Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Explained

Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
Iowa State (9) Tie (1) Iowa (9)
2005–2006
2007–2008
2009–2010
2011–2012
2013–2014
2014–2015
2017–2018
2021–2022
2022-2023
2015–20162004–2005
2006–2007
2008–2009
2010–2011
2012–2013
2016–2017
2018–2019
2019–2020
2023–2024

The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series is an annual athletic competition between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. On April 12, 2011, it was announced that the competition would be sponsored by the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and the Iowa Corn Growers Association.[1] From 2004 to 2011, it was sponsored by Hy-Vee and called the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series. The competition includes all head-to-head regular season competitions between the two archrival universities in all shared sports. Each team has won the series 9 times, after Iowa won the latest title 2023-2024.

Competition format

Each regular-season game, match, or meet between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes is counted toward the series championship. The winning team in each sport earns two points for their university (except for football, which is worth three points). In the event that a contest ends in a tie, the points are split. For academics, each school earns a single point if the graduation rate for student athletes exceeds the overall student body rate.[2] The university with the most overall points at the end of the academic year is awarded the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Trophy (not to be confused with the Cy-Hawk Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the schools' annual football game). If both schools tie on points at the end of the academic year (as in 2015–16), the school that won the trophy the previous year keeps the series trophy.[3]

History

The Cy-Hawk Series Trophy originated in 2004. The series is currently tied, with each school owning nine titles. The two schools tied the series in 2015–16. Due to the COVID pandemic, the Cy-Hawk Series was paused in 2020–2021.

Overall results

SportYearsTotal SeriesTotal Points
M Golf(2007–08)Iowa State 1–0Iowa State 2–0
Volleyball(2006–07)–presentIowa State 13–3Iowa State 26–6
Football(2004–05)–presentIowa 12–6Iowa 36–18
W Soccer(2004–05)–presentIowa 12–5–1Iowa 25–11
M Cross Country(2007–08)–presentIowa State 15–0Iowa State 30–0
W Cross Country(2007–08)–presentIowa State 13–2Iowa State 26-4
W Basketball(2004–05)–presentIowa 10–8Iowa 20–16
W Gymnastics(2004–05)–presentIowa State 14–11Iowa State 28–22
M Basketball(2004–05)–presentIowa State 10-8Iowa State 20–16
W Tennis(2009–10); (2011–12)–(2014–15); (2016-2017)–presentIowa 7–2Iowa 14–4
Wrestling(2004–05)–presentIowa 17–1Iowa 34–2
W Swimming(2004–05)–presentIowa 14–4Iowa 28–8
Softball(2004–05)–presentIowa State 9–8–1Iowa State 19–17
Academics(2010–11)–(2017-2018)Iowa 4–2–2Iowa 6–4
Total(2004–05)–presentIowa State 109–108–4Iowa 228–214

2004–05 UI (1-0)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 11, 2004Iowa CityFootballIowaIowa 3–0
October 31, 2004AmesW SoccerIowa StateIowa 3–2
December 1, 2004Iowa CityW BasketballIowaIowa 5–2
December 4, 2004Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 7–2
December 5, 2004Iowa CityWrestlingIowa StateIowa 7–4
December 10, 2004Iowa CityM BasketballIowaIowa 9–4
January 28, 2005AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa 9–6
February 15, 2005Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa 9–8
April 19, 2005Iowa CitySoftballIowaIowa 11–8

2005–06 Tied (1-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 7, 2005Iowa CityW SoccerIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 10, 2005AmesFootballIowa StateIowa State 5–0
December 2, 2005AmesWrestlingIowaIowa State 5–2
December 8, 2005AmesW BasketballIowa StateIowa State 7–2
December 9, 2005AmesM BasketballIowa StateIowa State 9–2
December 9, 2005AmesW SwimmingIowaIowa State 9–4
January 28, 2006Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa State 11–4
March 17, 2006AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa State 13–4
March 17, 2006AmesSoftballIowaIowa State 13–6

2006–07 UI (2-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
August 26, 2006Iowa CityVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 12, 2006AmesW SoccerIowaTied 2–2
September 16, 2006Iowa CityFootballIowaIowa 5–2
November 30, 2006Iowa CityW BasketballIowa StateIowa 5–4
December 3, 2006Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa 7–4
December 8, 2006Iowa CityM BasketballIowaIowa 9–4
December 8, 2006Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 11–4
March 4, 2007Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa 11–6
March 23, 2007AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa 11–8
April 3, 2007Iowa CitySoftballIowaIowa 13–8

