Iowa–Iowa State rivalry

The Iowa–Iowa State rivalry is a collegiate rivalry between the University of Iowa and Iowa State University and their athletic teams, the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Iowa State Cyclones. The two universities currently compete with each other in the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series, which awards points for athletic victories over the other university. The two schools also compete for the Cy-Hawk Trophy, which is annually awarded to the winner of the football game between the two schools.

Iowa and Iowa State rank as the top two universities in Iowa in terms of enrollment. In the spring 2008 semester, Iowa, located in Iowa City, had 28,808 students.cite web|title = The University of Iowa Office of the Registrar Spring 2008 Census Counts|url = http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu/census/census_20078.pdf|publisher = University of Iowa|accessdate = 2008-03-08] Iowa State, located in Ames, had 24,445.cite web|title = Iowa State University Final Enrollment - Spring 2008|url = http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/stats/stats-s08.html|publisher = Iowa State University|accessdate = 2008-03-08] The two schools compete in a wide range of sports, including wrestling, golf, volleyball, soccer, cross country, swimming, gymnastics, and softball, among major sports such as football and basketball.cite web|title = Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series|url = http://www.hy-veecyhawkseries.com/|publisher = Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series|accessdate = 2008-03-08]

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*Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series
*Cy-Hawk Trophy