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California vs Iowa Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between California and Iowa.

PROGRAM ONECalifornia1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–3WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOIowa3 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1958Earliest documented
1993Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

4 games
  1. 1958
    California12 — 38Iowa
    Jan 1, 1959Iowa won
  2. 1959
    California12 — 42Iowa
    Sep 26, 1959Iowa won
  3. 1961
    California7 — 28Iowa
    Sep 30, 1961Iowa won
  4. 1993
    California37 — 3Iowa
    Dec 31, 1993California won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1993California vs Iowa37–3California won
1961California vs Iowa7–28Iowa won
1959California vs Iowa12–42Iowa won
1958California vs Iowa12–38Iowa won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.