 19 -- 0 11 November 3, 1900 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 6 -- 5 12 November 16, 1901 Madison, WI Wisconsin 18 -- 0 13 November 15, 1902 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 11 -- 0 14 November 26, 1903 Madison, WI Minnesota 17 -- 0 15 November 12, 1904 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 28 -- 0 16 November 4, 1905 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 16 -- 12 17 November 23, 1907 Madison, WI Tie 17 -- 17 18 November 7, 1908 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 5 -- 0 19 November 13, 1909 Madison, WI Minnesota 34 -- 6 20 November 12, 1910 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 28 -- 0 21 November 18, 1911 Madison, WI Tie 6 -- 6 22 November 16, 1912 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 14 -- 0 23 November 1, 1913 Madison, WI Minnesota 21 -- 3 24 November 14, 1914 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 14 -- 3 25 November 20, 1915 Madison, WI Minnesota 20 -- 3 26 November 18, 1916 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 54 -- 0 27 November 3, 1917 Madison, WI Wisconsin 10 -- 7 28 November 16, 1918 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 6 -- 0 29 November 1, 1919 Madison, WI Minnesota 19 -- 7 30 November 6, 1920 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 3 -- 0 31 October 29, 1921 Madison, WI Wisconsin 35 -- 0 32 November 4, 1922 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 14 -- 0 33 October 27, 1923 Madison, WI Tie 0 -- 0 34 October 18, 1924 Madison, WI Tie 7 -- 7 35 October 31, 1925 Minneapolis, MN Tie 12 -- 12 36 October 30, 1926 Madison, WI Minnesota 16 -- 10 37 October 29, 1927 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 13 -- 7 38 November 24, 1928 Madison, WI Minnesota 6 -- 0 39 November 23, 1929 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 13 -- 12 40 November 22, 1930 Madison, WI Wisconsin 14 -- 0 41 October 31, 1931 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 14 -- 0 42 November 12, 1932 Madison, WI Wisconsin 20 -- 13 43 November 25, 1933 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 6 -- 3 44 November 24, 1934 Madison, WI Minnesota 34 -- 0 45 November 25, 1935 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 33 -- 7 46 November 21, 1936 Madison, WI # 2 Minnesota 24 -- 0 47 November 20, 1937 Minneapolis, MN # 7 Minnesota 13 -- 6 48 November 19, 1938 Madison, WI Minnesota 21 -- 0 49 November 25, 1939 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 23 -- 6 50 November 23, 1940 Madison, WI # 1 Minnesota 22 -- 13 51 November 22, 1941 Minneapolis, MN # 1 Minnesota 41 -- 6 52 November 21, 1942 Madison, WI # 7 Wisconsin 20 -- 6 53 November 20, 1943 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 25 -- 13 54 November 25, 1944 Madison, WI Minnesota 28 -- 26 55 November 24, 1945 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 26 -- 12 56 November 23, 1946 Madison, WI Minnesota 6 -- 0 57 November 22, 1947 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 21 -- 0 58 November 20, 1948 Madison, WI # 15 Minnesota 16 -- 0 59 November 19, 1949 Minneapolis, MN # 8 Minnesota 14 -- 6 60 November 25, 1950 Madison, WI Wisconsin 14 -- 0 61 November 24, 1951 Minneapolis, MN # 8 Wisconsin 30 -- 6 62 November 22, 1952 Madison, WI Tie 21 -- 21 63 November 21, 1953 Minneapolis, MN Tie 21 -- 21 64 November 20, 1954 Madison, WI # 17 Wisconsin 27 -- 0 No. Date Location Winner Score 65 November 19, 1955 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 