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Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
First meetingOctober 1, 1894
Iowa State, 16–8
Latest meetingSeptember 7, 2024
Iowa State 20–19
Next meetingSeptember 6, 2025
at Ames
TrophyCy-Hawk Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total71
All-time seriesIowa leads,
48–23 (.676)[1]
Largest victoryIowa, 57–3 (1985)
Longest win streakIowa, 15 (1983–1997)
Current win streakIowa State, 1 (2024)

The Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game between the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes. The Cy-Hawk Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game.

Conceived and created as a traveling trophy by the Greater Des Moines Athletic Club in 1976, the trophy was first presented to the winner by Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray in 1977. That game was the first meeting between the two since 1934. In the entire history of the rivalry, the game has never been contested anywhere beside Iowa City or Ames and alternates between the two respective campuses. Games in odd-numbered years are played in Ames at Iowa State University, and even-numbered years in Iowa City at the University of Iowa.

Trophy design

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The trophy design used through the 2010 season featured a football, a running back in the classic stiff-arm pose, and the likenesses of Iowa State's Cy the Cardinal and Iowa's Herky the Hawk. The trophy was replaced after the 2010 game, making it the only rivalry trophy with a sponsor attached to it. Since then the Cy-Hawk trophy makes an annual tour with WHO sportscaster Keith Murphy the week before the game. It remains the recognizable symbol of the contest and, according to Murphy, "people love it."

A new trophy, donated by the Iowa Corn Growers Association, was introduced to the public during the Iowa State Fair on August 19, 2011. A sculpture atop the new trophy depicted a farm family with small children huddled about a bushel basket of corn. Dean Taylor, president of the Association, called it "a work of art that represents Iowans and their hard work."[2] Within hours of its presentation, however, the new trophy was widely ridiculed in newspaper columns and internet postings by the public. Governor Terry Branstad publicly provided negative feedback, as did retired Iowa head coach Hayden Fry, who said, "The farmer, family and corn is all wonderful, but I don't really get the relationship to a football game."[3]

Days later on August 23, the association's CEO Craig Floss announced that the new Cy-Hawk Trophy would be changed as a result of the negative public reaction. Selection of the new trophy would involve public input,[4] and a temporary trophy was used for 2011.[5] With fan input, the newly redesigned trophy was unveiled at the end of the 2012 game won by Iowa State; it featured mascots of the two universities, a raised football, and corn in the background.

Game results

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The two schools played each other 24 times between 1894 and 1934, before the Cy-Hawk Trophy was established in 1977. The series halted after 1934 after Iowa head coach (and athletic director) Ossie Solem would not return calls to reschedule the rivalry; after more than four decades, the series was restarted in 1977. Of the 71 games in the series through 2024, 42 were played in Iowa City and 29 in Ames.

Games in the series are often decided by less than seven points, regardless of the pregame ranking of the teams. The game was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time since 1976 that the rivalry was not played.

The 2019 game featured an appearance by ESPN College GameDay, the first time Iowa State had hosted the program. GameDay returned for the 2021 edition, which was the first time the rivalry feature both teams ranked in the AP Top 10.

Iowa State's home field advantage has not been very advantageous for the Cyclones as they are 8–21 in Cy-Hawk games played in Ames. Through 2024, ISU's last victory in Ames came in 2011 and Iowa State has only won three Cy-Hawk games in Ames in the past 20 years. The Cyclones have found more success on the road as four of their last five wins have come in Iowa City (2012, 2014, 2022, and 2024).

