List of Paul Bunyan's Axe Trophy Winner Year by Year

FAQs on Paul Bunyan's Axe Trophy Winners

A. The tradition began in 1948 after the original trophy, the Slab of Bacon, was lost.

A. The National W Club designed the axe, which is used to record game scores, and the original axe is in the College Football Hall of Fame.

A. Until 2014, the winning team would "chop down" goal posts with the axe. In 2014, the custom was modified to keep the axe off the field.

A. The Minnesota-Wisconsin rivalry is one of the most-played rivalry in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision history, dating back to 1890.

A. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt postponed the game for player safety, making it the only year they didn't face each other.

No	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 15, 1890	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	63–0
2	October 24, 1891	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	26–12
3	October 29, 1892	Madison, WI	Minnesota	32–4
4	November 16, 1893	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	40–0
5	November 17, 1894	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	6–0
6	November 16, 1895	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	14–10
7	November 21, 1896	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	6–0
8	October 30, 1897	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	39–0
9	October 29, 1898	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	29–0
10	November 18, 1899	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	19–0
11	November 3, 1900	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	6–5
12	November 16, 1901	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	18–0
13	November 15, 1902	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	11–0
14	November 26, 1903	Madison, WI	Minnesota	17–0
15	November 12, 1904	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	28–0
16	November 4, 1905	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	16–12
17	November 23, 1907	Madison, WI	Tie	17–17
18	November 7, 1908	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	5–0
19	November 13, 1909	Madison, WI	Minnesota	34–6
20	November 12, 1910	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	28–0
21	November 18, 1911	Madison, WI	Tie	6–6
22	November 16, 1912	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	14–0
23	November 1, 1913	Madison, WI	Minnesota	21–3
24	November 14, 1914	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	14–3
25	November 20, 1915	Madison, WI	Minnesota	20–3
26	November 18, 1916	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	54–0
27	November 3, 1917	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	10–7
28	November 16, 1918	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	6–0
29	November 1, 1919	Madison, WI	Minnesota	19–7
30	November 6, 1920	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	3–0
31	October 29, 1921	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	35–0
32	November 4, 1922	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	14–0
33	October 27, 1923	Madison, WI	Tie	0–0
34	October 18, 1924	Madison, WI	Tie	7–7
35	October 31, 1925	Minneapolis, MN	Tie	12–12
36	October 30, 1926	Madison, WI	Minnesota	16–10
37	October 29, 1927	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	13–7
38	November 24, 1928	Madison, WI	Minnesota	6–0
39	November 23, 1929	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	13–12
40	November 22, 1930	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	14–0
41	October 31, 1931	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	14–0
42	November 12, 1932	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	20–13
43	November 25, 1933	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	6–3
44	November 24, 1934	Madison, WI	Minnesota	34–0
45	November 25, 1935	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	33–7
46	November 21, 1936	Madison, WI	#2 Minnesota	24–0
47	November 20, 1937	Minneapolis, MN	#7 Minnesota	13–6
48	November 19, 1938	Madison, WI	Minnesota	21–0
49	November 25, 1939	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	23–6
50	November 23, 1940	Madison, WI	#1 Minnesota	22–13
51	November 22, 1941	Minneapolis, MN	#1 Minnesota	41–6
52	November 21, 1942	Madison, WI	#7 Wisconsin	20–6
53	November 20, 1943	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	25–13
54	November 25, 1944	Madison, WI	Minnesota	28–26
55	November 24, 1945	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	26–12
56	November 23, 1946	Madison, WI	Minnesota	6–0
57	November 22, 1947	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	21–0
58	November 20, 1948	Madison, WI	#15 Minnesota	16–0
59	November 19, 1949	Minneapolis, MN	#8 Minnesota	14–6
60	November 25, 1950	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	14–0
61	November 24, 1951	Minneapolis, MN	#8 Wisconsin	30–6
62	November 22, 1952	Madison, WI	Tie	21–21
63	November 21, 1953	Minneapolis, MN	Tie	21–21
64	November 20, 1954	Madison, WI	#17 Wisconsin	27–0
65	November 19, 1955	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	21–6
66	November 24, 1956	Madison, WI	Tie	13–13
67	November 23, 1957	Minneapolis, MN	#18 Wisconsin	14–6

