The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Paul Bunyan's Axe
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Wisconsin leads the all-time series 63–62–8. They've met 133 times since 1892. Wisconsin once took 14 straight.
Stature & the series, 1892–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
62–63–8
Wisconsin leads
streak
2
Minnesota in a row
longest run
14
Wisconsin
biggest win
54
Minnesota, 1916
first met
1892
133 meetings
The coaching duels
Murray Warmath vs Milt Bruhn3–7–1
Glen Mason vs Barry Alvarez2–7
Cal Stoll vs John Jardine4–2
Joe Salem vs Dave McClain0–5
Jim Wacker vs Barry Alvarez2–3
Recent meetings
2025Minnesota17–7
2024Minnesota24–7
2023Wisconsin28–14
2022Minnesota23–16
2021Minnesota23–13
2020Wisconsin20–17
2019Wisconsin38–17
2018Minnesota37–15
2017Wisconsin31–0
2016Wisconsin31–17
2015Wisconsin31–21
2014Wisconsin34–24
2013Wisconsin20–7
2012Wisconsin38–13