Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

The Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Kansas State Wildcats held every year since 1917, making it one of the longest continuous series in college football history as of 2024. It is also the only never-interrupted rivalry in college football. The October 2016 game marked the 100th straight year the two teams have met. In November 2023, the Big 12 announced its scheduling matrix for the next four seasons, which is set to end the rivalry's continuous streak in 2027.^[2]

Farmageddon

Iowa State Cyclones Kansas State Wildcats
First meeting	November 10, 1917 Iowa State, 10–7
Latest meeting	November 30, 2024 Iowa State, 29–21
Next meeting	August 23, 2025
Statistics
Meetings total	108
All-time series	Iowa State leads, 54–50–4[1]
Largest victory	Kansas State, 58–7 (2002) Iowa State 48–0 (1943)
Longest win streak	Iowa State, 10 (1943–1952) Kansas State, 10 (1994–2003, 2008–2017)
Current win streak	Iowa State, 2 (2023–present)

110km
68miles

Kansas State

Iowa State

   

Locations of Iowa State and Kansas State

History

The teams first met in 1917, when both universities were members of the erstwhile Missouri Valley 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. While Kansas State has gone 26–9 against the Cyclones since 1989, Iowa State leads the series 54–50–4.^[3]

Historically, the game was not 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

In 2024, with the Big 12 expansion to 16 teams, the decision was made to have only 4 rivalries be "protected" (meaning they would be played every year), and the rest would only be played every other year; the Farmageddon rivalry was not one of the protected rivalries. The two teams played in 2024 and are scheduled to play again in 2026. In 2025, the rivalry will take place on a neutral site on August 23, 2025 in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, called the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. In 2027, the rivalry's record for longest continuously running rivalry is scheduled to end.^[7][8]

