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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

Weather at kickoff

69°F mostly clear
14% chance of precipitation · wind 9 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 · no games yet
at
7:30pET
IOWA -11.5 · total 41.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential IOWA by 11.0
#22 Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten · no games yet

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 #22 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

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: +3.8#41
Efficiency margin
Iowa: +12.4#10
Iowa State: 26.2
Offense (pts/100)
Iowa: 29.7
Iowa State: 22.4
Defense (pts/100)
Iowa: 17.3
Iowa State: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Iowa: 65.5
Iowa State: no data
Yards / play
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Yards / play allowed
Iowa: no data
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: no data
Points / game
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Points allowed
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Yards / game
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Yards allowed
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Pass yds allowed
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Rush yds allowed
Iowa: no data
Iowa State: no data
Turnovers / game
Iowa: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Iowa State form

No completed games on record.

Iowa form

No completed games on record.

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 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 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 regular 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 regular 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 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.