Iowa victoriesIowa State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 October 1, 1894 Iowa City Iowa State 16 Iowa 8
2 October 28, 1895 Iowa City Iowa State 24 Iowa 0
3 November 5, 1897 Iowa City Iowa State 12 Iowa 0
4 October 28, 1899 Iowa City Iowa 5 Iowa State 0
5 October 18, 1901 Iowa City Iowa 6 Iowa State 0
6 November 1, 1902 Iowa City Iowa 16 Iowa State 12
7 October 29, 1904 Iowa City Iowa 10 Iowa State 6
8 November 24, 1905 Ames Iowa 8 Iowa State 0
9 November 24, 1906 Iowa City Iowa State 2 Iowa 0
10 November 23, 1907 Ames Iowa State 20 Iowa 14
11 November 13, 1909 Iowa City Iowa 13 Iowa State 0
12 November 5, 1910 Ames Iowa 2 Iowa State 0
13 November 18, 1911 Iowa City Iowa State 9 Iowa 0
14 November 16, 1912 Ames Iowa 20 Iowa State 7
15 November 15, 1913 Iowa City Iowa 45 Iowa State 7
16 November 14, 1914 Ames Iowa 26 Iowa State 6
17 November 13, 1915 Iowa City Iowa State 16 Iowa 0
18 November 18, 1916 Ames Iowa 19 Iowa State 16
19 November 24, 1917 Iowa City Iowa 6 Iowa State 3
20 November 16, 1918 Iowa City Iowa 21 Iowa State 0
21 November 22, 1919 Iowa City Iowa 10 Iowa State 0
22 November 20, 1920 Ames Iowa 14 Iowa State 10
23 November 4, 1933 Iowa City Iowa 27 Iowa State 7
24 October 20, 1934 Ames Iowa State 31 Iowa 6
25 September 17, 1977 Iowa City Iowa 12 Iowa State 10
26 September 23, 1978 Iowa City #20 Iowa State 31 Iowa 0
27 September 29, 1979 Iowa City Iowa 30 Iowa State 14
28 September 27, 1980 Iowa City Iowa State 10 Iowa 7
29 September 19, 1981 Ames Iowa State 23 Iowa 12
30 September 18, 1982 Iowa City Iowa State 19 Iowa 7
31 September 10, 1983 Ames #10 Iowa 51 Iowa State 10
32 September 8, 1984 Iowa City #10 Iowa 59 Iowa State 21
33 September 28, 1985 Ames #3 Iowa 57 Iowa State 3
34 September 13, 1986 Iowa City Iowa 43 Iowa State 7
35 September 19, 1987 Ames Iowa 48 Iowa State 9
36 September 24, 1988 Iowa City Iowa 10 Iowa State 3
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
37 September 23, 1989 Ames Iowa 31 Iowa State 21
38 September 22, 1990 Iowa City Iowa 45 Iowa State 35
39 September 14, 1991 Ames #14 Iowa 29 Iowa State 10
40 September 12, 1992 Iowa City Iowa 21 Iowa State 7
41 September 11, 1993 Ames Iowa 31 Iowa State 28
42 September 10, 1994 Iowa City Iowa 37 Iowa State 9
43 September 16, 1995 Ames Iowa 27 Iowa State 10
44 September 14, 1996 Iowa City #21 Iowa 38 Iowa State 13
45 September 20, 1997 Ames #13 Iowa 63 Iowa State 20
46 September 12, 1998 Iowa City Iowa State 27 Iowa 9
47 September 11, 1999 Ames Iowa State 17 Iowa 10
48 September 16, 2000 Iowa City Iowa State 24 Iowa 14
49 November 24, 2001 Ames Iowa State 17 Iowa 14
50 September 14, 2002 Iowa City Iowa State 36 Iowa 31
51 September 13, 2003 Ames #23 Iowa 40 Iowa State 21
52 September 11, 2004 Iowa City #16 Iowa 17 Iowa State 10
53 September 10, 2005 Ames Iowa State 23 #8 Iowa 3
54 September 16, 2006 Iowa City #16 Iowa 27 Iowa State 17
55 September 15, 2007 Ames Iowa State 15 Iowa 13
56 September 13, 2008 Iowa City Iowa 17 Iowa State 5
57 September 12, 2009 Ames Iowa 35 Iowa State 3
58 September 11, 2010 Iowa City #9 Iowa 35 Iowa State 7
59 September 10, 2011 Ames Iowa State 44 Iowa 413OT
60 September 8, 2012 Iowa City Iowa State 9 Iowa 6
61 September 14, 2013 Ames Iowa 27 Iowa State 21
62 September 13, 2014 Iowa City Iowa State 20 Iowa 17
63 September 12, 2015 Ames Iowa 31 Iowa State 17
64 September 10, 2016 Iowa City #16 Iowa 42 Iowa State 3
65 September 9, 2017 Ames Iowa 44 Iowa State 41OT
66 September 8, 2018 Iowa City Iowa 13 Iowa State 3
67 September 14, 2019 Ames #19 Iowa 18 Iowa State 17
68 September 11, 2021 Ames #10 Iowa27 #9 Iowa State17
69 September 10, 2022 Iowa City Iowa State 10Iowa 7
70 September 9, 2023 Ames Iowa 20 Iowa State 13
71 September 7, 2024 Iowa City Iowa State20 #21 Iowa19
Series: Iowa leads 47–24[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Iowa State Cyclones football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "Cy-Hawk Trophy to change". KCCI. August 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "Fans Critical of New Cy-Hawk Trophy". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Cy-Hawk Trophy to Change". HawkCentral.com. August 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Here's you temporary Cy-Hawk trophy ... - TheGazette". September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2018.