Wisconsin @ Minnesota
1981
Paul Bunyan's Axe
Final
November 21, 1981 12:00 PM
Wisconsin
Badgers
6-4 / 5-3
26
21
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
6-4 / 4-4
1981 Season

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

Series Stats

Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tie
34
49
8
91st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

25-7 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
Nov 22, 1980
Wisconsin

Head Coach
 Dave McClain
Schedule
vs Michigan W 14-21 9/12/1981
vs California Los Angeles L 31-13 9/19/1981
vs Western Michigan W 10-21 9/26/1981
vs Purdue W 14-20 10/3/1981
vs Ohio State W 21-24 10/10/1981
@ Michigan State L 33-14 10/17/1981
@ Illinois L 23-21 10/24/1981
vs Northwestern W 0-52 10/31/1981
@ Indiana W 7-28 11/7/1981
vs Iowa L 17-7 11/14/1981
@ Minnesota W 21-26 11/21/1981
vs Tennessee L 28-21 12/13/1981
Wisconsin 1981 schedule
Wisconsin
has outscored their opponents
221 to 170
this season
Dave McClain's record
at Wisconsin
19 - 22 - 2
vs Minnesota
3 - 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 17-19 9/12/1981
vs Purdue W 13-16 9/19/1981
vs Oregon State W 12-42 9/26/1981
@ Illinois L 38-29 10/3/1981
vs Northwestern W 23-35 10/10/1981
@ Indiana L 17-16 10/17/1981
@ Iowa W 10-12 10/24/1981
vs Michigan L 34-13 10/31/1981
vs Ohio State W 31-35 11/7/1981
@ Michigan State L 43-36 11/14/1981
vs Wisconsin L 26-21 11/21/1981
Minnesota 1981 schedule
Minnesota
has outscored their opponents
253 to 238
this season
Joe Salem's record
at Minnesota
15 - 16 - 1
vs Wisconsin
0 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Wisconsin
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Minnesota
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes

Pre Game

0