Iowa at Iowa State

Saturday, November 20, 1920

Iowa beat Iowa State 14–⁠10. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 15–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayIowa5–⁠2 in 1920
14
HomeIowa State4–⁠4 in 1920
10

FinalHigh 64°F, low 31°F

In the newspapers

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: Hawkeyes Win From Iowa State Iowa University Scores in Sec. ond and Third Periods for IA to 0 Victory.

    Omaha daily bee, November 21, 1920, page 19

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    Hawkeyes Win From Iowa State Iowa University Scores in Sec. ond and Third Periods for IA to 0 Victory. Ames, Ia, Nov. 20.-The University of Iowa’s eleven proved its SUI perior strength here today by defeat ing the Iowa State college, IA to TO- The contest which was witnessed by thousands. was not so one-sided as all predictions had indicated. Iowa’s game, although fast and strong. was amrred by constant fumbling. Ames put up plucky fight, and played a good part of the game in Iowa’s territory. Iowa made its touchdowns in the second and third quarters; Ames made field goal in the second quarter and a touchdown in the final period. The 1ineuD.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa State 53% to win. Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Iowa leads 48–⁠25; as played, 48–⁠23 in the 71 games on file; the official count covers all 73 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Iowa 16, Iowa State 13
2025Iowa State 16, Iowa 13
2024Iowa State 20, Iowa 19
2023Iowa 20, Iowa State 13
2022Iowa State 10, Iowa 7
2021Iowa 27, Iowa State 17

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