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NERivalry History
Iowa State-Nebraska
Iowa State and Nebraska have met 104 times since 1896. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 16-84-2
- Current streak
- Nebraska 1 game
- Longest streak
- Nebraska 15 games (1921-1937)
- Avg. margin / points
- 19.0 / 36.6
Series overview
Iowa State 16-84-2 Nebraska. Current streak: Nebraska 1 game.
Last five meetings
Iowa State 1 | Nebraska 4
Largest margin
63 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2011.
- 102 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 6, 2010.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Iowa State and Nebraska have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 104 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1896-2011
- Busiest era
- 1930s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (1901-1905)
- 1930s10 games
- 1940s10 games
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2010 - Nov 6, 2010
Iowa State 30, Nebraska 31. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1972 - Nov 11, 1972
Iowa State 23, Nebraska 23. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1983 - Nov 5, 1983
Iowa State 29, Nebraska 72. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1997 - Nov 15, 1997
Iowa State 14, Nebraska 77. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Iowa State 1, Nebraska 4 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Iowa State 3, Nebraska 7 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 36.6, average margin 19.0.
- Current streak
- Nebraska 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Alexander Robinson
Iowa State, 2010
Rushing Yards: 946
Austen Arnaud
Iowa State, 2010
Passing Yards: 1703
Collin Franklin
Iowa State, 2010
Receiving Yards: 530
Niles Paul
Nebraska, 2010
Receiving Yards: 516
Roy Helu Jr.
Nebraska, 2010
Rushing Yards: 1245
Taylor Martinez
Nebraska, 2010
Passing Yards: 1631
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Bo Pelini
Nebraska - 2008-2010 - 29-12
Paul Rhoads
Iowa State - 2009-2010 - 12-12
Gene Chizik
Iowa State - 2007-2008 - 5-19
Bill Callahan
Nebraska - 2006-2007 - 14-12
Weather, rankings, and research links
3 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 58F, 1 windy.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Iowa State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Nebraska team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Iowa State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Nebraska season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Iowa State weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Nebraska weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2010 | Nebraska at Iowa State | Iowa State 30, Nebraska 31 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Oct 24, 2009 | Iowa State at Nebraska | Iowa State 9, Nebraska 7 | Venue unavailable | Iowa State |
| Oct 18, 2008 | Nebraska at Iowa State | Iowa State 7, Nebraska 35 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Sep 29, 2007 | Iowa State at Nebraska | Iowa State 17, Nebraska 35 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Oct 8, 2006 | Nebraska at Iowa State | Iowa State 14, Nebraska 28 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Oct 1, 2005 | Iowa State at Nebraska | Iowa State 20, Nebraska 27 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 6, 2004 | Nebraska at Iowa State | Iowa State 34, Nebraska 27 | Venue unavailable | Iowa State |
| Oct 25, 2003 | Iowa State at Nebraska | Iowa State 0, Nebraska 28 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Sep 28, 2002 | Nebraska at Iowa State | Iowa State 36, Nebraska 14 | Venue unavailable | Iowa State |
| Oct 6, 2001 | Iowa State at Nebraska | Iowa State 14, Nebraska 48 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
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