This is the first installment of a five-part series which will count down the five greatest Iowa-Iowa State gridiron throw downs of the past.
It took Iowa four tries to solve the Cyclones - in Iowa City, no less - losing each of the first three match-ups in this rivarly which dates back all the way to October 1894.
1899 ended up being a great season for the Hawks who finished with an unblemished 8-0-1 record.
The only game Iowa didn't win was a week two slug fest with the University of Chicago in the Windy City which ended in a 5-5 tie.
The Cy-Hawk trophy and bowl games didn't yet exist. Nor did the Big Ten Conference - Iowa and Iowa State were both members of the 15-team Eastern Independent Conference.
Iowa would go on to win the next four meetings against Iowa State following the 1899 victory.
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