Game results

Iowa State victories

Kansas State victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 November 10, 1917 Ames Iowa State 10–7 2 November 23, 1918 Manhattan Kansas State 11–0 3 November 15, 1919 Ames Iowa State 46–0 4 November 13, 1920 Manhattan Iowa State 17–0 5 November 11, 1921 Ames Iowa State 7–0 6 November 11, 1922 Manhattan Kansas State 12–2 7 October 20, 1923 Ames Tie 7–7 8 November 1, 1924 Manhattan Iowa State 21–0 9 November 26, 1925 Ames Kansas State 12–7 10 November 20, 1926 Manhattan Iowa State 3–2 11 October 29, 1927 Ames Iowa State 12–7 12 November 17, 1928 Ames Iowa State 7–0 13 November 9, 1929 Manhattan Kansas State 3–2 14 November 15, 1930 Ames Kansas State 13–0 15 November 7, 1931 Ames Iowa State 7–6 16 November 5, 1932 Manhattan Kansas State 31–0 17 November 11, 1933 Ames Kansas State 7–0 18 November 24, 1934 Manhattan Kansas State 20–0 19 November 9, 1935 Ames Kansas State 6–0 20 November 14, 1936 Manhattan Kansas State 47–7 21 November 20, 1937 Ames Iowa State 13–7 22 November 12, 1938 Manhattan Tie 13–13 23 November 18, 1939 Ames Iowa State 10–0 24 November 16, 1940 Manhattan Iowa State 12–0 25 November 22, 1941 Ames Tie 12–12 26 November 21, 1942 Manhattan Kansas State 7–6 27 November 20, 1943 Ames Iowa State 48–0 28 October 28, 1944 Manhattan Iowa State 14–0 29 November 3, 1945 Ames Iowa State 40–13 30 November 2, 1946 Manhattan Iowa State 13–7 31 November 15, 1947 Ames Iowa State 14–0 32 October 2, 1948 Manhattan Iowa State 20–0 33 October 15, 1949 Ames Iowa State 25–21 34 November 4, 1950 Manhattan Iowa State 13–7 35 October 13, 1951 Ames Iowa State 32–6 36 November 22, 1952 Manhattan Iowa State 27–0 37 October 10, 1953 Ames Kansas State 20–12 38 November 13, 1954 Manhattan Kansas State 12–7 39 October 22, 1955 Ames Kansas State 9–7 40 November 17, 1956 Manhattan Kansas State 32–6 41 October 26, 1957 Ames Kansas State 32–10 42 November 15, 1958 Manhattan Kansas State 14–6 43 October 24, 1959 Ames Iowa State 26–0 44 November 12, 1960 Manhattan Iowa State 20–7 45 October 28, 1961 Ames Iowa State 31–7 46 November 17, 1962 Manhattan Iowa State 28–14 47 November 16, 1963 Ames Kansas State 21–10 48 November 14, 1964 Manhattan Kansas State 7–6 49 November 13, 1965 Ames Iowa State 38–6 50 November 12, 1966 Manhattan Iowa State 30–13 51 October 14, 1967 Ames Iowa State 17–0 52 October 12, 1968 Manhattan Iowa State 23–14 53 October 18, 1969 Manhattan Kansas State 34–7 54 October 17, 1970 Ames Kansas State 17–0 55 October 16, 1971 Manhattan Iowa State 24–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 56 October 21, 1972 Ames #20 Iowa State 55–22 57 October 20, 1973 Manhattan Kansas State 21–19 58 October 19, 1974 Ames Iowa State 23–18 59 October 11, 1975 Manhattan Iowa State 17–7 60 October 30, 1976 Ames Iowa State 45–14 61 November 12, 1977 Manhattan Iowa State 22–15 62 November 4, 1978 Ames Iowa State 24–0 63 October 13, 1979 Manhattan Iowa State 7–3 64 October 11, 1980 Ames Iowa State 31–7 65 October 31, 1981 Manhattan Kansas State 10–7 66 October 30, 1982 Ames Kansas State 9–3 67 November 12, 1983 Manhattan Iowa State 49–27 68 November 10, 1984 Ames Tie 7–7 69 November 16, 1985 Manhattan Iowa State 21–14 70 November 15, 1986 Ames Iowa State 48–19 71 November 14, 1987 Ames Iowa State 16–14 72 November 12, 1988 Manhattan Iowa State 16–7 73 November 4, 1989 Ames Iowa State 36–11 74 November 3, 1990 Manhattan Kansas State 28–14 75 November 9, 1991 Ames Kansas State 37–7 76 November 5, 1992 Manhattan Kansas State 22–13 77 November 6, 1993 Ames Iowa State 27–23 78 November 5, 1994 Manhattan #15 Kansas State 38–20 79 November 11, 1995 Ames #7 Kansas State 49–7 80 November 23, 1996 Manhattan #14 Kansas State 35–20 81 November 22, 1997 Ames #9 Kansas State 28–3 82 October 24, 1998 Manhattan #4 Kansas State 52–7 83 September 25, 1999 Ames #15 Kansas State 35–28 84 November 4, 2000 Manhattan #19 Kansas State 56–10 85 November 3, 2001 Ames Kansas State 42–3 86 November 9, 2002 Manhattan #12 Kansas State 58–7 87 November 8, 2003 Ames Kansas State 45–0 88 November 20, 2004 Manhattan Iowa State 37–23 89 November 5, 2005 Ames Iowa State 45–17 90 October 28, 2006 Manhattan Kansas State 31–10 91 November 3, 2007 Ames Iowa State 31–20 92 November 22, 2008 Manhattan Kansas State 38–30 93 October 3, 2009 Kansas City Kansas State 24–23 94 September 18, 2010 Kansas City Kansas State 27–20 95 December 3, 2011 Manhattan #16 Kansas State 30–23 96 October 13, 2012 Ames #6 Kansas State 27–21 97 November 2, 2013 Manhattan Kansas State 41–7 98 September 6, 2014 Ames #20 Kansas State 32–28 99 November 21, 2015 Manhattan Kansas State 38–35 100 October 29, 2016 Ames Kansas State 31–26 101 November 25, 2017 Manhattan Kansas State 20–19 102 November 24, 2018 Ames #25 Iowa State 42–38 103 November 30, 2019 Manhattan Kansas State 27–17 104 November 21, 2020 Ames #17 Iowa State 45–0 105 October 16, 2021 Manhattan Iowa State 33–20 106 October 8, 2022 Ames #20 Kansas State 10–9 107 November 25, 2023 Manhattan Iowa State 42–35 108 November 30, 2024 Ames #18 Iowa State 29–21 109 August 23, 2025 Dublin Series: Iowa State leads 54–50–4[1]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games
• List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I