Iowa State vs. Utah

Iowa State and Utah have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1970; Iowa State leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Iowa State 5–⁠2.

Iowa State wins
5
Utah wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1970
Longest streak
4 Iowa State
Current streak
1 Utah
Last 10 meetings
Iowa State 5–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s4–⁠0
2010s0–⁠1
2020s1–⁠1
Average margin
20.1 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Iowa State
2–⁠2 Iowa State’s record at home
At Utah
0–⁠3 Utah’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 win1976: Iowa State 44, Utah 14by 30 points
  2. Utah’s biggest win2010: Utah 68, Iowa State 27by 41 points
  3. Upset1970: Iowa State 16, Utah 13Iowa State had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Iowa State and Utah, 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.

On television

2026FOX1.3 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 26, 202615Utah 31, Iowa State 17at Iowa State
Nov 23, 202422Iowa State 31, Utah 28at Utah
Oct 9, 201010Utah 68, Iowa State 27at Iowa State
Oct 9, 1976Iowa State 44, Utah 14at Iowa State
Oct 4, 1975Iowa State 31, Utah 3at Utah
Sep 23, 1972Iowa State 44, Utah 22at Iowa State
Oct 3, 1970Iowa State 16, Utah 13at Utah

Every game is listed as played on the field.