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Indiana vs. Iowa

Indiana and Iowa have 79 meetings on file, the first in 1912; Iowa leads the series 46–⁠29–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Iowa 8–⁠2.

Indiana wins
29
Iowa wins
46
Ties
4
Earliest on file
1912
Longest streak
10 Iowa
Current streak
1 Indiana
Last 10 meetings
Iowa 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠2
1920s0–⁠2
1930s4–⁠1–⁠3
1940s4–⁠5–⁠1
1950s2–⁠6
1960s3–⁠6
1970s6–⁠2
1980s1–⁠6
1990s4–⁠5
2000s3–⁠5
2010s1–⁠5
2020s1–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: Indiana 0, Iowa 2
Average margin
13.4 points; 35 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Indiana
18–⁠21–⁠1 Indiana’s record at home
At Iowa
25–⁠11–⁠3 Iowa’s record at home
Shutouts
10

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Indiana’s biggest win1945: Indiana 52, Iowa 20by 32 points
  2. Iowa’s biggest win1997: Iowa 62, Indiana 0by 62 points
  3. Upset1946: Iowa 13, Indiana 0Iowa had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2006: Indiana 31, Iowa 28Indiana had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1969: Iowa 28, Indiana 17Iowa had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2021: Iowa 34, Indiana 6No. 17 Indiana at No. 18 Iowa
  7. Ranked showdown1991: Iowa 38, Indiana 21No. 25 Indiana at No. 10 Iowa

Coach against coach

YearsIndianaSeriesIowa
1934–⁠1936Bo McMillin1–⁠0–⁠2Ossie Solem
1939–⁠1947Bo McMillin1–⁠5Edward Anderson
1952–⁠1956Bernie Crimmins1–⁠4Forest Evashevski
1961–⁠1964Phil Dickens0–⁠4Jerry Burns
1966–⁠1970John Pont2–⁠3Ray Nagel
1975–⁠1978Lee Corso3–⁠1Bob Commings
1979–⁠1982Lee Corso1–⁠3Hayden Fry
1984–⁠1996Bill Mallory3–⁠6Hayden Fry
1999–⁠2001Cam Cameron2–⁠1Kirk Ferentz
2007–⁠2010Bill Lynch1–⁠3Kirk Ferentz
2011–⁠2015Kevin Wilson1–⁠3Kirk Ferentz

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (McMillin 1–⁠0–⁠2 against Solem). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Indiana and Iowa, 1912 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Tevin Coleman Indiana15 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD2014 Rushing
Marvin McNutt Iowa6 catches, 184 yards, 3 TD2011 Receiving
James Hardy Indiana12 catches, 203 yards, 1 TD2005 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1912 game: IOWA DEFEATS INDIANA. Erehart Runs Length Of Field and Saves Hoosiers From Shut-Out.

    1912 · Evening star, Nov 10, 1912

  • The The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram's story of the 1913 game: HAWKEYES BEAT HUSKY HOOS|ERS Iowa Eleven Swamp Indiana By Tune of so too. TOOK LEAD EARLY Erehart's Punt i'm Second Quarter Turns Into Advant- age for Opponents. TOOK LEAD EARLY

    1913 · The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Nov 10, 1913

  • The The Morning Tulsa daily world's story of the 1920 game: IOWA BEATS INDIANA. AL Forward Pass Plays Importop, D., In Scoring of Each Eleven '"

    1920 · The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., Oct 3, 1920

  • The The evening herald's story of the 1921 game: IOWA ROMPS OVER INDIANA. Al TO 0 Captain Devine Scores Four of T~ouchdowns; Kicks Four Goals

    1921 · The evening herald, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov 13, 1921

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1932 game: FOOT BALL. RESUITS,@

