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Cy-Hawk

Iowa47–23Iowa State
Power Program III#24 of 138–National Program I#39 of 138–
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Iowa leads the all-time series 47–23. They've met 70 times since 1895. Iowa once took 15 straight.

Stature & the series, 1895–2025

Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.

program stature over timeIowaIowa Stateevery meeting (bar height = margin, colored by winner)1900192019401960198020002020
all-time
47–23
Iowa leads
streak
2
Iowa State in a row
longest run
15
Iowa
biggest win
54
Iowa, 1985
first met
1895
70 meetings

The coaching duels

Kirk Ferentz vs Matt Campbell6–3
Hayden Fry vs Jim Walden8–0
Kirk Ferentz vs Dan McCarney3–5
Kirk Ferentz vs Paul Rhoads4–3
Hayden Fry vs Donnie Duncan1–3
Hayden Fry vs Jim Criner4–0

Recent meetings

2025Iowa State16–13
2024Iowa State20–19
2023Iowa20–13
2022Iowa State10–7
2021Iowa27–17
2019Iowa18–17
2018Iowa13–3
2017Iowa44–41
2016Iowa42–3
2015Iowa31–17
2014Iowa State20–17
2013Iowa27–21
2012Iowa State9–6
2011Iowa State44–41