Matchup Index

Cincinnati Bearcats vs Iowa State Cyclones

Cincinnati Bearcats 1
Iowa State Cyclones leads 2-1
wins
2023 to 2025
Cincinnati Bearcats won the last meeting
Next meeting: Nov 14, 2026, Cincinnati Bearcats at Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State Cyclones 2

Series timeline

▼ Iowa State Cyclones ahead (peak +2)
2023: Iowa State Cyclones 30-102024: Iowa State Cyclones 34-172025: Cincinnati Bearcats 38-30

Cincinnati Bearcats Iowa State Cyclones Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Cincinnati Bearcats 1 (2025), Iowa State Cyclones 2 (2023–2024). Current: Cincinnati Bearcats 1.

Splits

SplitCincinnati Bearcats record
Regular season1-2
Hosted by Cincinnati Bearcats1-1
Hosted by Iowa State Cyclones0-1
Last 3 seasons (2023 to 2025)1-2
Largest Cincinnati Bearcats win38-30 (2025)
Largest Iowa State Cyclones win30-10 (2023)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Oct 4, 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats 38-30 at Cincinnati Bearcats Week 6
2024 Nov 16, 2024 Iowa State Cyclones 34-17 at Iowa State Cyclones Week 12
2023 Oct 14, 2023 Iowa State Cyclones 30-10 at Cincinnati Bearcats Week 8

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.