Miami vs. Wisconsin

Miami and Wisconsin have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1958; Wisconsin leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Wisconsin 4–⁠2, and Wisconsin has won the last 3.

Miami wins
2
Wisconsin wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1958
Longest streak
3 Wisconsin
Current streak
3 Wisconsin
Last 10 meetings
Wisconsin 4–⁠2
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1980s2–⁠0
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠2
Both ranked
3 meetings: Miami 0, Wisconsin 3
Average margin
22.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Miami
1–⁠2 Miami’s record at home
At Wisconsin
0–⁠1 Wisconsin’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠2 Miami first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Miami’s biggest win1989: Miami 51, Wisconsin 3by 48 points
  2. Wisconsin’s biggest win2018: Wisconsin 35, Miami 3by 32 points
  3. Ranked showdown2017: Wisconsin 34, Miami 24No. 6 Wisconsin at No. 11 Miami
  4. Ranked showdown1958: Wisconsin 20, Miami 0No. 14 Wisconsin at No. 15 Miami
  5. Ranked showdown2009: Wisconsin 20, Miami 14No. 14 Miami at No. 24 Wisconsin

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami and Wisconsin, 1958 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin2018
Alex Hornibrook Wisconsin2017
John Clay Wisconsin2009

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Dec 27, 2018Wisconsin 35, Miami 3Yankee StadiumPinstripe Bowl
Dec 30, 20176Wisconsin 34, 11Miami 24at MiamiOrange Bowl
Dec 29, 200924Wisconsin 20, 14Miami 14Neutral siteChamps Sports Bowl
Sep 9, 19893Miami 51, Wisconsin 3at Wisconsin
Sep 24, 19881Miami 23, Wisconsin 3at Miami
Sep 26, 195814Wisconsin 20, 15Miami 0at Miami

Every game is listed as played on the field.