Cy-Hawk football facts: What to know about the 72 Iowa-Iowa State games since 1894
Cy-Hawk football facts: What to know about the 72 Iowa-Iowa State games since 1894
COMING UP. ALL RIGHT, JASON, WE’LL SEE YOU IN A BIT. THANK YOU. WELL, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE CY-HAWK SHOWDOWN. THE CYCLONES AND HAWKEYES FACE OFF THIS SATURDAY IN AMES. THE BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY FEELING THAT RIVALRY BUZZ. vlog CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER AMANDA ROOKER IS LIVE AT JACK TRICE STADIUM. SHE GETS TO COVER SOME FOOTBALL EXCITEMENT TODAY. AMANDA. HOW’S THE ENERGY BEEN OUT THERE? YEAH, TODAY WE’RE TRADING POLITICS FOR SPORTS. MAN, EVERYONE HERE IS HAPPY. EXCITED FOR THIS BIG RIVALRY GAME. BEN, THIS IS A GAME THAT STUDENTS AND FANS WAIT ALL YEAR FOR. AND THEY ARE COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN THOUSANDS OF FANS POUR IN TO JACK TRICE STADIUM CYCLONES AS LABOR DAY SHOPPERS HUNT FOR DEALS. HI. WELCOME TO RALLY HOUSE. CYCLONE FANS ARE STOCKING UP. I GOT AN IOWA STATE FOOTBALL SHIRT, BUT I ALSO GOT A BEAT IOWA SHIRT THAT I WILL BE WEARING THIS WEEKEND. IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF A WEEK DEDICATED TO THE STATE’S FIERCEST RIVALRY. FRESHMAN CAMERON LEFKOWITZ WANTS TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS THE RIGHT GEAR FOR SATURDAY’S BIG GAME. MY WALLET WASN’T READY FOR IT, BUT I WAS. FOR SOME, THIS IS THEIR VERY FIRST CY-HAWK EXPERIENCE. I HEARD IT’S LIKE THE SUPER BOWL FOR IOWA, SO I’M REALLY EXCITED. FOR OTHERS, WE GO TO EVERY HOME GAME. IT’S A TRADITION. JOSHUA CANADY IS ALREADY SPORTING HIS BEAT IOWA SHIRT AND SAYS HE CAN’T WAIT FOR SATURDAY AT JACK TRICE. IT’S ALWAYS SPECIAL WHEN YOU HAVE THE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE, AND WE HAVE THE GREATEST FANS AND, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE FOOTBALL HERE, SO IT’S ALWAYS SPECIAL TO PACK THE JACK, ESPECIALLY FOR A RIVAL GAME. HE PICKED UP SOME GEAR FROM THE NEW RALLY HOUSE LOCATION ON LINCOLN WAY. WORKERS THERE SAY A CY-HAWK GAME AT HOME MEANS A BIG BOOST IN BUSINESS. OUR SALES ARE GOING TO BE HUGE. THE STORE HAS WAY MORE PRODUCT, WAY MORE MERCHANDISE, AND HEY, IT’S HATE WEEK. LET’S GET READY TO GO ACROSS TOWN ON MAIN STREET. I’M EXPECTING THIS PLACE TO BE PACKED. RESTAURANTS LIKE SWEET CAROLINE’S ARE BRACING FOR A WAVE OF HUNGRY FANS. I THINK ON SATURDAY WE’RE GOING TO BE BUSY ALL DAY DURING, BEFORE OR AFTER. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE BUSY ALL DAY. IT’S WE’RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO QUADRUPLE OUR SALES FOR THAT DAY. AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT COLORS CUSTOMERS ARE WEARING, EMPLOYEES SAY THIS RIVALRY BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER. IT’S FUN TO HAVE IOWA AND CYCLONES HERE. I FEEL LIKE IT GOES. IT TRACES BACK TO LIKE GENERATIONS. SO LIKE, PEOPLE, YOUNG, OLD, EVERYONE IS ALWAYS EXCITED FOR THESE GAMES. AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE A FULL HOUSE AT JACK TRICE STADIUM ON SATURDAY. IF YOU DON’T HAVE TICKETS YET AND YOU WANT TO GO, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE BEING SOLD ON THE RESALE MARKET. I LOOK TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE LOWEST GOES FOR