Iowa State vs. Simpson (IA)
Iowa State and Simpson (IA) have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Iowa State leads the series 13–1–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Iowa State 10–0, and Iowa State has won the last 12. Share
- Iowa State wins
- 13
- Simpson (IA) wins
- 1
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 12 Iowa State
- Current streak
- 12 Iowa State
- Last 10 meetings
- Iowa State 10–0
- Most recent
- 1932
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 4–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–0 |
- Average margin
- 24.7 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Iowa State
- 10–0 Iowa State’s record at home
- At Simpson (IA)
- 1–3–1 Simpson (IA)‘s record at home
- Shutouts
- 9
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Iowa State’s biggest win1904: Iowa State 87, Simpson (IA) 0by 87 points
- Simpson (IA)‘s biggest win1901: Simpson (IA) 12, Iowa State 0by 12 points
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

1927 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 9, 1927

1931 · The Bismarck tribune, North Dakota, Sep 28, 1931
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
| Sep 24, 1932 | Iowa State 21, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 26, 1931 | Iowa State 6, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Oct 8, 1927 | Iowa State 26, Simpson (IA) 6 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 26, 1925 | Iowa State 28, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 29, 1923 | Iowa State 14, Simpson (IA) 6 | at Iowa State | ||
| Sep 29, 1917 | Iowa State 47, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Oct 2, 1915 | Iowa State 27, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Oct 12, 1912 | Iowa State 24, Simpson (IA) 7 | at Iowa State | ||
| Oct 21, 1905 | Iowa State 63, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Oct 22, 1904 | Iowa State 87, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Iowa State | ||
| Nov 14, 1903 | Iowa State 11, Simpson (IA) 2 | at Simpson (IA) | ||
| Nov 28, 1902 | Iowa State 18, Simpson (IA) 11 | at Simpson (IA) | ||
| Nov 28, 1901 | Simpson (IA) 12, Iowa State 0 | at Simpson (IA) | ||
| Oct 27, 1900 | Simpson (IA) 0, Iowa State 0 | at Simpson (IA) | ||
| Oct 11, 1899 | Iowa State 18, Simpson (IA) 0 | at Simpson (IA) |
Every game is listed as played on the field.