Cy-Hawk football facts: What to know about the 72 Iowa-Iowa State games since 1894

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Seventy-two Cy-Hawk football games have been played, with Iowa State earning victory in the latest. The Cyclones won the 2025 rivalry game, 16-13, 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.

Rogers vs. Iowa: The Sept. 12, 2026, Cy-Hawk game will be the first for Cyclones coach Jimmy Rogers.

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 left for Penn State with a 3-6 record 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 47-25.

• 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