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Rivalry History

Michigan-Minnesota

Michigan and Minnesota have met 106 times since 1892. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
78-25-3
Current streak
Michigan 5 games
Longest streak
Michigan 16 games (1987-2004)
Avg. margin / points
18.7 / 36.2

Series overview

Michigan 78-25-3 Minnesota. Current streak: Michigan 5 games.

Last five meetings

Michigan 5 | Minnesota 0

Largest margin

58 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1892 through 2024.
  • 106 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 28, 2024.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Michigan and Minnesota have a tracked series that starts in 1892 and spans 106 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Little Brown Jug gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1892-2024
Busiest era
1920s, 10 games
Longest pause
8 years (1910-1919)
  • 1920s10 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1940s10 games
  • 1950s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Sep 28, 2024

Michigan 27, Minnesota 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1950 - Oct 28, 1950

Michigan 7, Minnesota 7. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1951 - Oct 27, 1951

Michigan 54, Minnesota 27. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2011 - Oct 1, 2011

Michigan 58, Minnesota 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Michigan 5, Minnesota 0 across 5 games
Last ten
Michigan 9, Minnesota 1 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 36.2, average margin 18.7.
Current streak
Michigan 5 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Colston Loveland

    Michigan, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 582

  • Davis Warren

    Michigan, 2024

    Passing Yards: 1198

  • Kalel Mullings

    Michigan, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 948

  • Daniel Jackson

    Minnesota, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 863

  • Darius Taylor

    Minnesota, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 986

  • Max Brosmer

    Minnesota, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2829

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Jim Harbaugh

    Michigan - 2015-2023 - 35-12

  • P.J. Fleck

    Minnesota - 2017-2024 - 22-23

  • Sherrone Moore

    Michigan - 2024 - 8-5

  • Tracy Claeys

    Minnesota - 2015 - 2-4

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 28, 2024Minnesota at MichiganMichigan 27, Minnesota 24Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 7, 2023Michigan at MinnesotaMichigan 52, Minnesota 10Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 24, 2020Michigan at MinnesotaMichigan 49, Minnesota 24Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 5, 2017Minnesota at MichiganMichigan 33, Minnesota 10Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 31, 2015Michigan at MinnesotaMichigan 29, Minnesota 26Venue unavailableMichigan
Sep 27, 2014Minnesota at MichiganMichigan 14, Minnesota 30Venue unavailableMinnesota
Oct 5, 2013Minnesota at MichiganMichigan 42, Minnesota 13Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 3, 2012Michigan at MinnesotaMichigan 35, Minnesota 13Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 1, 2011Minnesota at MichiganMichigan 58, Minnesota 0Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 8, 2008Michigan at MinnesotaMichigan 29, Minnesota 6Venue unavailableMichigan