Cornell (IA) vs. Iowa State
Cornell (IA) and Iowa State have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Iowa State leads the series 13–2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Iowa State 8–1. Share
- Cornell (IA) wins
- 2
- Iowa State wins
- 13
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 5 Iowa State
- Current streak
- 1 Iowa State
- Last 10 meetings
- Iowa State 8–1
- Most recent
- 1936
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 2–7 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1–1 |
- Average margin
- 26 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Cornell (IA)
- 2–4 Cornell (IA)‘s record at home
- At Iowa State
- 9–0–1 Iowa State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 11
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Cornell (IA)‘s biggest win1908: Cornell (IA) 6, Iowa State 0by 6 points
- Iowa State’s biggest win1906: Iowa State 81, Cornell (IA) 0by 81 points
- Upset1908: Cornell (IA) 6, Iowa State 0Cornell (IA) had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1902: Cornell (IA) 17, Iowa State 15Cornell (IA) had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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

1935 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 29, 1935
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 17, 1936 | Iowa State 38, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 28, 1935 | Iowa State 6, Cornell (IA) 6 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 7, 1914 | Iowa State 69, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 8, 1913 | Iowa State 14, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 9, 1912 | Iowa State 21, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Cornell (IA) | ||
| Nov 11, 1911 | Iowa State 15, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 6, 1909 | Iowa State 18, Cornell (IA) 6 | at Iowa State | ||
| Oct 17, 1908 | Cornell (IA) 6, Iowa State 0 | at Cornell (IA) | ||
| Oct 26, 1907 | Iowa State 17, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 29, 1906 | Iowa State 81, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 18, 1904 | Iowa State 41, Cornell (IA) 6 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 20, 1903 | Iowa State 41, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Cornell (IA) | ||
| Oct 25, 1902 | Cornell (IA) 17, Iowa State 15 | at Cornell (IA) | ||
| Nov 21, 1901 | Iowa State 28, Cornell (IA) 12 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 24, 1900 | Iowa State 17, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Cornell (IA) | ||
| Sep 30, 1899 | Iowa State 32, Cornell (IA) 0 | at Cornell (IA) |
Every game is listed as played on the field.