Marquette and Wisconsin first met in 1904 and have played 36 times; Wisconsin leads the series 32–4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wisconsin 10–0, and Wisconsin has won the last 17. Share
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Marquette’s side (Murray 1–3 against Spears). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Marquette WisconsinTicks under the axis: each meeting, in the winner’s color
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
1904 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Oct 9, 1904
1913 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 12, 1913
1914 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 11, 1914
1915 · The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Oct 10, 1915
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.
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).