ABOUT $162 A TICKET. KICKOFF IS SCHEDULED FOR 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY. LIVE FROM JACK TRICE STADIUM, AMANDA ROOKER vlog EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. RIGHT. A PACK IN THE JACK. THAT’S THE PLAN THERE, AMANDA. THANK YOU, IOWA STATE. THEY’RE GOING TO BE HOPING TO PULL OFF BACK TO BACK WINS. LAST YEAR THE CYCLONES WERE ABLE TO CLINCH A NARROW 20 TO 19 VICTORY AT KINNICK. WITH THIS 54 YARD FIELD GOAL IN THE FINAL SECONDS. IOWA, THOUGH, DOES HOLD A STRONG OVERALL LEAD. THE HAWKEYES HAVE WON 47 OF THE 71 CONTESTS, AND JUST THE LAST TEN YEARS ALONE. IOWA’S BEAT ISU EIGHT TIMES IN THE HAWKEYES. THEY HAVEN’T LOST A GAME SINCE 2011. THIS WILL BE T
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Cy-Hawk football facts: What to know about the 72 Iowa-Iowa State games since 1894
Seventy-two Cy-Hawk football games are in the books. The Cyclones won the latest rivalry game, 16-13, on Sept. 6, 2025, in Ames.Here's a look at some facts from the biggest football rivalry in Iowa. Cy-Hawk series: The Cyclones and Hawkeyes met 24 times between 1894 and 1934, with the Hawkeyes winning 16 times. After a 43-year hiatus, the rivalry restarted in 1977 and the teams played annually for 43 seasons until COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 game. Overall, through 72 games, Iowa leads the rivalry 47-25. Longest winning streaks: Iowa won 15 straight Cy-Hawk games between 1983 and 1997, and the Hawkeyes have twice won six in a row (1916-1933 and 2015-2021). The Cyclones' best stretch — five consecutive wins from 1998-2002 — directly followed Iowa's 15-game winning streak. Overtime: The longest Cy-Hawk game was in 2011 when Iowa State won 44-41 in triple overtime. Iowa flipped that score in 2017 when it won 44-41 in one overtime. Those are the only two games in this series to go into OT.One Top 10 matchup: The 2021 matchup is the only time both teams entered the game ranked in the Top 10. No. 10 Iowa beat the ninth-ranked Cyclones, 27-17. College GameDay in Ames: ESPN's popular traveling football show, College GameDay, has chosen to feature the Cy-Hawk game twice — 2019 and 2021. Both games were in Ames and both ended in Hawkeye wins.Lowest winning scores: Iowa State and Iowa each have 2-0 wins in the series, but both came more than 100 years ago. The Cyclones won 2-0 in 1906 and Iowa won 2-0 in 1910. The lowest winning score in the modern era, since the rivalry restarted in 1977, is 9 points; Iowa State won 9-6 in 2012. Three times in the modern era has the winning team scored 10 points — Iowa State won 10-7 in 2022 and in 1980 and Iowa won 10-3 in 1988.Highest winning scores: The Hawkeyes set the scoring record in 1997 with a 63-20 win and have put 50 or more points on the board three other times — in consecutive wins in 1983 (51-10), 1984 (59-21) and 1985 (57-3). Iowa State's top score is 44 in the 2011 triple-overtime win. Shutouts: The Cyclones have shut out the Hawkeyes six times but only once in the modern era; that 31-0 win in 1978 is the last shutout in the series. Iowa shut out Iowa State seven times between 1899 and 1919.Ferentz vs. ISU: Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz lost his first four Cy-Hawk games but has a 14-12 all-time against the Cyclones. His 200th