Wisconsin at Minnesota
Saturday, November 21, 1953. Wisconsin kept Paul Bunyan’s Axe after a tie Share
No. 8 Wisconsin and Minnesota tied 21–21. It was their 63rd meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 35–19–7 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 38°F, low 33°FAttendance 61,904
In the newspapers
Evening star, November 22, 1953, page 68
Read the text
Erratic Minnesota SpoiIs Badgers Bid With 21–21 Deadlock MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 21.-Unpredictable Minnesota shattered Wisconsin’s dream of a second straight Big Ten title share today by hanging a 21–21 tie on the Badgers, and narrowly missed the winning touchdown in the final minute. Ten-point underdogS. the four times beaten GopherS put
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Wisconsin 62% to win.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Minnesota gameOfficially, Minnesota leads 64–63–8; as played, 63–62–8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.
| 2025 | Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 7 | |
| 2024 | Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 7 | |
| 2023 | Wisconsin 28, Minnesota 14 | |
| 2022 | Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 16 | |
| 2021 | Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 13 | |
| 2020 | Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17 |
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gamevs. MarquetteSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonWisconsin in 1953
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. NebraskaSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonMinnesota in 1953
- ProgramMinnesota history and records