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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers: the Paul Bunyan's Axe

They last met on Saturday, Nov 29, 2025. No market is live on this matchup right now. College football spreads, totals and the community lean post as each game approaches.

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Playing for the Paul Bunyan's Axe

A six-foot axe with every score written on the handle, fought over in the most-played rivalry in major college football.

Holder
Minnesota
All-time series
Minnesota 64-63-8
Trophy era
Wisconsin 46-29-3
First awarded
1948

Series records as of the end of the 2025 season.

  • At 135 meetings through 2025, this is the most-played rivalry in major (FBS) college football.
  • The all-time series is nearly even: Minnesota leads 64-63-8.
  • Winning teams traditionally carry the axe to the goal posts and pretend to chop them down.
How the Paul Bunyan's Axe came to be, and every era since 1948 →

Matchup history

Minnesota Golden Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers last played on Saturday, Nov 29, 2025, when the Minnesota Golden Gophers won 17–7. Over the last 6 meetings: Minnesota Golden Gophers 4, Wisconsin Badgers 2.

Nov 29, 2025WIS@MINN7–17MINN
Nov 29, 2024MINN@WIS24–7MINN
Nov 25, 2023WIS@MINN28–14WIS
Nov 26, 2022MINN@WISC23–16MINN
Nov 27, 2021WISC@MINN13–23MINN
Dec 19, 2020MINN@WISC17–20WISC

Meetings from the last 8 seasons, from ESPN.

Next scheduled meeting: Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers on Nov 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET. Lines post as the game approaches.

2026 season so far

Every result both teams have posted this season, with scoring averages.

Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers
5-4
Record
24.7
Points/game
22
Allowed/game
  • vs Eastern IllinoisW 59-7
  • vs Mississippi StateL 13-38
  • vs AkronW 41-7
  • at WashingtonW 27-24
  • vs MichiganW 20-14
  • at PurdueL 13-41
  • vs IowaW 13-10
  • at IndianaL 16-23
  • vs UCLAL 20-34

Went 8-5 in 2025. Current streak: L2. Home: Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN.

Big Ten
Wisconsin Badgers
6-3
Record
24.4
Points/game
16.3
Allowed/game
  • vs Notre DameL 13-41
  • vs Western IllinoisW 36-9
  • vs Eastern MichiganW 54-10
  • at Penn StateW 24-20
  • vs Michigan StateW 31-3
  • at UCLAL 7-17
  • vs USCW 24-7
  • at IowaL 0-30
  • vs RutgersW 31-10

Went 4-8 in 2025. Current streak: W1. Home: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI.

Common opponents

Teams both sides have already played this season.

  • IowaMinnesota: W 13-10Wisconsin: L 0-30
  • UCLAMinnesota: L 20-34Wisconsin: L 7-17