career win came in 2023 against Iowa State.Campbell vs. Iowa: Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell lost his first five Cy-Hawk games before beating the Hawkeyes in 2022, 10-7. He's now 3-6 against Iowa.Hayden Fry's first win at Iowa: Hayden Fry recorded his first victory as Hawkeyes coach in 1979 against Iowa State. Iowa started 0-3 in 1979 before beating Iowa State 30-14 for the first of Fry's 143 wins at Iowa. Results of every Cy-Hawk football game through the yearsThrough 70 games, Iowa leads the rivalry 47-23.Oct. 1, 1894: Iowa State 16, Iowa 8Oct. 28, 1895: Iowa State 24, Iowa 0Nov. 5, 1897: Iowa State 12, Iowa 0Oct. 28, 1899: Iowa 5, Iowa State 0Oct. 18, 1901: Iowa 6, Iowa State 0Nov. 1, 1902: Iowa 16, Iowa State 12Oct. 29, 1904: Iowa 10, Iowa State 6Nov. 24, 1905: Iowa 8, Iowa State 0Nov. 24, 1906: Iowa State 2, Iowa 0Nov. 23, 1907: Iowa State 20, Iowa 14Nov. 13, 1909: Iowa 13, Iowa State 0Nov. 5, 1910: Iowa 2, Iowa State 0Nov. 18, 1911: Iowa State 9, Iowa 0Nov. 16, 1912: Iowa 20, Iowa State 7Nov. 15, 1913: Iowa 45, Iowa State 7Nov. 14, 1914: Iowa 26, Iowa State 6Nov. 13, 1915: Iowa State 16, Iowa 0Nov. 18, 1916: Iowa 19, Iowa State 16Nov. 24, 1917: Iowa 6, Iowa State 3Nov. 16, 1918: Iowa 21, Iowa State 0Nov. 22, 1919: Iowa 10, Iowa State 0Nov. 20, 1920: Iowa 14, Iowa State 10Nov. 4, 1933: Iowa 27, Iowa State 7Nov. 20, 1934: Iowa State 31, Iowa 6Sept. 17, 1977: Iowa 12, Iowa State 10Sept. 23, 1978: Iowa State 31, Iowa 0Sept. 29, 1979: Iowa 30, Iowa State 14Sept. 27, 1980: Iowa State 10, Iowa 7Sept. 19, 1981: Iowa State 23, Iowa 12Sept. 18, 1982: Iowa State 19, Iowa 7Sept. 10, 1983: Iowa 51, Iowa State 10Sept. 8, 1984: Iowa 59, Iowa State 21Sept. 28, 1985: Iowa 57, Iowa State 3Sept. 13, 1986: Iowa 43, Iowa State 7Sept. 19, 1987: Iowa 48, Iowa State 9 Sept. 24, 1988: Iowa 10, Iowa State 3Sept. 23, 1989: Iowa 31, Iowa State 21Sept. 22, 1990: Iowa 45, Iowa State 35Sept. 14, 1991: Iowa 29, Iowa State 10Sept. 12, 1992: Iowa 21, Iowa State 7Sept. 11, 1993: Iowa 31, Iowa State 28Sept. 10, 1994: Iowa 37, Iowa State 9Sept. 16, 1995: Iowa 27, Iowa State 10Sept. 14, 1996: Iowa 38, Iowa State 13Sept. 20, 1997: Iowa 63, Iowa State 20Sept. 12, 1998: Iowa State 27, Iowa 9Sept. 11, 1999: Iowa State 17, Iowa 10Sept. 16, 2000: Iowa State 24, Iowa 14Nov. 24, 2001: Iowa State 17, Iowa 14Sept. 14, 2002: Iowa State 36, Iowa 31Sept. 13, 2003: Iowa 40, Iowa State 21 Sept. 11, 2004: Iowa 17, Iowa State 10Sept. 10, 2005: Iowa State 23, Iowa 3Sept. 16, 2006: Iowa 27, Iowa State 17Sept. 15, 2007: Iowa State 15, Iowa 13Sept. 13, 2008: Iowa 17, Iowa State 5Sept. 12, 2009: Iowa 35, Iowa State 3Sept. 11, 2010: Iowa 35, Iowa State 7Sept. 10, 2011: Iowa State 44, Iowa 41Sept. 8, 2012: Iowa State 9, Iowa 6Sept. 14, 2013: Iowa 27, Iowa State 21Sept. 13, 2014: Iowa State 20, Iowa 17Sept. 12, 2015: Iowa 31, Iowa State 17Sept. 10, 2016: Iowa 42, Iowa State 3Sept. 9, 2017: Iowa 44, Iowa State 41Sept. 8, 2018: Iowa 13, Iowa State 3Sept. 14, 2019: Iowa 18, Iowa State 17Sept. 11, 2021: Iowa 27, Iowa State 17Sept. 10, 2022: Iowa State 10, Iowa 7Sept. 9, 2023: Iowa 20, Iowa State 13Sept. 7, 2024: Iowa State 20, Iowa 19Sept. 6, 2025: Iowa State 16, Iowa 13
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Seventy-two Cy-Hawk football games are in the books.
