COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: Day 22

Iowa State and Iowa did battle on the football field for the first in 1894 when the Cyclones came away with a 16-8 win in Iowa City. It was the Cyclones’ first of 22 wins in 64 games against their in-state rival.

Iowa State won the first three games of the series between the two schools before Iowa went on to win the next five. Interestingly, the Hawkeyes won three of those five games by the scores of 5-0 (1899), 6-0 (1901) and 8-0 (1905).

The series between the two teams has had several hiatuses, but the longest one lasted from 1934 until 1977.

The rebirth of the series was dominated by Iowa in the early years as the Hawkeyes won 15 straight from 1983 to 1997. The Cyclones broke the streak in 1998 with a 27-9 win in Iowa City.

The 1998 win was the first of five straight Iowa State wins in the series and started the trend towards the rivalry becoming more even in recent years. Iowa State has won 10 of the last 19 games between the two teams, but enters the 2017 matchup on a two game losing streak in the series.

Iowa State and Iowa will renew their annual rivalry on Sept. 9 when the Hawkeyes visit Jack Trice Stadium.

Jared Stansbury

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Jared a native of Clarinda, Iowa, started as the Cyclone Fanatic intern in August 2013, primarily working as a videographer until starting on the women’s basketball beat prior to the 2014-15 season. Upon earning his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State in May 2016, Jared was hired as the site’s full-time staff writer, taking over as the primary day-to-day reporter on football and men’s basketball. He was elevated to the position of managing editor in January 2020. He is a regular contributor on 1460 KXNO in Des Moines and makes regular guest appearances on radio stations across the Midwest. Jared resides in Ankeny with his four-year-old puggle, Lolo.

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