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Wk 2 · 2026

Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City · NBC
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 · no games yet
at
7:30pET
IOWA -11.5 · total 41.5 DraftKings
#22 Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Iowa is ranked #22 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+3.8#45
Efficiency margin
+11.4#16
26.3
Offense (pts/100)
29.1
22.5
Defense (pts/100)
17.7
70.6
Pace (plays/g)
61.1
5.57
Yards / play
5.17
5.74
Yards / play allowed
4.58
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

27.4
Points / game
28.9
20.2
Points allowed
15.2
396
Yards / game
315
356
Yards allowed
271
218
Pass yds allowed
158
138
Rush yds allowed
112
1.17
Turnovers / game
1.00
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Iowa State form

W 20-13at OKSTW 38-14vs KUW 20-17at TCUL 19-24vs ASUL 27-41vs BYU
2025 season

Iowa form

W 40-16at NEBW 20-17vs MSUL 21-26at USCL 16-18vs OREW 41-3vs MINN
2025 season

Iowa State this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Iowa this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026

Iowa leads the series 12–7 · Iowa State has won the last 2
19 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 8.1 points toward Iowa
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-09-06Iowa 13 — 16 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa State
20242024-09-07Iowa State 20 — 19 Iowaat IOWAIowa State
20232023-09-09Iowa 20 — 13 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20222022-09-10Iowa State 10 — 7 Iowaat IOWAIowa State
20212021-09-11Iowa 27 — 17 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20192019-09-14Iowa 18 — 17 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20182018-09-08Iowa State 3 — 13 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20172017-09-09Iowa 44 — 41 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20162016-09-10Iowa State 3 — 42 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20152015-09-12Iowa 31 — 17 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20142014-09-13Iowa State 20 — 17 Iowaat IOWAIowa State
20132013-09-14Iowa 27 — 21 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20122012-09-08Iowa State 9 — 6 Iowaat IOWAIowa State
20112011-09-10Iowa 41 — 44 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa State
20102010-09-11Iowa State 7 — 35 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20092009-09-12Iowa 35 — 3 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa
20082008-09-13Iowa State 5 — 17 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20072007-09-15Iowa 13 — 15 Iowa Stateat ISUIowa State
20062006-09-16Iowa State 17 — 27 Iowaat IOWAIowa

Iowa State leaders 2025 season

PassingRocco Becht QB #3205/339, 2584 YDS, 16 TD, 9 INT
Benjamin Brahmer TE #181/1, 45 YDS
RushingCarson Hansen RB #21188 CAR, 952 YDS, 6 TD
Abu Sama III RB #3140 CAR, 732 YDS, 5 TD
Dylan Lee RB #2225 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingBrett Eskildsen WR #430 REC, 526 YDS, 5 TD
Chase Sowell WR #032 REC, 500 YDS, 2 TD
Benjamin Brahmer TE #1837 REC, 446 YDS, 6 TD
Gabe Burkle TE #8426 REC, 302 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesKooper Ebel LB #877
Marcus Neal Jr. S #3177
Caleb Bacon LB #1068
SacksCaleb Bacon LB #103
Will McLaughlin LB #232
Tamatoa McDonough DL #582
InterceptionsJamison Patton S #32
Tre Bell CB #32
Marcus Neal Jr. S #312
full roster and per-player history

Iowa leaders 2025 season

PassingMark Gronowski QB #11150/240, 1529 YDS, 8 TD, 6 INT
Hank Brown QB #911/21, 107 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingKamari Moulton RB #28156 CAR, 783 YDS, 4 TD
Mark Gronowski QB #11120 CAR, 491 YDS, 15 TD
Jaziun Patterson RB #457 CAR, 299 YDS
ReceivingDJ Vonnahme TE #8122 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD
Sam Phillips WR #216 REC, 261 YDS
Jacob Gill WR #522 REC, 260 YDS, 1 TD
Reece Vander Zee WR #211 REC, 186 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesKarson Sharar LB #4378
Xavier Nwankpa S #169
Koen Entringer DB #569
SacksEthan Hurkett DL #496
Max Llewellyn EDGE #486
Aaron Graves DT #955
InterceptionsZach Lutmer DB #63
Deshaun Lee DB #82
Aaron Graves DT #951
full roster and per-player history
These are season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.