Michigan vs. Wisconsin
Michigan and Wisconsin have 71 meetings on file, the first in 1892; Michigan leads the series 53–17–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Michigan has won the last 2. Share
2028 at Wisconsin. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Michigan wins
- 53
- Wisconsin wins
- 17
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1892
- Longest streak
- 14 Michigan
- Current streak
- 2 Michigan
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 6–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 9–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 5–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–1 |
- Both ranked
- 11 meetings: Michigan 8, Wisconsin 3; 2 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 17.9 points; 18 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Michigan
- 31–8 Michigan’s record at home
- At Wisconsin
- 9–22–1 Wisconsin’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 19
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Michigan’s biggest win1977: Michigan 56, Wisconsin 0by 56 points
- Wisconsin’s biggest win2020: Wisconsin 49, Michigan 11by 38 points
- Upset1994: Wisconsin 31, Michigan 19Wisconsin had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1981: Wisconsin 21, Michigan 14Wisconsin had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1934: Wisconsin 10, Michigan 0Wisconsin had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1947: Michigan 40, Wisconsin 6No. 2 Michigan at No. 9 Wisconsin
- Ranked showdown2016: Michigan 14, Wisconsin 7No. 8 Wisconsin at No. 4 Michigan
- Ranked showdown1977: Michigan 56, Wisconsin 0No. 14 Wisconsin at No. 1 Michigan
Coach against coach
| Years | Michigan | Series | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943–1947 | Fritz Crisler | 4–0 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1959–1966 | Bump Elliott | 2–3 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1970–1977 | Bo Schembechler | 6–0 | John Jardine |
| 1978–1985 | Bo Schembechler | 7–1 | Dave McClain |
| 1987–1989 | Bo Schembechler | 3–0 | Don Morton |
| 1990–1994 | Gary Moeller | 1–2 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1997–2005 | Lloyd Carr | 6–1 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2008–2010 | Rich Rodriguez | 1–2 | Bret Bielema |
| 2016–2021 | Jim Harbaugh | 3–3 | Paul Chryst |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Michigan’s side (Crisler 4–0 against Stuhldreher). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin | 23 carries, 203 yards, 2 TD | 2019 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1899 · The San Francisco call, San Francisco [Calif.], Dec 1, 1899
1902 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Nov 2, 1902
1903 · Iowa County democrat, Mineral Point, Wis., Nov 19, 1903
1904 · The Saint Paul globe, Oct 30, 1904
1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Nov 19, 1905
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.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game four times: 2018, 2017, 2000, 1999.
| 2025 | FOX | 4.6 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Photos
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.