| OPPONENT | Iowa at Iowa State |
| DATE | Saturday, Sept. 9 |
| LOCATION | Ames, Iowa | Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) |
| KICKOFF | 2:30 p.m. (CT) |
| TELEVISION | FOX |
| RADIO | Hawkeye Radio Network |
FOR IOWA.
First and 10
- The Hawkeyes have won six of the last seven Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchups over Iowa State. Iowa has won the last five games in Ames dating back to 2013, including a 27-17 victory over the ninth-ranked Cyclones in 2021. The five wins have come by an average of 6.8 points and two of the victories have been by three points or less.
- Head coach Kirk Ferentz — the dean of coaches in college football — is one win shy of the 200-win milestone of his coaching career. Ferentz will be the 24th Division I coach to reach the 200-win mark. Former Hawkeye head coach Hayden Fry had 236 career victories.
- The Hawkeyes will play their first trophy game of the 2023 season on Saturday when the Cy-Hawk Trophy is on the line in Ames. The Hawkeyes are 24-8 in their last 32 rivalry trophy games against Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
- Iowa will be playing on a grass playing surface on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium. The Hawkeyes have won their last five games on grass, including two wins last season – a 24-3 victory at Purdue and a 21-0 win over Kentucky in the 2022 Music City Bowl last season.
By the Numbers
14-3
QB Cade McNamara is now 14-3 in 17 career collegiate starts.
10/88
Iowa’s tight end duo of Luke Lachey and Erick All combined for 10 catches for 88 yards and one touchdown in Iowa’s season-opening win over Utah State. They were targeted 13 times.
16
LB Jay Higgins made a career-high 16 tackles, including a career-high 12 solo stops, and one pass break-up against Utah State. The tackle total was the most in the Big Ten and tied for the most nationally Week 1.
200
Kirk Ferentz is one win from notching career victory No. 200.
2
S Xavier Nwankpa notched his second career interception – and his second in as many career starts – against Utah State. Nwankpa also had two tackles in the game.
5
The Hawkeyes have won their last five games on grass, including two wins last season – a 24-3 victory at Purdue and a 21-0 win over Kentucky in the 2022 Music City Bowl last season.
MCNAMARA FOLLOWS CHUCK LONG
- QB Cade McNamara‘s first passing attempt as a Hawkeye went for a touchdown when he connected with WR Seth Anderson for a 36-yard score on the second play of Iowa’s 24-14 win over Utah State.
• McNamara is the first Iowa quarterback since Chuck Long in 1983 to have a touchdown pass on his first completion of the season (24 yards to Norm Granger against Iowa State).
Cyclones vs. Hawkeyes
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday’s game will mark the 70th meeting in the series. Iowa holds a 46-23 advantage in the series that began with a 16-8 ISU win in 1894. Iowa has won six of the last seven meetings.
- The Hawkeyes have won five straight and are 21-8 all-time in games played in Ames. Iowa won 27-17 in 2021 when the Cyclones were ranked No. 9 nationally.
- Head coach Kirk Ferentz is 13-10 all-time against Iowa State, including winning 10 of the last 14 meetings, dating back to the 2008 season.
- The teams did not meet between 1935-1976, or 2020. The teams played 43 straight seasons from 1977-2019 before the Big Ten announced in 2020 that it would not play nonconference games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa held a 29-14 advantage in the series from 1977-2019.