The Cyclones won the latest rivalry game, 16-13, on Sept. 6, 2025, in Ames.
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Here's a look at some facts from the biggest football rivalry in Iowa.
Cy-Hawk series: The Cyclones and Hawkeyes met 24 times between 1894 and 1934, with the Hawkeyes winning 16 times. After a 43-year hiatus, the rivalry restarted in 1977 and the teams played annually for 43 seasons until COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 game. Overall, through 72 games, Iowa leads the rivalry 47-25.
Longest winning streaks: Iowa won 15 straight Cy-Hawk games between 1983 and 1997, and the Hawkeyes have twice won six in a row (1916-1933 and 2015-2021). The Cyclones' best stretch — five consecutive wins from 1998-2002 — directly followed Iowa's 15-game winning streak.
Overtime: The longest Cy-Hawk game was in 2011 when Iowa State won 44-41 in triple overtime. Iowa flipped that score in 2017 when it won 44-41 in one overtime. Those are the only two games in this series to go into OT.
One Top 10 matchup: The 2021 matchup is the only time both teams entered the game ranked in the Top 10. No. 10 Iowa beat the ninth-ranked Cyclones, 27-17.
College GameDay in Ames: ESPN's popular traveling football show, College GameDay, has chosen to feature the Cy-Hawk game twice — 2019 and 2021. Both games were in Ames and both ended in Hawkeye wins.
Lowest winning scores: Iowa State and Iowa each have 2-0 wins in the series, but both came more than 100 years ago. The Cyclones won 2-0 in 1906 and Iowa won 2-0 in 1910. The lowest winning score in the modern era, since the rivalry restarted in 1977, is 9 points; Iowa State won 9-6 in 2012. Three times in the modern era has the winning team scored 10 points — Iowa State won 10-7 in 2022 and in 1980 and Iowa won 10-3 in 1988.
Highest winning scores: The Hawkeyes set the scoring record in 1997 with a 63-20 win and have put 50 or more points on the board three other times — in consecutive wins in 1983 (51-10), 1984 (59-21) and 1985 (57-3). Iowa State's top score is 44 in the 2011 triple-overtime win.
Shutouts: The Cyclones have shut out the Hawkeyes six times but only once in the modern era; that 31-0 win in 1978 is the last shutout in the series. Iowa shut out Iowa State seven times between 1899 and 1919.
Ferentz vs. ISU: Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz lost his first four Cy-Hawk games but has a 14-12 all-time against the Cyclones. His 200th career win came in 2023 against Iowa State.
Campbell vs. Iowa: Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell lost his first five Cy-Hawk games before beating the Hawkeyes in 2022, 10-7. He's now 3-6 against Iowa.
Hayden Fry's first win at Iowa: Hayden Fry recorded his first victory as Hawkeyes coach in 1979 against Iowa State. Iowa started 0-3 in 1979 before beating Iowa State 30-14 for the first of Fry's 143 wins at Iowa.
Results of every Cy-Hawk football game through the years
Through 70 games, Iowa leads the rivalry 47-23.
