Bowling Green vs. Iowa State
Bowling Green and Iowa State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1977; Iowa State leads the series 3–0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Iowa State 3–0, and Iowa State has won the last 3. Share
2027 at Iowa State Sept. 4. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Bowling Green wins
- 0
- Iowa State wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1977
- Longest streak
- 3 Iowa State
- Current streak
- 3 Iowa State
- Last 10 meetings
- Iowa State 3–0
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 30 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bowling Green
- 0–1 Bowling Green’s record at home
- At Iowa State
- 2–0 Iowa State’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
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
| 2026 | ESPNU | 0.2 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 19, 2026 | Iowa State 55, Bowling Green 7 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 15, 1979 | Iowa State 38, Bowling Green 10 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 24, 1977 | Iowa State 35, Bowling Green 21 | at Bowling Green |
Every game is listed as played on the field.