Wk 13 · 2026
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers — Fri, Nov 27
Fri, Nov 27 ·
Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
· NBC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 89 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential WIS by 3.7
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What is at stake
Paul Bunyan's Axe. The most-played rivalry in FBS history, and the winner sprints the length of the sideline pretending to chop the goalposts down with a six-foot axe. They play for the Paul Bunyan's Axe. A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Minnesota form
No completed games on record.
Wisconsin form
No completed games on record.
Minnesota this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Wisconsin this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Minnesota | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue Big Ten | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa Big Ten | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| UCLA Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Penn State Big Ten | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Wisconsin leads 15–5 · Minnesota has won the last 2
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.6 points toward Wisconsin
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | Wisconsin 7 — 17 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2024 | 2024-11-29 | Minnesota 24 — 7 Wisconsin | at WIS | Minnesota |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Wisconsin 28 — 14 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | Minnesota 23 — 16 Wisconsin | at WIS | Minnesota |
| 2021 | 2021-11-27 | Wisconsin 13 — 23 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2020 | 2020-12-19 | Minnesota 17 — 20 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Wisconsin 38 — 17 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2018 | 2018-11-24 | Minnesota 37 — 15 Wisconsin | at WIS | Minnesota |
| 2017 | 2017-11-25 | Wisconsin 31 — 0 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | Minnesota 17 — 31 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Wisconsin 31 — 21 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | Minnesota 24 — 34 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2013 | 2013-11-23 | Wisconsin 20 — 7 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | Minnesota 13 — 38 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | Wisconsin 42 — 13 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2010 | 2010-10-09 | Minnesota 23 — 41 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2009 | 2009-10-03 | Wisconsin 31 — 28 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | 2008-11-15 | Minnesota 32 — 35 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2007 | 2007-11-17 | Wisconsin 41 — 34 Minnesota | at MINN | Wisconsin |
| 2006 | 2006-10-14 | Minnesota 12 — 48 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
Minnesota leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Drake Lindsey QB #5 | 228/361, 2235 YDS, 16 TD, 6 INT |
| Max Shikenjanski QB #6 | 4/5, 80 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Darius Taylor RB #1 | 119 CAR, 554 YDS, 3 TD |
| Fame Ijeboi RB #2 | 97 CAR, 441 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Grant Washington RB #21 | 21 CAR, 132 YDS | |
| Receiving | Le'Meke Brockington WR #0 | 46 REC, 484 YDS, 4 TD |
| Javon Tracy WR #11 | 35 REC, 439 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jalen Smith WR #8 | 22 REC, 355 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Darius Taylor RB #1 | 30 REC, 222 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Maverick Baranowski LB #6 | 86 |
| Devon Williams LB #9 | 82 | |
| Koi Perich DB #3 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Anthony Smith DL #0 | 10.5 |
| Karter Menz DL #11 | 5.5 | |
| Jaxon Howard DL #1 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | John Nestor DB #17 | 5 |
| Kerry Brown DB #14 | 2 | |
| Koi Perich DB #3 | 1 |
Wisconsin leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Hunter Simmons QB #15 | 62/118, 664 YDS, 2 TD, 7 INT |
| Danny O'Neil QB #18 | 61/90, 635 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Darrion Dupree RB #6 | 83 CAR, 363 YDS, 2 TD |
| Dilin Jones RB #13 | 76 CAR, 300 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Gideon Ituka RB #10 | 60 CAR, 255 YDS | |
| Receiving | Lance Mason TE #86 | 30 REC, 398 YDS, 4 TD |
| Vinny Anthony II WR #8 | 31 REC, 391 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Trech Kekahuna WR #2 | 26 REC, 211 YDS | |
| Jayden Ballard WR #4 | 7 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Posa LB #8 | 58 |
| Cooper Catalano LB #44 | 56 | |
| Christian Alliegro LB #14 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Darryl Peterson III LB #17 | 6.5 |
| Mason Reiger DE #22 | 5 | |
| Christian Alliegro LB #14 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Preston Zachman DB #6 | 2 |
| Ricardo Hallman S #2 | 2 | |
| Omillio Agard CB #20 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.