- Oct. 1, 1894: Iowa State 16, Iowa 8
- Oct. 28, 1895: Iowa State 24, Iowa 0
- Nov. 5, 1897: Iowa State 12, Iowa 0
- Oct. 28, 1899: Iowa 5, Iowa State 0
- Oct. 18, 1901: Iowa 6, Iowa State 0
- Nov. 1, 1902: Iowa 16, Iowa State 12
- Oct. 29, 1904: Iowa 10, Iowa State 6
- Nov. 24, 1905: Iowa 8, Iowa State 0
- Nov. 24, 1906: Iowa State 2, Iowa 0
- Nov. 23, 1907: Iowa State 20, Iowa 14
- Nov. 13, 1909: Iowa 13, Iowa State 0
- Nov. 5, 1910: Iowa 2, Iowa State 0
- Nov. 18, 1911: Iowa State 9, Iowa 0
- Nov. 16, 1912: Iowa 20, Iowa State 7
- Nov. 15, 1913: Iowa 45, Iowa State 7
- Nov. 14, 1914: Iowa 26, Iowa State 6
- Nov. 13, 1915: Iowa State 16, Iowa 0
- Nov. 18, 1916: Iowa 19, Iowa State 16
- Nov. 24, 1917: Iowa 6, Iowa State 3
- Nov. 16, 1918: Iowa 21, Iowa State 0
- Nov. 22, 1919: Iowa 10, Iowa State 0
- Nov. 20, 1920: Iowa 14, Iowa State 10
- Nov. 4, 1933: Iowa 27, Iowa State 7
- Nov. 20, 1934: Iowa State 31, Iowa 6
- Sept. 17, 1977: Iowa 12, Iowa State 10
- Sept. 23, 1978: Iowa State 31, Iowa 0
- Sept. 29, 1979: Iowa 30, Iowa State 14
- Sept. 27, 1980: Iowa State 10, Iowa 7
- Sept. 19, 1981: Iowa State 23, Iowa 12
- Sept. 18, 1982: Iowa State 19, Iowa 7
- Sept. 10, 1983: Iowa 51, Iowa State 10
- Sept. 8, 1984: Iowa 59, Iowa State 21
- Sept. 28, 1985: Iowa 57, Iowa State 3
- Sept. 13, 1986: Iowa 43, Iowa State 7
- Sept. 19, 1987: Iowa 48, Iowa State 9
- Sept. 24, 1988: Iowa 10, Iowa State 3
- Sept. 23, 1989: Iowa 31, Iowa State 21
- Sept. 22, 1990: Iowa 45, Iowa State 35
- Sept. 14, 1991: Iowa 29, Iowa State 10
- Sept. 12, 1992: Iowa 21, Iowa State 7
- Sept. 11, 1993: Iowa 31, Iowa State 28
- Sept. 10, 1994: Iowa 37, Iowa State 9
- Sept. 16, 1995: Iowa 27, Iowa State 10
- Sept. 14, 1996: Iowa 38, Iowa State 13
- Sept. 20, 1997: Iowa 63, Iowa State 20
- Sept. 12, 1998: Iowa State 27, Iowa 9
- Sept. 11, 1999: Iowa State 17, Iowa 10
- Sept. 16, 2000: Iowa State 24, Iowa 14
- Nov. 24, 2001: Iowa State 17, Iowa 14
- Sept. 14, 2002: Iowa State 36, Iowa 31
- Sept. 13, 2003: Iowa 40, Iowa State 21
- Sept. 11, 2004: Iowa 17, Iowa State 10
- Sept. 10, 2005: Iowa State 23, Iowa 3
- Sept. 16, 2006: Iowa 27, Iowa State 17
- Sept. 15, 2007: Iowa State 15, Iowa 13
- Sept. 13, 2008: Iowa 17, Iowa State 5
- Sept. 12, 2009: Iowa 35, Iowa State 3
- Sept. 11, 2010: Iowa 35, Iowa State 7
- Sept. 10, 2011: Iowa State 44, Iowa 41
- Sept. 8, 2012: Iowa State 9, Iowa 6
- Sept. 14, 2013: Iowa 27, Iowa State 21
- Sept. 13, 2014: Iowa State 20, Iowa 17
- Sept. 12, 2015: Iowa 31, Iowa State 17
- Sept. 10, 2016: Iowa 42, Iowa State 3
- Sept. 9, 2017: Iowa 44, Iowa State 41
- Sept. 8, 2018: Iowa 13, Iowa State 3
- Sept. 14, 2019: Iowa 18, Iowa State 17
- Sept. 11, 2021: Iowa 27, Iowa State 17
- Sept. 10, 2022: Iowa State 10, Iowa 7
- Sept. 9, 2023: Iowa 20, Iowa State 13
- Sept. 7, 2024: Iowa State 20, Iowa 19
- Sept. 6, 2025: Iowa State 16, Iowa 13