Wisconsin @ Minnesota
1979
Paul Bunyan's Axe
Final
November 17, 1979 12:00 PM
Wisconsin
Badgers
3-7 / 2-5
42
37
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
4-5 / 3-4
1979 Season

Memorial Stadium (MN)
Minneapolis, MN
Capacity: 56,652
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tie
32
49
8
89th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

48-10 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
Nov 25, 1978
Wisconsin

Head Coach
 Dave McClain
Schedule
@ Purdue L 41-20 9/8/1979
vs Air Force W 0-38 9/15/1979
vs California Los Angeles L 37-12 9/22/1979
@ San Diego State L 24-17 9/29/1979
vs Indiana L 3-0 10/6/1979
vs Michigan State W 29-38 10/13/1979
@ Ohio State L 59-0 10/20/1979
vs Iowa L 24-13 10/27/1979
@ Michigan L 54-0 11/3/1979
vs Northwestern W 3-28 11/10/1979
@ Minnesota W 37-42 11/17/1979
Wisconsin 1979 schedule
Wisconsin
has been outscored by their opponents
274 to 166
this season
Dave McClain's record
at Wisconsin
8 - 11 - 2
vs Minnesota
1 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Wisconsin
14 game(s)
from 2004
to 2017
Minnesota
9 game(s)
from 1933
to 1941
Stats
Minnesota

Head Coach
 Joe Salem
Schedule
vs Ohio W 10-24 9/8/1979
vs Ohio State L 21-17 9/15/1979
@ Southern California L 48-14 9/22/1979
vs Northwestern W 8-38 9/29/1979
vs Purdue W 14-31 10/6/1979
@ Michigan L 31-21 10/13/1979
@ Iowa W 7-24 10/20/1979
vs Illinois W 17-17 10/27/1979
@ Indiana L 42-24 11/3/1979
@ Michigan State L 31-17 11/10/1979
vs Wisconsin L 42-37 11/17/1979
Minnesota 1979 schedule
Minnesota
has been outscored by their opponents
229 to 227
this season
Joe Salem's record
at Minnesota
4 - 5 - 1
vs Wisconsin
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Wisconsin
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Minnesota
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes

Pre Game

0