The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Heartland Trophy
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Wisconsin leads the all-time series 49–48–2. They've met 99 times since 1894. Iowa has won the last 4.
Stature & the series, 1894–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
49–48–2
Wisconsin leads
streak
4
Iowa in a row
longest run
10
Iowa
biggest win
44
Wisconsin, 1894
first met
1894
99 meetings
The coaching duels
Dave McClain vs Hayden Fry0–6–1
Barry Alvarez vs Hayden Fry2–5
Barry Alvarez vs Kirk Ferentz3–4
Paul Chryst vs Kirk Ferentz5–2
Milt Bruhn vs Forest Evashevski1–4
Recent meetings
2025Iowa37–0
2024Iowa42–10
2023Iowa15–6
2022Iowa24–10
2021Wisconsin27–7
2020Iowa28–7
2019Wisconsin24–22
2018Wisconsin28–17
2017Wisconsin38–14
2016Wisconsin17–9
2015Iowa10–6
2014Wisconsin26–24
2013Wisconsin28–9
2010Wisconsin31–30