University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Claims Border Battle over Wisconsin
5/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
In the annual battle for border supremacy, the University of Minnesota claimed the 2014-15 Border Battle over the University of Wisconsin. The Golden Gophers outscored the Badgers, 465-415, in the annual all-sports rivalry which tracks head-to-head results in 22 sports.
The Golden Gophers clinched the Border Battle on Sunday with a third-place finish at the Big Ten Women's Track & Field Championships and a sixth-place finish at the Big Ten Men's Track & Field Championships. The Badgers finished ninth and eighth, respectively
Minnesota claimed the maximum number of 40 points in the sports of Women's Basketball, Men's Tennis, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field (outdoor), Women's Tennis, Wrestling, Men's Golf and Softball.
With six wins in the last seven years, Minnesota leads the all-time Border Battle series by a 7-4 margin.
Border Battle Results:
2014-15: Minnesota 465-415
2013-14: Minnesota 560-320
2012-13: Minnesota 565-315
2011-12: Wisconsin 455-425
2010-11: Minnesota 455-425
2009-10: Minnesota 550-330
2008-09: Minnesota 535-345
2007-08: Wisconsin 465-415
2006-07: Wisconsin 445-435
2005-06: Minnesota 530-350
2004-05: Wisconsin 235-205