21 -- 6 66 November 24, 1956 Madison, WI Tie 13 -- 13 67 November 23, 1957 Minneapolis, MN # 18 Wisconsin 14 -- 6 68 November 22, 1958 Madison, WI Wisconsin 27 -- 12 69 November 21, 1959 Minneapolis, MN # 9 Wisconsin 11 -- 7 70 November 19, 1960 Madison, WI # 4 Minnesota 26 -- 7 71 November 25, 1961 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 23 -- 21 72 November 24, 1962 Madison, WI # 3 Wisconsin 14 -- 9 73 November 28, 1963 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 14 -- 0 74 November 21, 1964 Madison, WI Wisconsin 14 -- 7 75 November 20, 1965 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 42 -- 7 76 November 19, 1966 Madison, WI Wisconsin 7 -- 6 77 November 25, 1967 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 21 -- 14 78 November 23, 1968 Madison, WI Minnesota 23 -- 15 79 November 22, 1969 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 35 -- 10 80 November 21, 1970 Madison, WI Wisconsin 39 -- 14 81 November 20, 1971 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 23 -- 21 82 November 25, 1972 Madison, WI Minnesota 14 -- 6 83 November 24, 1973 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 19 -- 17 84 November 23, 1974 Madison, WI Wisconsin 49 -- 14 85 November 22, 1975 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 24 -- 3 86 November 20, 1976 Madison, WI Wisconsin 26 -- 17 87 November 19, 1977 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 13 -- 7 88 November 25, 1978 Madison, WI Wisconsin 48 -- 10 89 November 17, 1979 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 42 -- 37 90 November 22, 1980 Madison, WI Wisconsin 25 -- 7 91 November 21, 1981 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 26 -- 21 92 November 20, 1982 Madison, WI Wisconsin 24 -- 0 93 October 15, 1983 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 56 -- 17 94 October 13, 1984 Madison, WI Minnesota 17 -- 14 95 November 9, 1985 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 27 -- 18 96 November 8, 1986 Madison, WI Minnesota 27 -- 20 97 November 14, 1987 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 22 -- 19 98 November 12, 1988 Madison, WI Wisconsin 14 -- 7 99 November 4, 1989 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 24 -- 22 100 November 3, 1990 Madison, WI Minnesota 21 -- 3 101 November 16, 1991 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 19 -- 16 102 November 14, 1992 Madison, WI Wisconsin 34 -- 6 103 October 23, 1993 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 28 -- 21 104 October 22, 1994 Madison, WI Minnesota 17 -- 14 105 November 11, 1995 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 34 -- 27 106 November 9, 1996 Madison, WI Wisconsin 45 -- 28 107 October 25, 1997 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 22 -- 21 108 November 7, 1998 Madison, WI # 8 Wisconsin 26 -- 7 109 October 9, 1999 Minneapolis, MN # 20 Wisconsin 20 -- 17 110 November 4, 2000 Madison, WI Wisconsin 41 -- 20 111 November 24, 2001 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota 42 -- 31 112 November 23, 2002 Madison, WI Wisconsin 49 -- 31 113 November 8, 2003 Minneapolis, MN # 24 Minnesota 37 -- 34 114 November 6, 2004 Madison, WI # 5 Wisconsin 38 -- 14 115 October 15, 2005 Minneapolis, MN # 23 Wisconsin 38 -- 34 116 October 14, 2006 Madison, WI # 25 Wisconsin 48 -- 12 117 November 17, 2007 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 41 -- 34 118 November 15, 2008 Madison, WI Wisconsin 35 -- 32 119 October 3, 2009 