SERIES RESULTS
- 10/01/1894 – L, 8-16 (H)
- 10/26/1895 – L, 0-24 (H)
- 10/05/1897 – L, 0-6 (H)
- 10/28/1899 – W, 5-0 (H)
- 10/18/1901 – W, 12-0 (H)
- 11/01/1902 – W, 12-6 (H)
- 10/29/1904 – W, 10-6 (H)
- 11/24/1905 – W, 8-0 (A)
- 11/23/1906 – L, 0-2 (H)
- 11/24/1907 – L, 14-20 (A)
- 11/13/1909 – W, 16-0 (H)
- 11/05/1910 – W, 2-0 (A)
- 11/18/1911 – L, 0-9 (H)
- 11/16/1912 – W, 20-7 (A)
- 11/15/1913 – W, 45-7 (H)
- 11/14/1914 – W, 26-6 (A)
- 11/13/1915 – L, 0-16 (H)
- 11/18/1916 – W, 19-16 (A)
- 11/24/1917 – W, 6-3 (H)
- 11/09/1918 – W, 21-0 (H)
- 11/22/1919 – W, 10-0 (H)
- 11/20/1920 – W, 14-10 (A)
- 11/04/1933 – W, 27-7 (H)
- 10/20/1934 – L, 6-31 (A)
- 9/17/1977 – W, 12-10 (H)
- 9/23/1978 – L, 0-31 (#20) (H)
- 9/29/1979 – W, 30-14 (H)
- 9/27/1980 – L, 7-10 (H)
- 9/19/1981 – L, 12-23 (A)
- 9/18/1982 – L, 7-19 (H)
- 9/10/1983 – W, 51-10 (A)
- 9/08/1984 – W, 59-21 (H)
- 9/28/1985 – W, 57-3 (A)
- 9/13/1986 – W, 43-7 (H)
- 9/19/1987 – W, 48-9 (A)
- 9/24/1988 – W, 10-3 (H)
- 9/23/1989 – W, 31-21 (A)
- 9/22/1990 – W, 45-35 (H)
- 9/14/1991 – W, 29-10 (A)
- 9/12/1992 – W, 21-7 (H)
- 9/11/1993 – W, 31-28 (A)
- 9/10/1994 – W, 37-9 (H)
- 9/16/1995 – W, 27-10 (A)
- 9/14/1996 – W, 38-13 (H)
- 9/20/1997 – W, 63-20 (A)
- 9/12/1998 – L, 9-27 (H)
- 9/11/1999 – L, 10-17 (A)
- 9/16/2000 – L, 14-24 (H)
- 11/24/2001 – L, 14-17 (A)
- 9/14/2002 – L, 31-36 (H)
- 9/13/2003 – W, 40-21 (A)
- 9/11/2004 – W, 17-10 (H)
- 9/10/2005 – L, 3-23 (A)
- 9/16/2006 – W, 27-17 (H)
- 9/15/2007 – L, 13-15 (A)
- 9/13/2008 – W, 17-5 (H)
- 9/12/2009 – W, 35-3 (A)
- 9/11/2010 – W, 35-7 (H)
- 9/10/2011 – L, 41-44 (3OT) (A)
- 9/08/2012 – L, 6-9 (H)
- 9/14/2013 – W, 27-21 (A)
- 9/13/2014 – L, 17-20 (H)
- 9/12/2015 – W, 31-17 (A)
- 9/10/2016 – W, 42-3 (H)
- 9/09/2017 – W, 44-41 (OT) (A)
- 9/08/2018 – W, 13-3 (H)
- 9/14/2019 – W, 18-17 (A)
- 9/11/2021 – W, 27-17 (#9) (A)
- 9/10/2022 – L, 7-10 (H)
IOWA CORN CY-HAWK SERIES
- The Cy-Hawk Series is in its 19th season in 2023-24, being sponsored for the 11th time by Iowa Corn. Iowa’s corn farmers are proud to sponsor the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series to celebrate our great state and the sports rivalry that unites us all. The Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board partner with Learfield on behalf of both Iowa State University and University of Iowa Athletics Departments for the title sponsorship of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.
- The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series tracks the head-to-head match-ups between the Cyclones and Hawkeyes with each victory earning points toward the overall series championship. The series awards two points (except football, which is worth three) to the winning school in each head-to-head match-up between the two institutions. Additionally, one point is awarded to an institution if the graduation rate of its student-athletes is greater than the national average as reported each fall by the NCAA.
- The 2023-24 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series began with Iowa’s 2-1 victory over Iowa State on Aug. 24 in Iowa City. The two teams meet on the volleyball court on Sept. 6 in Coralville.
