Arizona vs. Iowa

Arizona and Iowa have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Arizona leads the series 7–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona 6–⁠4.

Arizona wins
7
Iowa wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
5 Arizona
Current streak
1 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 6–⁠4
Most recent
2010

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠2
1970s4–⁠0
1980s1–⁠2
1990s1–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Arizona 1, Iowa 0
Average margin
10.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
4–⁠2 Arizona’s record at home
At Iowa
4–⁠3 Iowa’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win1977: Arizona 41, Iowa 7by 34 points
  2. Iowa’s biggest win1969: Iowa 31, Arizona 19by 12 points
  3. Ranked showdown2010: Arizona 34, Iowa 27No. 9 Iowa at No. 24 Arizona

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesIowa
1987–⁠1998Dick Tomey1–⁠2Hayden Fry

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Tomey 1–⁠2 against Fry). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Iowa, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 18, 201024Arizona 34, 9Iowa 27at Arizona
Sep 19, 2009Iowa 27, Arizona 17at Iowa
Sep 19, 199816Arizona 35, Iowa 11at Arizona
Sep 7, 199622Iowa 21, Arizona 20at Iowa
Sep 12, 1987Iowa 15, Arizona 14at Arizona
Sep 25, 1982Iowa 17, Arizona 14at Arizona
Oct 4, 1980Arizona 5, Iowa 3at Iowa
Sep 30, 1978Arizona 23, Iowa 3at Arizona
Sep 24, 1977Arizona 41, Iowa 7at Iowa
Oct 6, 1973Arizona 23, Iowa 20at Iowa
Oct 3, 1970Arizona 17, Iowa 10at Arizona
Oct 4, 1969Iowa 31, Arizona 19at Iowa
Sep 17, 1966Iowa 31, Arizona 20at Iowa

Every game is listed as played on the field.