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 31 -- 28 120 October 9, 2010 Madison, WI # 19 Wisconsin 41 -- 23 121 November 23, 2011 Minneapolis, MN # 16 Wisconsin 42 -- 13 122 October 20, 2012 Madison, WI Wisconsin 38 -- 13 123 November 23, 2013 Minneapolis, MN # 17 Wisconsin 20 -- 7 124 November 29, 2014 Madison, WI # 14 Wisconsin 34 -- 24 125 November 28, 2015 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin 31 -- 21 126 November 26, 2016 Madison, WI # 5 Wisconsin 31 -- 17 127 November 25, 2017 Minneapolis, MN # 5 Wisconsin 31 -- 0 Series : Wisconsin leads 60 -- 59 -- 8 Coaching records Head to head coaching records between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Minnesota Head Coach Games Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct. Tom Eck 1890 0 0 1.000 Edward Moulton 1891 0 0 1.000 No coach 1892 0 0 1.000 `` Wallie '' Winter 1893 0 0 1.000 Tom Cochrane Jr. 1894 0 0. 000 William Heffelfinger 1895 0 0 1.000 Alexander Jerrems 1896 -- 97 0 0. 000 Jack Minds 1898 0 0. 000 John Harrison, William C. Leary 1899 0 0. 000 Henry L. Williams * 21 1900 -- 21 12 7. 619 William H. Spaulding 1922 -- 24 0. 333 Clarence Spears 5 1930 -- 31 0. 900 Fritz Crisler 1930 -- 31 0. 500 Bernie Bierman ( a ) 10 1932 -- 41 9 0. 900 George Hauser 1942 -- 44 0. 667 Bernie Bierman ( b ) 6 1945 -- 50 0. 667 Wes Fesler 1951 -- 53 0. 333 Murray Warmath 18 1954 -- 71 8 9. 472 Cal Stoll 7 1972 -- 78 0. 571 Joe Salem 5 1979 -- 83 0 5 0. 000 Lou Holtz 1984 -- 85 0 0 1.000 John Gutekunst 6 1986 -- 91 0. 667 Jim Wacker 5 1992 -- 96 0. 400 Glen Mason 10 1997 -- 2006 8 0. 200 Tim Brewster 2007 -- 10 0 0. 000 Jerry Kill 2011 -- 15 0 0. 000 Tracy Claeys 2015 -- 16 0 0. 000 P.J. Fleck 2017 -- 0 0. 000 Wisconsin Head Coach Games Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct. Ted Mestre 1893 0 0. 000 Herb Alward 1891 0 0. 000 Frank Crawford 1892 0 0. 000 Parke H. Davis 1893 0 0. 000 Hiram O. Stickney 1894 -- 95 0. 500 Philip King ( a ) 7 1896 -- 1902 5 0. 714 Arthur Curtis 1903 -- 04 0 0. 000 Philip King ( b ) 1905 0 0 1.000 Charles P. Hutchins * 1906 -- 07 0 0. 500 Thomas A. Barry 1908 -- 10 0. 333 John R. Richards ( a ) 1911 0 0. 500 William Juneau 1912 -- 15 0. 250 Paul Withington 1916 0 0. 000 John R. Richards ( b ) 1917 0 0 1.000 Guy Lowman 1918 0 0. 000 John R. Richards ( c ) 1919 -- 22 0. 750 John J. Ryan 1923 -- 24 0 0. 500 George Little 1925 -- 26 0. 250 Glenn Thistlethwaite 5 1927 -- 31 0. 200 Clarence Spears 1932 -- 35 0. 250 Harry Stuhldreher 13 1936 -- 48 11 0. 154 Ivy Williamson 7 1949 -- 55. 571 Milt Bruhn 11 1956 -- 66 7. 682 John Coatta 1967 -- 69 0 0. 000 John Jardine 8 1970 -- 77 5 0. 375 Dave McClain 8 1978 -- 85 6 0. 750 Jim Hilles 1986 0 0. 000 Don Morton 1987 -- 89 0. 333 Barry Alvarez 16 1990 -- 2005 11 5 0. 688 Bret Bielema 7 2006 -- 12 7 0 0 1.000 Gary Andersen 2013 -- 14 0 0 1.000 Paul Chryst 2015 -- 0 0 1.000 No game was played in 1906 See also College football portal Minnesota portal Wisconsin portal Other Wisconsin traveling trophies : Heartland Trophy ( with Iowa ) Freedom Trophy ( with Nebraska ) Other Minnesota traveling trophies : Floyd of Rosedale ( with Iowa ) $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy ( with Nebraska ) Governor 's Victory Bell ( with Penn State ) Little Brown Jug ( with Michigan ) Other links : Most - played rivalries in NCAA Division I FBS List of NCAA college football rivalry games References Jump up ^ `` Series History : Wisconsin vs. Minnesota ''. 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