Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Iowa Hawkeyes Wisconsin Badgers
First meeting	October 29, 1894
Latest meeting	October 22, 2016
Next meeting	TBA
Trophy	Heartland Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	90
All-time series	Wisconsin leads, 45–43–2 (.511)
Current win streak	Wisconsin, 1

The Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers. The Heartland Trophy is a brass bull that is presented to the winner of the annual game. Although the rivalry is over 100 years old, the trophy is a relatively new addition. It was first presented in 2004 to Iowa, when they defeated Wisconsin 30–7. In 2005, Iowa spoiled the last home game for Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez, defeating the Badgers at a rain-soaked Camp Randall Stadium 20–10. The Badgers took possession of the trophy for the first time in 2006, defeating Iowa 24–21 in a back-and-forth affair. Wisconsin evened the Heartland Trophy series in 2007, winning another closely contested game 17–13, under the lights at Camp Randall. In 2008, Iowa took the lead in the trophy series with a lopsided 38–16 victory. The Hawkeyes' second-half performance was key again in 2009, as they won 20–10 in Madison. The 2010 game was decided in the final minute, as the Badgers scored a late touchdown for a 31–30 victory at Kinnick Stadium.

Due to Big Ten expansion, Wisconsin and Iowa were placed in separate divisions, thus ending the annual rivalry.^[1] However, the series resumed as an annual game during the 2014 season. The Big Ten announced in April 2013 it will realign its divisions geographically when Maryland and Rutgers join in 2014, and Iowa and Wisconsin will play in the Big Ten West. The two started interdivisional play on Nov. 22, 2014, in Iowa City.

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External links

• Iowa–Wisconsin series history