Iowa vs. Iowa State football: Score updates, highlights, stats and more from the Cy-Hawk game
The annual Cy-Hawk game is back.
This year’s edition of the series is in Iowa City.
The home Hawkeyes enter with a No. 21 ranking after last week’s dominant 40-0 shutout victory over Northern Illinois. Iowa State is making its first road trip of the Jimmy Rogers era following a 38-10 win last week against Southeast Missouri State.
KCCI will be at Kinnick Stadium for the big game. We’ll have highlights and analysis following the game, so be sure to tune in to KCCI Saturday night.
Here’s what else to know about this year’s Cy-Hawk game.
Iowa State at Iowa football: How to watch and stream the Cy-Hawk game When: 6:30 p.m. CT, Saturday, Sept. 12Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa CityTV: NBCLivestream: PeacockTickets for the Cy-Hawk football game between Iowa and Iowa State
Tickets for Iowa vs. Iowa State are already sold out, but some tickets are available on the secondary market. You can find tickets through SeatGeek here.
Hawkeye Marching Band plans to honor Derek Phillips
Iowa football and the Hawkeye Marching Band will honor Derek Phillips, a band member who died after collapsing during last week’s game.
Iowa plans to observe a moment of silence at Kinnick Stadium before Saturday’s kickoff against Iowa State. At halftime, the Hawkeye Marching Band will perform the show Phillips helped prepare for last week’s game vs. Northern Illinois: 50 Years of The Muppet Show.
“We have altered the drill during ‘Rainbow Connection’ at the end to spell out Derek’s name on the field,” the band announced.
Band members will also wear black ribbons pinned to their jackets and shirts in honor of Phillips.
Cy-Hawk football series history
Iowa currently holds a 46-25 lead in the series, but it’s been much more even in recent years. The Cyclones have won three of the last four overall, including the last two in Iowa City.
Since Kirk Ferentz became Iowa’s head coach in 1999, the series is 14-12 in favor of Iowa.
While Jimmy Rogers is new to Iowa State, he’s not new to playing on the road at Kinnick Stadium. Rogers was the defensive coordinator at South Dakota State in 2022 when the Jackrabbits — led by quarterback Mark Gronowski — lost 7-3 at Iowa.
Last 10 games
2025: Iowa State 16, Iowa 132024: Iowa State 20, Iowa 192023: Iowa 20, Iowa State 132022: Iowa State 10, Iowa 72021: Iowa 27, Iowa State 172019: Iowa 18, Iowa State 172018: Iowa 13, Iowa State 32017: Iowa 44, Iowa State 412016: Iowa 42, Iowa State 32015: Iowa 31, Iowa State 17
*No game played in 2020
Last year’s game
Iowa State has held bragging rights for two years in a row thanks in large part to kicker Kyle Konrardy. Konrardy was the hero in 2024 when he drilled a 54-yard field goal just before time expired. He followed that up with another 54-yard field goal with less than 2 minutes to play in last year’s game.
Cy-Hawk football facts: What to know about the 72 Iowa-Iowa State games since 1894
Iowa owns the longest winning streak in the series (15 games) between 1983 and 1997.
Find more facts about the series here.
Photos: Cy-Hawk trophy celebrations since 2013
Parading the Cy-Hawk trophy around the field is a rite of passage for winners of the annual Iowa-Iowa State football game.
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