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BYU vs. Iowa State

BYU and Iowa State first met in 1968 and have played 7 times; Iowa State leads the series 5–⁠2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Iowa State 5–⁠2, and BYU has won the last 2.

BYU wins
2
Iowa State wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1968
Longest streak
5 Iowa State
Current streak
2 BYU
Last 10 meetings
Iowa State 5–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠2
1970s0–⁠2
2020s2–⁠1
Average margin
15.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At BYU
1–⁠3 BYU’s record at home
At Iowa State
2–⁠1 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. BYU’s biggest win2026: BYU 24, Iowa State 10by 14 points
  2. Iowa State’s biggest win2023: Iowa State 45, BYU 13by 32 points
  3. Upset1968: Iowa State 28, BYU 20Iowa State had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of BYU and Iowa State, 1968 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.

On television

2025FOX2.7 million viewers

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

Every game

Oct 9, 20268BYU 24, Iowa State 10at BYU
Oct 25, 202511BYU 41, Iowa State 27at Iowa State
Nov 11, 2023Iowa State 45, BYU 13at BYU
Sep 28, 1974Iowa State 34, BYU 7at Iowa State
Oct 13, 1973Iowa State 26, BYU 24at BYU
Sep 27, 1969Iowa State 10, BYU 0at Iowa State
Sep 28, 1968Iowa State 28, BYU 20at BYU

Every game is listed as played on the field.