Rivalry leaderboard
Iowa State-Nebraska 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
- 67/100
- Overtime
- 2
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 102
- Series record
- Iowa State 16-84-2 Nebraska
- Tracked years
- 1896-2011
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
15 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1972Week 10
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 23, Nebraska 23
Result: Tie
No. 17 Iowa State vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 0-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1976Week 11
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 28, Iowa State 37
Winner: Iowa State
No. 12 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Iowa State · 9-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1977Week 7
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 24, Nebraska 21
Winner: Iowa State
No. 16 Iowa State vs. No. 18 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1964Week 4
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 14, Iowa State 7
Winner: Nebraska
No. 6 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 7-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1966Week 4
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 12, Iowa State 6
Winner: Nebraska
No. 7 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1992Week 12
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 10, Iowa State 19
Winner: Iowa State
No. 7 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 9-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1994Week 12
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 28, Iowa State 12
Winner: Nebraska
No. 1 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 16-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1974Week 10
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 23, Iowa State 13
Winner: Nebraska
No. 9 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 10-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 2000Week 7
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 49, Iowa State 27
Winner: Nebraska
No. 2 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 22-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1937Week 4
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 20, Iowa State 7
Winner: Nebraska
No. 11 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 13-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1978Week 6
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 23, Iowa State 0
Winner: Nebraska
No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 20 Iowa State · 23-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1911Week 7
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 6, Nebraska 6
Result: Tie
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1986Week 11
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 35, Iowa State 14
Winner: Nebraska
No. 6 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 21-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1958Week 4
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 6, Nebraska 7
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1938Week 4
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 8, Nebraska 7
Winner: Iowa State
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1934Week 7
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 6, Nebraska 7
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1907Week 7
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 9, Nebraska 10
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1970Week 11
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 54, Iowa State 29
Winner: Nebraska
No. 3 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 25-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1956Week 4
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 7, Nebraska 9
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1930Week 6
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 14, Iowa State 12
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1961Week 9
Nebraska at Iowa State
Nebraska 16, Iowa State 13
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1960Week 4
Iowa State at Nebraska
Iowa State 10, Nebraska 7
Winner: Iowa State
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
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.