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Iowa-Iowa State Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
58/100
Overtime
2

Series context

Completed meetings
70
Series record
Iowa 47-23 Iowa State
Tracked years
1894-2025
Trophy
Cy-Hawk Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 2004Week 3

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 10, Iowa 17

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 16 Iowa · 7-point margin

    Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    38

    Game score

  2. 1977Week 3

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 10, Iowa 12

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  3. 1910Week 8

    Iowa at Iowa State

    Iowa 2, Iowa State 0

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Iowa State · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  4. 1906Week 10

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 2, Iowa 0

    Winner: Iowa State

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  5. 2001Week 14

    Iowa at Iowa State

    Iowa 14, Iowa State 17

    Winner: Iowa State

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Iowa State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  6. 1993Week 3

    Iowa at Iowa State

    Iowa 31, Iowa State 28

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Iowa State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  7. 1980Week 5

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 10, Iowa 7

    Winner: Iowa State

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  8. 1917Week 11

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 3, Iowa 6

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  9. 1916Week 10

    Iowa at Iowa State

    Iowa 19, Iowa State 16

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Iowa State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  10. 1920Week 9

    Iowa at Iowa State

    Iowa 14, Iowa State 10

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Iowa State · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  11. 1904Week 7

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 6, Iowa 10

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  12. 2002Week 4

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 36, Iowa 31

    Winner: Iowa State

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 5-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    30

    Game score

  13. 1899Week 8

    Iowa State at Iowa

    Iowa State 0, Iowa 5

    Winner: Iowa

    Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 5-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    30

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.