Arizona vs. Iowa State

Arizona and Iowa State have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1948; Arizona leads the series 4–⁠2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Arizona 4–⁠2.

Arizona wins
4
Iowa State wins
2
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1948
Longest streak
2 Arizona
Current streak
1 Iowa State
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 4–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s1–⁠0
1950s1–⁠1
1960s2–⁠0–⁠1
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
8.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
3–⁠1–⁠1 Arizona’s record at home
At Iowa State
1–⁠1 Iowa State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win1968: Arizona 21, Iowa State 12by 9 points
  2. Iowa State’s biggest win2025: Iowa State 39, Arizona 14by 25 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Iowa State, 1948 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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.

On television

2025ESPN1.1 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Iowa State at Arizona upcomingat Arizona
Sep 27, 202514Iowa State 39, Arizona 14at Iowa State
Sep 21, 1968Arizona 21, Iowa State 12at Iowa State
Nov 19, 1966Arizona 27, Iowa State 24at Arizona
Nov 21, 1964Arizona 0, Iowa State 0at Arizona
Sep 27, 1958Iowa State 14, Arizona 0at Arizona
Nov 25, 1950Arizona 27, Iowa State 26at Arizona
Nov 20, 1948Arizona 14, Iowa State 7at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.