Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry
First meeting November 10, 1917
Iowa State 10, Kansas State 7
Latest meeting November 25, 2017
Kansas State 20, Iowa State 19
Next meeting November 24, 2018
Statistics
Meetings total 101
All-time series Iowa State leads, 49–48–4
Largest victory Kansas State, 58–7 (2002)
Longest win streak Iowa State, 10 (1943–52)
Kansas State, 10 (1994–2003, 2008–present)
Current win streak Kansas State, 10 (2008–present)

The Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats. The two Big 12 Conference rivals have played every year since 1917, making it the 8th-longest continuous series in college football history and the nation's single longest never-interrupted college football rivalry. The game in October 2016 marked the 100th straight year the two teams have met.

History

The teams first met in 1917, when both universities were members of the erstwhile Big Eight Conference. The match-up continued as an annual conference game through the schools' shift into the Big 12 Conference. The series has been dominated by long winning streaks for both teams, with each team's longest winning streak at 10 games. Kansas State is 24–4 since 1989. Iowa State leads the series 49–48–4.[1]

Historically, the game wasn't 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.[2] They scheduled two neutral-site games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri in 2009 and 2010, which fans and the media dubbed "Farmageddon", a reference to the agricultural roots of these land-grant universities.[3][4] Kansas State swept both matches, which drew average crowds, and the game was brought back to the university campuses for the 2011 season.[2]

Game results

Iowa State victoriesKansas State victoriesTie games

See also

References

  1. "Iowa State vs Kansas St". cfbdatawarehouse.com. College Football Data Warehouse. 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Lee Barfknecht (October 3, 2009). "Big 12: Outlook is bleak for North trio". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. Ubben, David (September 8, 2010). "Big 12 Blog: Key Stretch: Kansas State". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. "Cats Get Gritty Win in KC". The Topeka Capital-Journal. September 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
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