Putting Up Numbers· college football

Iowa State @ Iowa

Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · Unranked at No. 21

Iowa 16, Iowa State 13Iowa was favored by 14, and Iowa State covered.

Iowa State at Iowa: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameIowa State1 gameIowa1 game
Points−3.0−15.8
Points allowed−13.1−12.7
Total offense, yards−62−145
Total defense, yards−111−102
Touchdowns−1.0−3.1
Passer rating−10.1−22.1
Third downs−5.0%−7.2%
Sacks−1.4−2.1
Penalty yards−12.1−31.1
Turnovers forced−1.2−1.2
Turnovers lost−1.2−1.2

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Iowa

Iowa State

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Iowa

  • Iowa had beaten 11 straight unranked teams.streakthe runs →Extended to 12.
  • Iowa had won 4 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 5.
  • Iowa had covered 4 straight on the road.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

Iowa State

  • Iowa State had won 4 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.
  • Iowa State had beaten 4 straight unranked teams.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

The series

If you squint

  • Iowa had covered 8 of its last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • Iowa had won 8 of its last 10 at home.countits form →Now 9 of 11.
  • Iowa had covered 7 of its last 10 at home.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • Iowa State had won 8 of its last 10 on the road.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • Iowa State had failed to cover 7 of its last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • Iowa State had won 7 of its last 10 as the underdog.countits form →Now 7 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 12, 2026at IowaIowa 16, Iowa State 13
Sep 6, 2025at Iowa StateIowa State 16, Iowa 13
Sep 7, 2024at IowaIowa State 20, Iowa 19
Sep 10, 2022at IowaIowa State 10, Iowa 7
Sep 11, 2021at Iowa StateIowa 27, Iowa State 17
Sep 14, 2019at Iowa StateIowa 18, Iowa State 17
Sep 8, 2018at IowaIowa 13, Iowa State 3
Sep 9, 2017at Iowa StateIowa 44, Iowa State 41
Sep 10, 2016at IowaIowa 42, Iowa State 3
Sep 12, 2015at Iowa StateIowa 31, Iowa State 17

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 11, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.