Badgers fall to Minnesota in battle for axe, likely ending 22-year bowl streak
For the first time in 23 years, the Wisconsin Badgers will finish a football season with a losing record. The Badgers (5-7) fell to Minnesota 24-7 at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, giving the Gophers (7-5) the rights to Paul Bunyan's Axe for the third time in the last four years.