Northern Iowa at Iowa State

Saturday, August 30, 2003

Iowa State beat Northern Iowa 17–⁠10. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 16–⁠3–⁠3.

AwayNorthern Iowa9–⁠2 in 2003
10
HomeIowa State2–⁠10 in 2003
17

Final at Jack Trice Stadium, AmesHigh 74°F, low 58°FAttendance 48,088

At kickoff
73°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ankeny Regional Arp (KIKV), 38 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa370010
Iowa State377017

Efficiency

Northern IowaIowa State
−0.12First-down EPA−0.21
−0.11Second-down EPA0.00
−0.17Third-down EPA0.12

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa State 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Iowa State leads 25–⁠6–⁠3 in 34 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Iowa State 30, Northern Iowa 9
2021Iowa State 16, Northern Iowa 10
2019Iowa State 29, Northern Iowa 26
2017Iowa State 42, Northern Iowa 24
2016Northern Iowa 25, Iowa State 20
2015Iowa State 31, Northern Iowa 7

Around this game

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