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Iowa State vs. San Diego State

Iowa State and San Diego State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1970; the series is tied 3–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–⁠3.

Iowa State wins
3
San Diego State wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1970
Longest streak
2 Iowa State
Current streak
1 San Diego State
Last 10 meetings
even at 3–⁠3
Most recent
1981

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s3–⁠2
1980s0–⁠1
Average margin
11.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Iowa State
1–⁠0 Iowa State’s record at home
At San Diego State
3–⁠2 San Diego State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Iowa State’s biggest win1971: Iowa State 48, San Diego State 31by 17 points
  2. San Diego State’s biggest win1981: San Diego State 52, Iowa State 31by 21 points
  3. Upset1970: Iowa State 28, San Diego State 22Iowa State had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsIowa StateSeriesSan Diego State
1970–⁠1972Johnny Majors2–⁠1Don Coryell

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Iowa State and San Diego State, 1970 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.

Every game

Oct 10, 1981San Diego State 52, 12Iowa State 31at San Diego State
Sep 16, 197819Iowa State 14, San Diego State 13at Iowa State
Dec 1, 1973San Diego State 41, Iowa State 28at San Diego State
Dec 2, 1972San Diego State 27, Iowa State 14at San Diego State
Nov 27, 1971Iowa State 48, San Diego State 31at San Diego State
Nov 28, 1970Iowa State 28, San Diego State 22at San Diego State

Every game is listed as played on the field.