    1932 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 17, 1932

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.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 27, 202511Indiana 20, Iowa 15at Iowa
Sep 4, 202118Iowa 34, 17Indiana 6at Iowa
Oct 13, 2018Iowa 42, Indiana 16at Indiana
Nov 7, 201510Iowa 35, Indiana 27at Indiana
Oct 11, 2014Iowa 45, Indiana 29at Iowa
Nov 3, 2012Indiana 24, Iowa 21at Indiana
Oct 22, 2011Iowa 45, Indiana 24at Iowa
Nov 6, 201015Iowa 18, Indiana 13at Indiana
Oct 31, 20097Iowa 42, Indiana 24at Iowa
Oct 11, 2008Iowa 45, Indiana 9at Indiana
Sep 29, 2007Indiana 38, Iowa 20at Iowa
Oct 14, 2006Indiana 31, 15Iowa 28at Indiana
Oct 15, 2005Iowa 38, Indiana 21at Iowa
Oct 19, 200215Iowa 24, Indiana 8at Indiana
Oct 20, 2001Iowa 42, Indiana 28at Iowa
Sep 30, 2000Indiana 45, Iowa 33at Indiana
Oct 23, 1999Indiana 38, Iowa 31at Iowa
Oct 17, 1998Indiana 14, Iowa 7at Indiana
Oct 25, 199718Iowa 62, Indiana 0at Iowa
Oct 12, 1996Iowa 31, Indiana 10at Indiana
Oct 14, 199523Iowa 22, Indiana 13at Iowa
Oct 8, 1994Indiana 27, Iowa 20at Iowa
Oct 9, 1993Indiana 16, Iowa 10at Indiana
Nov 7, 1992Iowa 14, Indiana 0at Indiana
Nov 9, 199110Iowa 38, 25Indiana 21at Iowa
Oct 29, 1988Indiana 45, Iowa 34at Indiana
Oct 31, 1987Iowa 29, 11Indiana 21at Iowa
Oct 27, 198417Iowa 24, Indiana 20at Indiana
Oct 29, 198317Iowa 49, Indiana 3at Iowa
Oct 9, 1982Iowa 24, Indiana 20at Indiana
Oct 10, 198115Iowa 42, Indiana 28at Iowa
Sep 13, 1980Iowa 16, Indiana 7at Indiana
Sep 8, 1979Indiana 30, Iowa 26at Iowa
Nov 11, 1978Indiana 34, Iowa 14at Indiana
Nov 5, 1977Indiana 24, Iowa 21at Iowa
Oct 16, 1976Indiana 14, Iowa 7at Iowa
Oct 18, 1975Iowa 20, Indiana 10at Indiana
Nov 18, 1972Indiana 16, Iowa 8at Indiana
Nov 13, 1971Indiana 14, Iowa 7at Iowa
Nov 7, 1970Iowa 42, Indiana 13at Iowa
Nov 8, 1969Iowa 28, Indiana 17at Indiana
Oct 12, 1968Indiana 38, Iowa 34at Iowa
Oct 14, 1967Indiana 21, Iowa 17at Indiana
Oct 29, 1966Iowa 20, Indiana 19at Iowa
Oct 30, 1965Indiana 21, Iowa 17at Indiana
Oct 10, 1964Iowa 21, Indiana 20at Indiana
Oct 12, 1963Iowa 37, Indiana 26at Iowa
Oct 13, 1962Iowa 14, Indiana 10at Indiana
Oct 14, 1961Iowa 27, Indiana 8at Iowa
Oct 11, 195817Iowa 34, Indiana 13at Iowa
Oct 12, 19578Iowa 47, Indiana 7at Indiana
Sep 29, 1956Iowa 27, Indiana 0at Indiana
Oct 8, 1955Iowa 20, Indiana 6at Iowa
Oct 23, 1954Iowa 27, Indiana 14at Indiana
Oct 24, 1953Iowa 19, Indiana 13at Iowa
Oct 4, 1952Indiana 20, Iowa 13at Indiana
Oct 7, 1950Indiana 20, 17Iowa 7at Indiana
Oct 15, 1949Iowa 35, Indiana 9at Iowa
Oct 2, 1948Indiana 7, Iowa 0at Indiana
Oct 11, 1947Iowa 27, Indiana 14at Iowa
Oct 19, 1946Iowa 13, 18Indiana 0at Indiana
Oct 20, 19458Indiana 52, Iowa 20at Iowa
Oct 28, 194417Indiana 32, Iowa 0at Indiana
Oct 16, 1943Iowa 7, Indiana 7at Iowa
Oct 24, 1942Iowa 14, Indiana 13at Indiana
Nov 1, 1941Iowa 13, Indiana 7at Iowa
Oct 19, 1940Indiana 10, 20Iowa 6at Indiana
Oct 7, 1939Iowa 32, Indiana 29at Iowa
Nov 12, 1938Indiana 7, Iowa 3at Indiana
Nov 13, 193717Indiana 3, Iowa 0at Iowa
Oct 31, 1936Indiana 13, Iowa 6at Indiana
Nov 2, 1935Iowa 6, Indiana 6at Iowa
Nov 3, 1934Indiana 0, Iowa 0at Indiana
Oct 16, 1932Indiana 12, Iowa 0at Indiana
Oct 17, 1931Iowa 0, Indiana 0at Iowa
Nov 12, 1921Iowa 41, Indiana 0at Iowa
Oct 2, 1920Iowa 14, Indiana 7at Indiana
Nov 8, 1913Iowa 60, Indiana 0at Iowa
Nov 9, 1912Iowa 13, Indiana 6at Indiana

Every game is listed as played on the field.