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Minnesota-Wisconsin Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 70/100
Overtime: 1

Series context

Completed meetings: 132
Series record: Minnesota 61-63-8 Wisconsin
Tracked years: 1890-2024
Trophy: Paul Bunyan's Axe

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

16 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1962Week 11
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 9, Wisconsin 14
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 10 Minnesota vs. No. 2 Wisconsin · 5-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
1959Week 11
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 11, Minnesota 7
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
1961Week 11
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 23, Minnesota 21
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Minnesota · 2-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
1956Week 11
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 13, Minnesota 13
Result: Tie
Unranked Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Minnesota · 0-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1953Week 10
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 21, Wisconsin 21
Result: Tie
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 12 Wisconsin · 0-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2019Week 14
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 38, Minnesota 17
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 13 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 Minnesota · 21-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
2016Week 13
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 31
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 5 Wisconsin · 14-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1960Week 11
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 26, Wisconsin 7
Winner: Minnesota
No. 1 Minnesota vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 19-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
2014Week 14
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 34
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 22 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Wisconsin · 10-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
2020Week 161OT
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 20
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
41
Game score
1958Week 11
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 12, Wisconsin 27
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 6 Wisconsin · 15-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1957Week 11
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 14, Minnesota 6
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 8-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1993Week 9
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 21, Minnesota 28
Winner: Minnesota
No. 15 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 7-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1999Week 7
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 20 Wisconsin vs. No. 25 Minnesota · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
2005Week 7
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 38, Minnesota 34
Winner: Wisconsin
No. 23 Wisconsin vs. No. 22 Minnesota · 4-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1952Week 11
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 21, Minnesota 21
Result: Tie
Unranked Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1925Week 7
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 12, Wisconsin 12
Result: Tie
Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1924Week 5
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 7, Minnesota 7
Result: Tie
Unranked Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1923Week 6
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 0, Minnesota 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1911Week 9
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 6, Minnesota 6
Result: Tie
Unranked Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1907Week 10
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 17
Result: Tie
Unranked Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1998Week 11
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 26
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 19-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2003Week 12
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 34, Minnesota 37
Winner: Minnesota
Unranked Wisconsin vs. No. 24 Minnesota · 3-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1997Week 10
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Wisconsin 22, Minnesota 21
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Wisconsin vs. Unranked Minnesota · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1966Week 11
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 6, Wisconsin 7
Winner: Wisconsin
Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.