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Wk 2 · 2026

Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA · NBC FINAL

Weather

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Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 · 3-3
13
at
7:30pET
IOWA -14 · total 42.5 DraftKings opened -11.5 · 2.5 toward IOWA
Ratings differential IOWA by 12.8
#21 Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten · 5-1
16

What is at stake

Cy-Hawk Series. The state of Iowa has no professional football team and two Division I programs, which is why this Saturday night in September decides the next twelve months of conversation. They play for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Iowa is ranked #20 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Iowa State: +5.9#43
Efficiency margin
Iowa: +16.3#11
Iowa State: 33.0
Offense (pts/100)
Iowa: 37.5
Iowa State: 18.1
Defense (pts/100)
Iowa: 12.1
Iowa State: 61.7
Pace (plays/g)
Iowa: 61.7
Iowa State: 5.83
Yards / play
Iowa: 6.54
Iowa State: 5.84
Yards / play allowed
Iowa: 4.58
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Iowa State: 29.7
Points / game
Iowa: 31.0
Iowa State: 21.7
Points allowed
Iowa: 14.5
Iowa State: 360
Yards / game
Iowa: 403
Iowa State: 352
Yards allowed
Iowa: 293
Iowa State: 198
Pass yds allowed
Iowa: 209
Iowa State: 154
Rush yds allowed
Iowa: 85
Iowa State: 0.83
Turnovers / game
Iowa: 0.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Iowa State form

L 10-24at BYUW 45-42vs WVUL 17-31vs UTAHW 55-7vs BGSUL 13-16at IOWA
2026 season

Iowa form

W 41-24at WASHL 14-31vs OSUW 20-19at MICHW 55-0vs UNIW 16-13vs ISU
2026 season

Iowa State this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Iowa this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Iowa leads 13–7 · Iowa won the last one
20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 7.8 points toward Iowa
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-12Iowa State 13 — 16 Iowaat IOWAIowa
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 2026 regular season

PassingJaylen Raynor QB #185/148, 1001 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT
Aiden Flora RB #212/2, 48 YDS, 2 TD
RushingAiden Flora RB #2190 CAR, 680 YDS, 6 TD
Jaylen Raynor QB #151 CAR, 166 YDS, 3 TD
Arnold Barnes III RB #325 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingDominic Overby WR #1110 REC, 212 YDS, 1 TD
Omari Hayes WR #917 REC, 208 YDS, 1 TD
Cody Jackson WR #210 REC, 191 YDS, 1 TD
Ty Claiborne WR #8910 REC, 103 YDS
Defense
TacklesSullivan Schlimgen LB #756
Carson Willich LB #1036
Brody Miller S #2422
SacksIsaac Terrell DE #883
Carson Willich LB #101
Jace Gilbert DE #551
InterceptionsBeni Ngoyi CB #51
Beau Goodwin LB #341
full roster and per-player history

Iowa leaders 2026 regular season

PassingHank Brown QB #978/124, 832 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT
Jeremy Hecklinski QB #1032/51, 410 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingKamari Moulton RB #2876 CAR, 519 YDS, 4 TD
Xavier Williams RB #2620 CAR, 170 YDS, 3 TD
Braeden Jackson RB #2219 CAR, 170 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingTony Diaz WR #1428 REC, 329 YDS, 1 TD
Reece Vander Zee WR #216 REC, 247 YDS, 3 TD
DJ Vonnahme TE #8118 REC, 219 YDS, 2 TD
Addison Ostrenga TE #878 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesCam Buffington LB #3352
Jayden Montgomery LB #3635
Zach Lutmer DB #634
SacksJoseph Anderson DE #843
Preston Ries LB #462.5
Bryce Hawthorne DL #962.5
InterceptionsDeshaun Lee DB #82
Rashad Godfrey Jr. DB #71
Jacob Wallace DB #111
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-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. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.