2007–08 Tied (2-2)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 4, 2007Cedar RapidsM GolfIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 8, 2007Des MoinesVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 4–0
September 9, 2007Iowa CityW SoccerTieIowa State 5–1
September 15, 2007AmesFootballIowa StateIowa State 8–1
November 10, 2007PeoriaM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 10–1
November 10, 2007PeoriaW Cross CountryIowa Iowa State 10–3
December 5, 2007AmesW BasketballIowa StateIowa State 12–3
December 7, 2007AmesW SwimmingIowa StateIowa State 14–3
December 8, 2007AmesM BasketballIowa StateIowa State 16–3
December 9, 2007AmesWrestlingIowaIowa State 16–5
February 22, 2008AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa State 18–5
March 7, 2008Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowaIowa State 18–7
April 1, 2008AmesSoftballIowaIowa State 18–9

2008–09 UI (3-2)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 12, 2008AmesVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 13, 2008Iowa CityFootballIowaIowa 3–2
September 21, 2008AmesW SoccerIowaIowa 5–2
November 15, 2008StillwaterM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5–4
November 15, 2008StillwaterW Cross CountryIowaIowa 7–4
December 6, 2008Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa 9–4
December 7, 2008Iowa CityW BasketballIowaIowa 11–4
December 12, 2008Iowa CityM BasketballIowaIowa 13–4
December 12, 2008Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 15–4
February 12, 2009AmesW GymnasticsIowaIowa 17–4
February 14, 2009Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowaIowa 19–4
April 7, 2009Iowa CitySoftballIowaIowa 21–4

2009–10 Tied (3-3)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 11, 2009Iowa CityVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 12, 2009AmesFootballIowaIowa 3–2
September 18, 2009Iowa CityW SoccerIowaIowa 5–2
November 14, 2009SpringfieldM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5–4
November 14, 2009SpringfieldW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6–5
December 6, 2009AmesWrestlingIowaIowa 7–6
December 10, 2009AmesW BasketballIowa StateIowa State 8–7
December 11, 2009AmesW SwimmingIowa StateIowa State 10–7
December 11, 2009AmesM BasketballIowa StateIowa State 12–7
February 21, 2010Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa State 14–7
February 21, 2010Iowa CityW TennisIowaIowa State 14–9
March 5, 2010AmesW GymnasticsIowaIowa State 14–11
March 31, 2010AmesSoftballIowa StateIowa State 16–11

2010–11 UI (4-3)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 10, 2010Iowa CityVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 11, 2010Iowa CityFootballIowaIowa 3–2
September 17, 2010AmesW SoccerIowaIowa 5–2
November 13, 2010SpringfieldM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5–4
November 13, 2010SpringfieldW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6–5
December 3, 2010Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa 7–6
December 9, 2010Iowa CityW BasketballIowaIowa 9–6
December 10, 2010Iowa CityM BasketballIowa StateIowa 9–8
December 10, 2010Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 11–8
February 18, 2011AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa 11–10
February 25, 2011Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowaIowa 13–10
April 20, 2011Iowa CitySoftballIowaIowa 15–10
May 5, 2011Iowa CityAcademicsIowa StateIowa 15–11

2011–12 Tied (4-4)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 3, 2011AmesVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 9, 2011Iowa CityW SoccerIowaTied 2–2
September 10, 2011AmesFootballIowa StateIowa State 5–2
November 12, 2011DekalbM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 7–2
November 12, 2011DekalbW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 9–2
December 4, 2011AmesWrestlingIowaIowa State 9–4
December 7, 2011AmesW BasketballIowa StateIowa State 11–4
December 9, 2011AmesW SwimmingIowaIowa State 11–6
December 9, 2011AmesM BasketballIowa StateIowa State 13–6
January 27, 2012AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa State 15–6
February 12, 2012Iowa CityW TennisIowaIowa State 15–8
February 17, 2012Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowaIowa State 15–10
April 18, 2012AmesSoftballIowa StateIowa State 17–10
May 5, 2012N/AAcademicsIowaIowa State 17–11

2012–13 UI (5-4)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
August 31, 2012AmesW SoccerIowaIowa 2–0
September 7, 2012AmesVolleyballIowa StateTied 2–2
September 8, 2012Iowa CityFootballIowa StateIowa State 5–2
November 9, 2012SpringfieldM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 7–2
November 9, 2012SpringfieldW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 9–2
December 1, 2012Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa State 9–4
December 6, 2012Iowa CityW BasketballIowaIowa State 9–6
December 7, 2012Iowa CityM BasketballIowaIowa State 9–8
December 7, 2012Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 10–9
January 26, 2013AmesW TennisIowaIowa 12–9
March 8, 2013Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowaIowa 14–9
May 1, 2013Iowa CitySoftballIowaIowa 16–9
May 5, 2013N/AAcademicsIowaIowa 17–9

