Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry
Iowa State Cyclones
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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First meetingNovember 19, 1896
Nebraska, 12–4
Latest meetingNovember 6, 2010
Nebraska, 31–30 (OT)
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Statistics
Meetings total105
All-time seriesNebraska leads, 86–17–2
Largest victoryNebraska, 77–14 (1997)
Longest win streakNebraska, 15 (1921–1937)
Current win streakNebraska, 1 (2010–present)
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The Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry, occasionally referred to as the Big Red Rivalry, was an American college football rivalry between the Iowa State Cyclones and Nebraska Cornhuskers.[1][2][3][4]

History

Iowa State and Nebraska first met on November 19, 1896, a 12–4 NU victory in Lincoln. Separated by 225 miles, the schools were members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (later the Big Eight Conference) from 1908 to 1995 and the Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2010.[5] ISU and NU met every year from 1926 to 2010, and played the final game at Clyde Williams Field in 1974.[6]

Nebraska dominated the rivalry, winning 86 of 105 meetings with four separate win streaks of more than ten games.[7] Iowa State tied or defeated Nebraska teams ranked in the national top ten four times, including a 19–10 victory in 1992 that was the only game Tom Osborne ever lost to a team that finished with more losses than wins.[8]

The annual series ended when Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011.[9] The teams have not played since, and no future games are scheduled.

