Chicago vs. Iowa
Chicago and Iowa have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1894; Chicago leads the series 9–3–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Chicago 7–3, and Iowa has won the last 2. Share
- Chicago wins
- 9
- Iowa wins
- 3
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1894
- Longest streak
- 7 Chicago
- Current streak
- 2 Iowa
- Last 10 meetings
- Chicago 7–3
- Most recent
- 1938
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2–0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 16.1 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Chicago
- 9–3–2 Chicago’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 8
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Chicago’s biggest win1905: Chicago 42, Iowa 0by 42 points
- Iowa’s biggest win1900: Iowa 17, Chicago 0by 17 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Chicago | Series | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898–1900 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | 1–1–1 | Alden Knipe |
| 1912–1914 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | 3–0 | Jesse Hawley |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Chicago’s side (Stagg 1–1–1 against Knipe). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
From the newspapers
1900 · Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov 6, 1900
1904 · The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., Oct 16, 1904
1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 8, 1905
1912 · The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Oct 20, 1912
1913 · New-York tribune, New York, Oct 19, 1913
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Oct 15, 1938 | Iowa 27, Chicago 14 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 13, 1928 | Iowa 13, Chicago 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 23, 1920 | Chicago 10, Iowa 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Nov 15, 1919 | Chicago 9, Iowa 6 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 17, 1914 | Chicago 7, Iowa 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 18, 1913 | Chicago 23, Iowa 6 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 19, 1912 | Chicago 34, Iowa 14 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 7, 1905 | Chicago 42, Iowa 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 15, 1904 | Chicago 39, Iowa 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Nov 3, 1900 | Iowa 17, Chicago 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 7, 1899 | Chicago 5, Iowa 5 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 8, 1898 | Chicago 38, Iowa 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 10, 1896 | Chicago 6, Iowa 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 27, 1894 | Chicago 18, Iowa 18 | at Chicago |
Every game is listed as played on the field.