2013–14 Tied (5-5)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 8, 2013Iowa CityW SoccerIowaIowa 2–0
September 14, 2013AmesFootballIowaIowa 5–0
September 21, 2013Iowa CityVolleyballIowa StateIowa 5–2
November 15, 2013AmesM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5–4
November 15, 2013AmesW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6–5
December 1, 2013AmesWrestlingIowaIowa 7–6
December 12, 2013AmesW BasketballIowa StateIowa State 8–7
December 13, 2013 AmesW SwimmingIowaIowa 9–8
December 13, 2013AmesM BasketballIowa StateIowa State 10–9
March 4, 2014N/AAcademicsIowaTied 10–10
March 4, 2014N/AAcademicsIowa StateIowa State 11–10
March 7, 2014AmesW GymnasticsIowa StateIowa State 13–10
April 23, 2014AmesSoftballTieIowa State 14–11

2014–15 ISU (6-5)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 5, 2014AmesW. SoccerIowa StateIowa State 2–0
September 13, 2014Iowa CityFootballIowa StateIowa State 5–0
September 20, 2014AmesVolleyballIowa StateIowa State 7–0
November 14, 2014Peoria, ILW. Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 9–0
November 14, 2014Peoria, ILM. Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 11–0
November 29, 2014Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa State 11–2
December 1, 2014N/AAcademicsIowaIowa State 11–3
December 11, 2014Iowa CityW. BasketballIowaIowa State 11–5
December 12, 2014Iowa CityW. SwimmingIowaIowa State 11–7
December 12, 2014Iowa CityM. BasketballIowa StateIowa State 13–7
February 6, 2015Iowa CityW. TennisIowaIowa State 13–9
March 6, 2015Iowa CityW. GymnasticsIowaIowa State 13–11
April 15, 2015Iowa CitySoftballIowa StateIowa State 15–11

2015–16 ISU (6-5-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 11, 2015Iowa CityW. SoccerIowaIowa 2–0
September 11, 2015Iowa CityVolleyballIowaIowa 4–0
September 12, 2015AmesFootballIowaIowa 7–0
November 13, 2015N/AAcademicsIowaIowa 8–0
November 13, 2015Lawrence, KSM. Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 8–2
November 13, 2015Lawrence, KSW. Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 8–4
November 29, 2015AmesWrestlingIowaIowa 10–4
December 10, 2015AmesM. BasketballIowa StateIowa 10–6
December 11, 2015AmesW. SwimmingIowaIowa 12–6
December 11, 2015AmesW. BasketballIowa StateIowa 12–8
March 4, 2016AmesW. GymnasticsIowa StateIowa 12–10
May 3, 2016[4] [5] AmesSoftballIowa StateTied 12–12

2016–17 Tied (6-6-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 9, 2016AmesW SoccerIowaIowa 2–0
September 9, 2016AmesVolleyballIowa StateTied 2–2
September 10, 2016Iowa CityFootballIowaIowa 5–2
November 11, 2016Iowa CityM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5–4
November 11, 2016Iowa CityW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6–5
November 16, 2016N/AAcademicsTiedIowa State 7–6
December 7, 2016Iowa CityW BasketballIowaIowa 8–7
December 8, 2016Iowa CityM BasketballIowaIowa 10–7
December 9, 2016Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 12–7
December 10, 2016Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa 14–7
February 5, 2017Iowa CityW TennisIowaIowa 16–7
March 3, 2017Iowa CityW GymnasticsIowaIowa 18–7
April 18, 2017Iowa CitySoftballIowaIowa 20–7

2017–18 ISU (7-6-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
August 25, 2017Iowa CityW SoccerIowaIowa 2–0
September 8, 2017Iowa CityVolleyballIowa StateTied 2–2
September 9, 2017AmesFootballIowaIowa 5–2
November 10, 2017AmesW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5–4
November 10, 2017AmesM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6–5
December 6, 2017AmesWomen's BasketballIowaIowa 7–6
December 7, 2017AmesMen's BasketballIowa StateIowa State 8–7
December 8, 2017 AmesW SwimmingIowaIowa 9–8
February 18, 2018AmesWrestlingIowaIowa 11-8
March 7, 2018AmesW TennisIowaIowa 13-8
March 9, 2018AmesW Gymnastics Iowa StateIowa 13-10
April 25, 2018AmesSoftballIowa StateIowa 13-12
May 16, 2018N/AAcademicsIowa StateIowa State 14-13

2018–19 Tied (7-7-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 7, 2018AmesW SoccerIowa State Iowa State 2-0
September 14, 2018AmesVolleyballIowaTied 2-2
September 8, 2018Iowa CityFootballIowaIowa 5-2
November 9, 2018Peoria, ILW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5-4
November 9, 2018Peoria, ILM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6-5
December 1, 2018Iowa CityWrestlingIowaIowa 7-6
December 5, 2018Iowa CityWomen's BasketballIowaIowa 9-6
December 6, 2018Iowa CityMen's BasketballIowaIowa 11-6
December 7, 2018Iowa CityW SwimmingIowaIowa 13-6
February 8, 2019Iowa City W TennisIowaIowa 15-6
March 1, 2019Iowa CityW Gymnastics Iowa StateIowa 15-8
April 10, 2019Iowa CitySoftballIowa StateIowa 15-10

