Iowa State at Texas

Saturday, September 22, 1979

No. 4 Texas beat Iowa State 17–⁠9. It was their first meeting; after it, Texas led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayIowa State3–⁠8 in 1979
9
Home4Texas9–⁠3 in 1979
17

FinalHigh 87°F, low 63°FAttendance 73,652

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas leads 16–⁠5 in 21 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Texas 26, Iowa State 16
2022Texas 24, Iowa State 21
2021Iowa State 30, Texas 7
2020Iowa State 23, Texas 20
2019Iowa State 23, Texas 21
2018Texas 24, Iowa State 10

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