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Iowa (IOWA) vs Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)
Series
26–23–2
Iowa leads
Average Score
19.9–20.9
51 games
Current Streak
1
Iowa
Longest Streak
5
Iowa, 1979–1983
SeasonDateWinnerScore
20252025-11-23Iowa20–17
20242024-10-20Michigan State20–32
20232023-10-01Iowa26–16
20202020-11-10Iowa49–7
20172017-10-03Michigan State10–17
20152015-12-08Michigan State13–16
20132013-10-08Michigan State14–26
20122012-10-16Iowa19–16
20112011-11-15Michigan State21–37
20102010-11-02Iowa37–6
20092009-10-27Iowa15–13
20082008-10-07Michigan State13–16
20072007-10-30Iowa34–27
20042004-10-05Iowa38–16
20032003-09-30Michigan State10–20
20022002-10-15Iowa44–16
20012001-10-16Michigan State28–31
20002000-10-10Iowa21–16
19991999-10-05Michigan State3–49
19961996-10-08Iowa37–30
19951995-10-10Iowa21–7
19941994-10-25Iowa19–14
19931993-10-26Michigan State10–24
19901990-10-09Iowa12–7
19891989-10-10Michigan State14–17
19881988-10-04Tie10–10
19871987-10-06Michigan State14–19
19861986-10-07Iowa24–21
19851985-10-08Iowa35–31
19841984-11-13Michigan State16–17
19831983-11-15Iowa12–6
19821982-11-23Iowa24–18
19811981-11-24Iowa36–7
19801980-11-25Iowa41–0
19791979-11-20Iowa33–23
19781978-11-28Michigan State7–42
19771977-11-22Michigan State16–22
19761976-11-23Iowa30–17
19751975-11-25Michigan State23–27
19741974-11-26Michigan State21–60
19731973-11-27Michigan State6–15
19721972-10-31Tie6–6
19711971-10-26Michigan State3–34
19701970-10-27Michigan State0–37
19691969-10-28Iowa19–18
19661966-11-08Michigan State7–56
19651965-11-09Michigan State0–35
19601960-10-11Iowa27–15
19591959-10-13Iowa37–8
19541954-09-28Iowa14–10
19531953-09-29Michigan State7–21

Scores read Iowa first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.

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