2019–20 UI (8-7-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
August 29, 2019Iowa CityW SoccerIowaIowa 2-0
September 14, 2019Ames (College GameDay)FootballIowaIowa 5-0
September 21, 2019Iowa CityVolleyballIowa StateIowa 5-2
November 15, 2019AmesW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5-4
November 15, 2019AmesM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6-5
November 24, 2019AmesWrestlingIowaIowa 7-6
December 11, 2019AmesWomen's BasketballIowaIowa 9-6
December 12, 2019AmesMen's BasketballIowaIowa 11-6
December 13, 2019AmesW SwimmingIowaIowa 13-6
February 28, 2020Des Moines W TennisIowa StateIowa 13-8
March 6, 2020AmesW Gymnastics IowaIowa 15-8
April 14, 2020AmesSoftballCancelled due to COVID-19Iowa 15-8

2020–21 (Cancelled COVID)

Series paused due to COVID pandemic.

2021–22 Tied (8-8-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
August 26, 2021Iowa CityW SoccerIowaIowa 2-0
September 11, 2021Ames (College GameDay)FootballIowaIowa 5-0
September 11, 2021CoralvilleVolleyballIowaIowa 7-0
November 12, 2021Iowa CityW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 7-2
November 12, 2021Iowa CityM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 7-4
December 5, 2021AmesWrestling IowaIowa 9-4
December 8, 2021AmesWomen's BasketballIowa StateIowa 9-6
December 9, 2021AmesMen's BasketballIowa StateIowa 9-8
December 10, 2021AmesW SwimmingIowa StateIowa State 10-9
February 18, 2022Des Moines W TennisIowa StateIowa State 12-9
March 4, 2021AmesW Gymnastics IowaIowa State 12-11
April 26, 2021AmesSoftballIowa StateIowa State 14-11

2022–23 ISU (9-8-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
September 8, 2022AmesW SoccerIowa StateIowa State 2-0
September 9, 2022Ames VolleyballIowa StateIowa State 4-0
September 10, 2022Iowa CityFootballIowa StateIowa State 7-0
November 11, 2022ColumbiaW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 9-0
November 11, 2022ColumbiaM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 11-0
December 4, 2022Iowa CityWrestling IowaIowa State 11-2
December 7, 2022Iowa CityWomen's BasketballIowaIowa State 11-4
December 8, 2022Iowa CityMen's BasketballIowaIowa State 11-6
December 9, 2022Iowa CitySwimmingIowa StateIowa State 13-6
February 24, 2023Iowa CityTennisIowa StateIowa State 15-6
March 3, 2023Iowa CityGymnastics IowaIowa State 15-8
April 26, 2023Iowa CitySoftballIowa StateIowa State 17-8

2023–24 Tied (9-9-1)

Iowa victories are shaded

██ gold. Iowa State victories shaded in ██ cardinal. Ties are white.
DateSiteSportWinning teamSeries
August 24, 2023Iowa CityW SoccerIowaIowa 2-0
September 6, 2023Iowa City VolleyballIowa StateTied 2-2
September 9, 2023AmesFootballIowaIowa 5-2
November 10, 2023StillwaterW Cross CountryIowa StateIowa 5-4
November 10, 2023StillwaterM Cross CountryIowa StateIowa State 6-5
November 26, 2023AmesWrestling IowaIowa 7-6
December 6, 2023AmesWomen's BasketballIowaIowa 9-6
December 7, 2023AmesMen's BasketballIowa StateIowa State 9-8
December 8, 2023AmesSwimmingIowaIowa 11-8
February 16, 2024AmesTennisIowaIowa 13-8
March 8, 2024AmesGymnastics IowaIowa 15-8
April 16, 2024AmesSoftballCancelled due to weatherIowa 15-8

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa Corn Assumes Lead for Cy-Hawk Series. hawkeyesports.com.
  2. Web site: Home Opinion Editorials Editorial: Support, be proud of every event in Cy-Hawk Series. Iowastatedaily.com. Iowa State Daily. 13 May 2015.
  3. Web site: ISU softball brings home CyHawk series in front of record crowd. iowastatedaily.com. Iowa State Daily. 13 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Cy-Hawk Showdown Postponed To April 27. April 19, 2016. Iowa State University Athletics. April 26, 2016. Ames, Iowa. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426144319/http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46642&SPID=4249&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=210899654. April 26, 2016.
  5. Web site: Weather Causes Softball Schedule Changes. April 26, 2016. Iowa State University. May 3, 2016. Ames, Iowa. https://web.archive.org/web/20160504005054/http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46642&SPID=4249&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=210914287. May 4, 2016 .