Iowa vs. Northwestern: every belt game
1 belt win in the series
Belt games
3
1935–1981
Even at 1–1–1
Even at 1–1–1
1 belt win in the series
Title changesThe belt changed hands 0 times in this series
First meetingNovember 23, 1935
Most recentOctober 3, 1981
Longest gap45 yrs between belt meetings
October 3, 1981 · Iowa 64–0 · at NorthwesternDefendedOctober 3, 1936 · Northwestern 18–7 · at NorthwesternDefendedNovember 23, 1935 · Northwestern 0–0 · at IowaTie, holder kept it
Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.