68	November 22, 1958	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	27–12
69	November 21, 1959	Minneapolis, MN	#9 Wisconsin	11–7
70	November 19, 1960	Madison, WI	#4 Minnesota	26–7
71	November 25, 1961	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	23–21
72	November 24, 1962	Madison, WI	#3 Wisconsin	14–9
73	November 28, 1963	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	14–0
74	November 21, 1964	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	14–7
75	November 20, 1965	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	42–7
76	November 19, 1966	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	7–6
77	November 25, 1967	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	21–14
78	November 23, 1968	Madison, WI	Minnesota	23–15
79	November 22, 1969	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	35–10
80	November 21, 1970	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	39–14
81	November 20, 1971	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	23–21
82	November 25, 1972	Madison, WI	Minnesota	14–6
83	November 24, 1973	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	19–17
84	November 23, 1974	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	49–14
85	November 22, 1975	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	24–3
86	November 20, 1976	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	26–17
87	November 19, 1977	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	13–7
88	November 25, 1978	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	48–10
89	November 17, 1979	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	42–37
90	November 22, 1980	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	25–7
91	November 21, 1981	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	26–21
92	November 20, 1982	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	24–0
93	October 15, 1983	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	56–17
94	October 13, 1984	Madison, WI	Minnesota	17–14
95	November 9, 1985	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	27–18
96	November 8, 1986	Madison, WI	Minnesota	27–20
97	November 14, 1987	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	22–19
98	November 12, 1988	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	14–7
99	November 4, 1989	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	24–22
100	November 3, 1990	Madison, WI	Minnesota	21–3
101	November 16, 1991	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	19–16
102	November 14, 1992	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	34–6
103	October 23, 1993	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	28–21
104	October 22, 1994	Madison, WI	Minnesota	17–14
105	November 11, 1995	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	34–27
106	November 9, 1996	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	45–28
107	October 25, 1997	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	22–21
108	November 7, 1998	Madison, WI	#8 Wisconsin	26–7
109	October 9, 1999	Minneapolis, MN	#20 Wisconsin	20–17
110	November 4, 2000	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	41–20
111	November 24, 2001	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	42–31
112	November 23, 2002	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	49–31
113	November 8, 2003	Minneapolis, MN	#24 Minnesota	37–34
114	November 6, 2004	Madison, WI	#5 Wisconsin	38–14
115	October 15, 2005	Minneapolis, MN	#23 Wisconsin	38–34
116	October 14, 2006	Madison, WI	#25 Wisconsin	48–12
117	November 17, 2007	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	41–34
118	November 15, 2008	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	35–32
119	October 3, 2009	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	31–28
120	October 9, 2010	Madison, WI	#19 Wisconsin	41–23
121	November 23, 2011	Minneapolis, MN	#16 Wisconsin	42–13
122	October 20, 2012	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	38–13
123	November 23, 2013	Minneapolis, MN	#17 Wisconsin	20–7
124	November 29, 2014	Madison, WI	#14 Wisconsin	34–24
125	November 28, 2015	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	31–21
126	November 26, 2016	Madison, WI	#5 Wisconsin	31–17
127	November 25, 2017	Minneapolis, MN	#5 Wisconsin	31–0
128	November 24, 2018	Madison, WI	Minnesota	37–15
129	November 30, 2019	Minneapolis, MN	#12 Wisconsin	38–17
130	December 19, 2020	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	20–17
131	November 27, 2021	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota	23–13
132	November 26, 2022	Madison, WI	Minnesota	23–16
133	November 25, 2023	Minneapolis, MN	Wisconsin	28-14

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