Game results

Iowa State victoriesNebraska victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 19, 1896 Lincoln Nebraska 12–4
2 October 8, 1897 Ames Iowa State 10–0
3 October 8, 1898 Lincoln Nebraska 23–10
4 October 6, 1899 Ames Iowa State 33–0
5 October 13, 1900 Lincoln Nebraska 30–0
6 October 26, 1901 Lincoln Nebraska 17–0
7 November 4, 1905 Lincoln Nebraska 21–0
8 October 20, 1906 Lincoln Iowa State 14–2
9 November 2, 1907 Lincoln Nebraska 10–9
10 November 7, 1908 Omaha Nebraska 23–17
11 November 12, 1910 Lincoln Nebraska 24–0
12 November 4, 1911 Ames Tie6–6
13 November 1, 1913 Ames Nebraska 18–9
14 October 31, 1914 Lincoln Nebraska 20–7
15 October 30, 1915 Ames Nebraska 21–0
16 November 4, 1916 Lincoln Nebraska 3–0
17 November 1, 1919 Lincoln Iowa State 3–0
18 November 19, 1921 Ames Nebraska 35–3
19 November 25, 1922 Lincoln Nebraska 54–6
20 November 17, 1923 Ames Nebraska 26–14
21 October 30, 1926 Lincoln Nebraska 31–6
22 October 1, 1927 Lincoln Nebraska 6–0
23 October 6, 1928 Ames Nebraska 12–0
24 November 28, 1929 Lincoln Nebraska 31–12
25 October 18, 1930 Ames Nebraska 14–12
26 November 21, 1931 Lincoln Nebraska 23–0
27 October 8, 1932 Lincoln Nebraska 12–6
28 October 14, 1933 Ames Nebraska 20–0
29 October 27, 1934 Lincoln Nebraska 7–6
30 October 5, 1935 Ames Nebraska 20–7
31 October 3, 1936 Lincoln Nebraska 34–0
32 October 9, 1937 Ames Nebraska 20–7
33 October 8, 1938 Lincoln Iowa State 8–7
34 October 14, 1939 Ames Nebraska 10–7
35 November 23, 1940 Lincoln No. 8 Nebraska 21–12
36 October 4, 1941 Ames Nebraska 14–0
37 October 3, 1942 Lincoln Nebraska 26–0
38 October 16, 1943 Ames Iowa State 27–6
39 November 11, 1944 Lincoln Iowa State 19–6
40 October 20, 1945 Ames Iowa State 27–7
41 November 16, 1946 Lincoln Nebraska 33–0
42 October 11, 1947 Ames Nebraska 14–7
43 September 25, 1948 Lincoln Nebraska 19–15
44 November 12, 1949 Ames Nebraska 7–0
45 November 18, 1950 Lincoln No. 18 Nebraska 20–13
46 November 10, 1951 Ames Nebraska 34–27
47 October 4, 1952 Lincoln Nebraska 16–0
48 November 7, 1953 Ames Nebraska 27–19
49 October 2, 1954 Lincoln Nebraska 39–14
50 November 5, 1955 Ames Nebraska 10–7
51 October 6, 1956 Lincoln Nebraska 9–7
52 November 9, 1957 Ames, IA Iowa State 13–0
53 October 4, 1958 Lincoln Nebraska 7–6
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
54 November 7, 1959 Ames Iowa State 18–6
55 October 1, 1960 Lincoln Iowa State 10–7
56 November 11, 1961 Ames Nebraska 16–13
57 October 6, 1962 Lincoln Nebraska 36–22
58 October 5, 1963 Lincoln Nebraska 21–7
59 October 3, 1964 Ames Nebraska 14–7
60 October 2, 1965 Lincoln No. 3 Nebraska 44–0
61 October 1, 1966 Ames No. 6 Nebraska 12–6
62 November 4, 1967 Lincoln Nebraska 12–0
63 November 2, 1968 Ames Nebraska 24–13
64 November 8, 1969 Lincoln No. 20 Nebraska 17–3
65 November 7, 1970 Ames No. 4 Nebraska 54–29
66 November 6, 1971 Lincoln No. 1 Nebraska 37–0
67 November 11, 1972 Ames Tie23–23
68 November 10, 1973 Lincoln No. 11 Nebraska 31–7
69 November 9, 1974 Ames No. 9 Nebraska 23–13
70 November 15, 1975 Lincoln No. 2 Nebraska 52–0
71 November 13, 1976 Ames Iowa State 37–28
72 October 15, 1977 Lincoln Iowa State 24–21
73 October 7, 1978 Ames No. 10 Nebraska 23–0
74 November 17, 1979 Lincoln No. 3 Nebraska 34–3
75 November 15, 1980 Ames No. 4 Nebraska 35–0
76 November 14, 1981 Lincoln No. 7 Nebraska 31–7
77 November 13, 1982 Ames No. 4 Nebraska 48–10
78 November 5, 1983 Lincoln No. 1 Nebraska 72–29
79 November 3, 1984 Ames No. 3 Nebraska 44–0
80 November 9, 1985 Lincoln No. 3 Nebraska 49–0
81 November 8, 1986 Ames No. 7 Nebraska 35–14
82 November 7, 1987 Lincoln No. 2 Nebraska 42–3
83 November 5, 1988 Ames No. 7 Nebraska 51–16
84 October 28, 1989 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 49–17
85 October 27, 1990 Ames No. 4 Nebraska 45–13
86 November 16, 1991 Lincoln No. 11 Nebraska 38–13
87 November 14, 1992 Ames Iowa State 19–10
88 November 13, 1993 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 49–17
89 November 12, 1994 Ames No. 1 Nebraska 28–12
90 November 4, 1995 Lincoln No. 1 Nebraska 73–14
91 November 16, 1996 Ames No. 5 Nebraska 49–14
92 November 15, 1997 Lincoln No. 3 Nebraska 77–14
93 November 7, 1998 Ames No. 14 Nebraska 42–7
94 October 9, 1999 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 49–14
95 October 7, 2000 Ames No. 2 Nebraska 49–27
96 October 6, 2001 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 48–14
97 September 28, 2002 Ames No. 19 Iowa State 36–14
98 October 25, 2003 Lincoln No. 14 Nebraska 28–0
99 November 6, 2004 Ames Iowa State 34–27
100 October 1, 2005 Lincoln Nebraska 27–202OT
101 October 7, 2006 Ames No. 22 Nebraska 28–14
102 September 29, 2007 Lincoln No. 25 Nebraska 35–17
103 October 18, 2008 Ames Nebraska 35–7
104 October 24, 2009 Lincoln Iowa State 9–7
105 November 6, 2010 Ames No. 9 Nebraska 31–30OT
Series: Nebraska leads 86–17–2[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big Red Rivalry DVD: 2004 vs. Nebraska". Iowa State Athletics.
  2. ^ "Nebraska, Iowa State close out Big 12 rivalry". FOX News. Associated Press. March 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cyclones out to leave Huskers with bitter memory". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. November 6, 2010.
  4. ^ Stephen Mcdaniel. "Orientation Guide: Iowa State football rivalries".
  5. ^ "History lessons: Big 12, Big 8, SWC". ESPN. June 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Huskers dump ISU". The Manhattan Mercury. Ames, Iowa. November 10, 1974. Retrieved August 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Nebraska-Iowa State football series history". HuskerMax.
  8. ^ Jared Larson (November 1, 2018). "Classic Games in Cyclone Football History: 1992 vs. #7 Nebraska". Wide Right & Natty Lite. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "Big Ten approves Nebraska as newest member". ESPN. Associated Press. June 11, 2010.
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