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Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa

Iowa State and Northern Iowa have 34 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Iowa State leads the series 25–⁠6–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Iowa State 7–⁠3, and Iowa State has won the last 4.

Scheduled 2028 at Iowa State Sept. 2; 2031 at Iowa State Aug. 30. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Iowa State wins
25
Northern Iowa wins
6
Ties
3
Earliest on file
1899
Longest streak
9 Iowa State
Current streak
4 Iowa State
Last 10 meetings
Iowa State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠0–⁠1
1900s3–⁠1–⁠1
1910s1–⁠0
1930s1–⁠0–⁠1
1940s4–⁠0
1950s1–⁠0
1980s2–⁠0
1990s2–⁠2
2000s4–⁠1
2010s5–⁠2
2020s2–⁠0
Average margin
14.6 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Iowa State
24–⁠5–⁠1 Iowa State’s record at home
At Northern Iowa
1–⁠1–⁠2 Northern Iowa’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

  1. Iowa State’s biggest win1902: Iowa State 52, Northern Iowa 0by 52 points
  2. Northern Iowa’s biggest win1992: Northern Iowa 27, Iowa State 10by 17 points
  3. Upset1900: Northern Iowa 5, Iowa State 0Northern Iowa had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1992: Northern Iowa 27, Iowa State 10Northern Iowa had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2013: Northern Iowa 28, Iowa State 20Northern Iowa had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Iowa State and Northern Iowa, 1899 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.

Photos

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

Every game

Sep 2, 2023Iowa State 30, Northern Iowa 9at Iowa State
Sep 4, 20217Iowa State 16, Northern Iowa 10at Iowa State
Aug 31, 201921Iowa State 29, Northern Iowa 26at Iowa State
Sep 2, 2017Iowa State 42, Northern Iowa 24at Iowa State
Sep 3, 2016Northern Iowa 25, Iowa State 20at Iowa State
Sep 5, 2015Iowa State 31, Northern Iowa 7at Iowa State
Aug 31, 2013Northern Iowa 28, Iowa State 20at Iowa State
Sep 3, 2011Iowa State 20, Northern Iowa 19at Iowa State
Sep 25, 2010Iowa State 27, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Sep 8, 2007Northern Iowa 24, Iowa State 13at Iowa State
Sep 30, 2006Iowa State 28, Northern Iowa 27at Iowa State
Sep 4, 2004Iowa State 23, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Aug 30, 2003Iowa State 17, Northern Iowa 10at Iowa State
Sep 8, 2001Iowa State 45, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Sep 21, 1996Iowa State 42, Northern Iowa 23at Iowa State
Sep 3, 1994Northern Iowa 28, Iowa State 14at Iowa State
Sep 26, 1992Northern Iowa 27, Iowa State 10at Iowa State
Sep 8, 1990Iowa State 35, Northern Iowa 6at Iowa State
Oct 8, 1988Iowa State 20, Northern Iowa 17at Iowa State
Oct 10, 1987Iowa State 39, Northern Iowa 38at Iowa State
Oct 7, 1950Iowa State 26, Northern Iowa 8at Iowa State
Sep 18, 1948Iowa State 27, Northern Iowa 7at Iowa State
Sep 20, 1947Iowa State 31, Northern Iowa 14at Iowa State
Oct 5, 1946Iowa State 20, Northern Iowa 18at Iowa State
Sep 29, 1945Iowa State 48, Northern Iowa 13at Iowa State
Sep 25, 1937Iowa State 14, Northern Iowa 12at Iowa State
Sep 26, 1936Iowa State 0, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Sep 30, 1916Iowa State 19, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Oct 7, 1905Iowa State 28, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Oct 8, 1904Iowa State 17, Northern Iowa 0at Iowa State
Oct 11, 1902Iowa State 52, Northern Iowa 0at Northern Iowa
Oct 12, 1901Northern Iowa 0, Iowa State 0at Northern Iowa
Nov 17, 1900Northern Iowa 5, Iowa State 0at Northern Iowa
Nov 11, 1899Northern Iowa 0, Iowa State 0at Northern Iowa

Every game is listed as played on the field.