Iowa vs. Kansas State

Iowa and Kansas State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1951; Iowa leads the series 5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Iowa 5–⁠1.

Iowa wins
5
Kansas State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
5 Iowa
Current streak
1 Kansas State
Last 10 meetings
Iowa 5–⁠1
Most recent
2000

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s3–⁠0
1980s2–⁠0
2000s0–⁠1
Average margin
28.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Iowa
4–⁠0 Iowa’s record at home
At Kansas State
0–⁠1 Kansas State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Iowa first
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Iowa’s biggest win1959: Iowa 53, Kansas State 0by 53 points
  2. Kansas State’s biggest win2000: Kansas State 27, Iowa 7by 20 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Iowa and Kansas State, 1951 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Aug 26, 20008Kansas State 27, Iowa 7Neutral site
Sep 10, 198817Iowa 45, Kansas State 10at Kansas State
Sep 26, 198719Iowa 38, Kansas State 13at Iowa
Oct 31, 1959Iowa 53, Kansas State 0at Iowa
Sep 24, 1955Iowa 28, Kansas State 7at Iowa
Sep 29, 1951Iowa 16, Kansas State 0at Iowa

Every game is listed as played on the field.