page_title: Wisconsin Badgers football
section_title: Minnesota
hierarchical_section_title: Wisconsin Badgers football / Rivalries / Minnesota
caption_attribution_description: Wisconsin Badgers celebrating their win over Minnesota Golden Gophers by carrying around Paul Bunyan's Axe after the game Oct 3, 2009
context_page_description: The Wisconsin Badgers football program represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the sport of American football. Wisconsin competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers have competed in the Big Ten since its formation in 1896. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football. Wisconsin is one of 26 College football programs to win 700 or more games. Wisconsin has had two Heisman Trophy winners, Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne, and have had Eleven former players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As of January 19, 2020, the Badgers have an all-time record of 715–499–53.
context_section_description: The UW-U of M series is the nation’s most-played rivalry in Division I FBS football and has been played continuously since 1907. Much prestige was always associated with the game, and the significance was emphasized with its place on the schedule. Between 1933 and 1982, the Wisconsin-Minnesota game was always the final regular-season contest for each school. The series took an added twist in 1948 when more than state bragging rights were on the line. After a 16-0 setback that season, the Wisconsin lettermen's group, the National 'W' Club, presented Minnesota with an axe wielded by Paul Bunyan. He was the mythical giant of Midwestern lumber camps. Each year since, the winner of the annual battle between the Big Ten rivals is presented with the axe, complete with scores inscribed on the handle, for display on its campus.
  Wisconsin leads the series at 61-60-8.
caption: Badgers celebrating their win by carrying Paul Bunyan's Axe around the stadium after the 2009 game
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