Lawrence vs. Wisconsin
Lawrence and Wisconsin have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Wisconsin leads the series 17–0–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wisconsin 9–0, and Wisconsin has won the last 9. Share
- Lawrence wins
- 0
- Wisconsin wins
- 17
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 9 Wisconsin
- Current streak
- 9 Wisconsin
- Last 10 meetings
- Wisconsin 9–0
- Most recent
- 1930
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 0–7 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 32.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Wisconsin
- 17–0–1 Wisconsin’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 14
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Wisconsin’s biggest win1915: Wisconsin 82, Lawrence 0by 82 points
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 8, 1905
1906 · Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., Oct 15, 1906
1908 · Bismarck daily tribune, Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], Oct 11, 1908
1909 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Oct 10, 1909
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Photos
UW vs. Lawrence football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Lawrence football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Lawrence football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Lawrence football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Lawrence football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Lawrence football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited), and libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America (each under its holder’s rights statement).
Every game
| Oct 3, 1930 | Wisconsin 53, Lawrence 6 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 1, 1921 | Wisconsin 28, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 2, 1920 | Wisconsin 60, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 7, 1916 | Wisconsin 20, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 2, 1915 | Wisconsin 82, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 3, 1914 | Wisconsin 21, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 4, 1913 | Wisconsin 58, Lawrence 7 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 5, 1912 | Wisconsin 13, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 7, 1911 | Wisconsin 15, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 8, 1910 | Wisconsin 6, Lawrence 6 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 9, 1909 | Wisconsin 22, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 10, 1908 | Wisconsin 35, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 13, 1906 | Wisconsin 5, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 7, 1905 | Wisconsin 34, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 10, 1903 | Wisconsin 40, Lawrence 7 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Oct 11, 1902 | Wisconsin 52, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Sep 27, 1902 | Wisconsin 11, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin | ||
| Nov 25, 1899 | Wisconsin 58, Lawrence 0 | at Wisconsin |
Every game is listed as played on the field.