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The Iowa–Iowa State rivalry is an American college rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes sports teams of the University of Iowa and the Iowa State Cyclones sports teams of Iowa State University.

Iowa State became the Cyclones after they leveled Northwestern in 1895. On September 29, 1895 the Chicago Tribune noted: Struck by a Cyclone It Comes from Iowa and Devastates Evanston Town. “Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday.

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Iowa State, a force in the powerful Big 12 Conference, is the hottest ticket in town and students have a front-row seat to the action.

Its top sponsors include Coca-Cola, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and Norwest Bank of Iowa, said Scott Barnes, ISU associate athletic director for development and special projects.

This rivalry dates back to 1894, when Iowa State (then known as Iowa Agricultural College) beat Iowa 16-8 in Iowa City. The Cyclones won the first three meetings before the Hawkeyes went on a five-game winning streak from 1899-1905.

The Hawkeyes' oldest rival is Minnesota. Its most competitively balanced rival is Wisconsin. Iowa State is the in-state rival.

Iowa State is known worldwide for its excellence in science and technology, discovery and innovation; and its student-centered culture with faculty and staff who are dedicated to student success.

It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 25,808, and admissions are selective, with an acceptance rate of 91%.

Iowa State plays NCAA Division I FBS football in the Big 12 Conference. Iowa State football team is led by head coach Matt Campbell. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894. The Cyclones have a 512–624–46 all-time record and are 3–7 in post season play.

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The 2024-25 schedule for Iowa State men's basketball is now a bit more clear. The Big 12 announced the schedule matrix with home and away opponents for the upcoming season on Thursday.

Cy the Cardinal is the mascot of Iowa State University's sports teams. Because a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally.

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.

The Hawks remain the only sports franchise ever based in Iowa from any of the current Big Four Leagues.

The department's fiscal year 2023 total revenue of $115.58 million is a 3.86% increase compared to fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022), when the department had a revenue of $111.28 million. Fiscal year 2021 had revenue of $72,046,100 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021).

The Iowa Hawkeyes have protected games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, and the Wisconsin Badgers as part of this deal. These three games are also trophy games that rank highly among CBS Sports' top Big Ten rivalries.

Another chapter of the Indiana-Iowa rivalry did not disappoint. The Hoosiers avenged their 27-point loss to the Hawkeyes earlier this season and did it through a strong defensive effort. The 86-69 victory improves Indiana to 14-0 at home this season, which is the longest active home winning streak in the Big Ten.

While Kansas State has gone 26–8 against the Cyclones since 1989, Iowa State leads the series 53–50–4. Historically, the game was not considered a major rivalry, but in light of changes in the Big 12 in the late 2000s, the universities pushed to highlight it to generate revenue and interest for their football programs.

Iowa's biggest rivals are Minnesota and Wisconsin, not Iowa State. While Penn State feels like a B1G school (compared to Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers, and the Pac 12 escapees, which don't), they have a rivalry with Pitt that went dormant when Penn State joined the B1G.