Iowa State–Missouri football rivalry
| First meeting | 1896 Iowa State 12, Missouri 0 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | 2011 Missouri 52, Iowa State 17 |
| Trophy | Telephone Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 104 |
| All-time series | Missouri leads, 61–34–9 |
| Largest victory | Missouri, 49–7 (1948) |
| Longest win streak | Missouri, 10 (1956–65) |
| Current win streak | Missouri, 5 |
The Iowa State–Missouri football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Iowa State Cyclones football team of Iowa State University and Missouri Tigers football team of the University of Missouri. From 1959 onward the Telephone Trophy was awarded to the victorious squad. [1]
After the 2011 game, Missouri joined the Southeastern Conference, thus ending the rivalry.
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Telephone Trophy
The Telephone Trophy consists of an old rotary telephone that sits atop a tall wooden base.[2] The receiver of the telephone is painted half gold and half red (gold for Missouri and red for Iowa State). A large metal plate on the base of the trophy shows the complete results for each Telephone Trophy game.[1]
History
Before the 1959 match-up between the two schools, which took place in Ames, Iowa, field testing showed that the telephones the two schools used to communicate with their coaches in the coaches box were wired so that either school could hear what was going on on the other sideline. The problem was fixed before the game,[1] but neither of the two coaches knew that.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company of Ames then decided to have a trophy made to commemorate the incident, and thus the Telephone Trophy was born.[3][4]
An odd sidelight to the whole affair was that the same thing happened to Missouri the following year in a game played in Columbia, Missouri. The 1960 season game, which took place at Memorial Stadium, had similar problems.[3][5][6]
Game results
Iowa State victories are shaded ██ cardinal red. Missouri victories are shaded ██ black. Ties are white.
Pre-Trophy era
Iowa State and Missouri played each other 51 times between 1896 and 1958.
| Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Columbia | Iowa State | 12 | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State 1–0 |
| 1908 | Columbia | Iowa State | 16 | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State 2–0 |
| 1909 | Ames | Missouri | 6 | Iowa State | 6 | Iowa State 2–0–1 |
| 1910 | Columbia | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri | 5 | Iowa State 3–0–1 |
| 1911 | Ames | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri | 3 | Iowa State 4–0–1 |
| 1912 | Columbia | Iowa State | 29 | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State 5–0–1 |
| 1913 | Ames | Missouri | 21 | Iowa State | 13 | Iowa State 5–1–1 |
| 1914 | Columbia | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State 6–1–1 |
| 1915 | Ames | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri | 6 | Iowa State 7–1–1 |
| 1916 | Columbia | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State | 0 | Iowa State 7–1–2 |
| 1917 | Ames | Iowa State | 15 | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State 8–1–2 |
| 1919 | Columbia | Missouri | 10 | Iowa State | 0 | Iowa State 8–2–2 |
| 1920 | Ames | Missouri | 14 | Iowa State | 2 | Iowa State 8–3–2 |
| 1921 | Columbia | Missouri | 17 | Iowa State | 14 | Iowa State 8–4–2 |
| 1922 | Ames | Missouri | 6 | Iowa State | 3 | Iowa State 8–5–2 |
| 1923 | Columbia | Iowa State | 2 | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State 9–5–2 |
| 1924 | Ames | Missouri | 7 | Iowa State | 0 | Iowa State 9–6–2 |
| 1925 | Columbia | Missouri | 23 | Iowa State | 8 | Iowa State 9–7–2 |
| 1926 | Ames | Missouri | 7 | Iowa State | 3 | Iowa State 9–8–2 |
| 1927 | Ames | Missouri | 13 | Iowa State | 6 | Tied 9–9–2 |
| 1928 | Columbia | Missouri | 28 | Iowa State | 19 | Missouri 10–9–2 |
| 1929 | Ames | Missouri | 19 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 11–9–2 |
| 1930 | Columbia | Missouri | 14 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 12–9–2 |
| 1931 | Ames | Iowa State | 20 | Missouri | 0 | Missouri 12–10–2 |
| 1932 | Columbia | Missouri | 0 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 12–10–3 |
| 1933 | Ames | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri | 7 | Missouri 12–11–3 |
| 1934 | Columbia | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri | 0 | Tied 12–12–3 |
| 1935 | Columbia | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri | 6 | Tied 12–12–4 |
| 1936 | Columbia | Missouri | 10 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 13–12–4 |
| 1937 | Ames | Missouri | 12 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 14–12–4 |
| 1938 | Columbia | Iowa State | 16 | Missouri | 13 | Missouri 14–13–4 |
| 1939 | Ames | Missouri | 21 | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri 15–13–4 |
| 1940 | Columbia | Missouri | 30 | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri 16–13–4 |
| 1941 | Ames | Missouri | 39 | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri 17–13–4 |
| 1942 | Columbia | Missouri | 45 | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri 18–13–4 |
| 1943 | Ames | Missouri | 25 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 19–13–4 |
| 1944 | Columbia | Missouri | 21 | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri 19–13–5 |
| 1945 | Ames | Missouri | 13 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 20–13–5 |
| 1946 | Columbia | Missouri | 33 | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri 21–13–5 |
| 1947 | Ames | Missouri | 26 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 22–13–5 |
| 1948 | Columbia | Missouri | 49 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 23–13–5 |
| 1949 | Ames | Missouri | 32 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 24–13–5 |
| 1950 | Columbia | Missouri | 20 | Iowa State | 20 | Missouri 24–13–6 |
| 1951 | Ames | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri | 14 | Missouri 24–14–6 |
| 1952 | Columbia | Missouri | 19 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 25–14–6 |
| 1953 | Ames | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri | 6 | Missouri 25–15–6 |
| 1954 | Columbia | Missouri | 32 | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri 26–15–6 |
| 1955 | Ames | Iowa State | 20 | Missouri | 14 | Missouri 26–16–6 |
| 1956 | Columbia | Missouri | 34 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 27–16–6 |
| 1957 | Ames | Missouri | 35 | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri 28–16–6 |
| 1958 | Ames | Missouri | 14 | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri 29–16–6 |
Telephone Trophy era
Since 1959, the two schools have met 53 times for the Telephone Trophy.
| Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ames | Missouri | 14 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 30–16–6 |
| 1960 | Columbia | Missouri | 34 | Iowa State | 8 | Missouri 31–16–6 |
| 1961 | Ames | Missouri | 13 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 32–16–6 |
| 1962 | Columbia | Missouri | 21 | Iowa State | 6 | Missouri 33–16–6 |
| 1963 | Ames | Missouri | 7 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 34–16–6 |
| 1964 | Columbia | Missouri | 10 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 35–16–6 |
| 1965 | Ames | Missouri | 23 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 36–16–6 |
| 1966 | Columbia | Missouri | 10 | Iowa State | 10 | Missouri 36–16–7 |
| 1967 | Ames | Missouri | 23 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 37–16–7 |
| 1968 | Columbia | Missouri | 42 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 38–16–7 |
| 1969 | Ames | Missouri | 40 | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri 39–16–7 |
| 1970 | Columbia | Iowa State | 31 | Missouri | 19 | Missouri 39–17–7 |
| 1971 | Ames | Iowa State | 45 | Missouri | 17 | Missouri 39–18–7 |
| 1972 | Columbia | Missouri | 6 | Iowa State | 5 | Missouri 40–18–7 |
| 1973 | Ames | Iowa State | 17 | Missouri | 7 | Missouri 40–19–7 |
| 1974 | Columbia | Missouri | 10 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 41–19–7 |
| 1975 | Ames | Missouri | 44 | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri 42–19–7 |
| 1976 | Columbia | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri | 17 | Missouri 42–20–7 |
| 1977 | Ames | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri | 0 | Missouri 42–21–7 |
| 1978 | Columbia | Missouri | 26 | Iowa State | 13 | Missouri 43–21–7 |
| 1979 | Ames | Missouri | 18 | Iowa State | 9 | Missouri 44–21–7 |
| 1980 | Columbia | Missouri | 14 | Iowa State | 10 | Missouri 45–21–7 |
| 1981 | Ames | Iowa State | 34 | Missouri | 13 | Missouri 45–22–7 |
| 1982 | Columbia | Iowa State | 17 | Missouri | 17 | Missouri 45–22–8 |
| 1983 | Ames | Missouri | 41 | Iowa State | 18 | Missouri 46–22–8 |
| 1984 | Columbia | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri | 14 | Missouri 46–22–9 |
| 1985 | Ames | Missouri | 28 | Iowa State | 27 | Missouri 47–22–9 |
| 1986 | Columbia | Iowa State | 37 | Missouri | 14 | Missouri 47–23–9 |
| 1987 | Ames | Missouri | 42 | Iowa State | 17 | Missouri 48–23–9 |
| 1988 | Columbia | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri | 3 | Missouri 48–24–9 |
| 1989 | Columbia | Iowa State | 35 | Missouri | 21 | Missouri 48–25–9 |
| 1990 | Ames | Iowa State | 27 | Missouri | 25 | Missouri 48–26–9 |
| 1991 | Columbia | Iowa State | 23 | Missouri | 22 | Missouri 48–27–9 |
| 1992 | Ames | Iowa State | 28 | Missouri | 14 | Missouri 48–28–9 |
| 1993 | Columbia | Missouri | 37 | Iowa State | 34 | Missouri 49–28–9 |
| 1994 | Ames | Missouri | 34 | Iowa State | 20 | Missouri 50–28–9 |
| 1995 | Columbia | Missouri | 45 | Iowa State | 31 | Missouri 51–28–9 |
| 1996 | Ames | Iowa State | 45 | Missouri | 31 | Missouri 51–29–9 |
| 1997 | Columbia | Missouri | 45 | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri 52–29–9 |
| 1998 | Ames | #21 Missouri | 35 | Iowa State | 19 | Missouri 53–29–9 |
| 1999 | Columbia | Iowa State | 24 | Missouri | 21 | Missouri 53–30–9 |
| 2000 | Ames | Iowa State | 39 | Missouri | 20 | Missouri 53–31–9 |
| 2001 | Columbia | Iowa State | 20 | Missouri | 14 | Missouri 53–32–9 |
| 2002 | Ames | #22 Iowa State | 42 | Missouri | 35 | Missouri 53–33–9 |
| 2003 | Columbia | Missouri | 45 | Iowa State | 7 | Missouri 54–33–9 |
| 2004 | Ames | Missouri | 17 | Iowa State | 14 | Missouri 55–33–9 |
| 2005 | Columbia | Missouri | 27 | Iowa State | 24 | Missouri 56–33–9 |
| 2006 | Ames | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri | 16 | Missouri 56–34–9 |
| 2007 | Columbia | #13 Missouri | 42 | Iowa State | 28 | Missouri 57–34–9 |
| 2008 | Ames | #11 Missouri | 52 | Iowa State | 20 | Missouri 58–34–9 |
| 2009 | Columbia | Missouri | 34 | Iowa State | 24 | Missouri 59–34–9 |
| 2010 | Ames | #15 Missouri | 14 | Iowa State | 0 | Missouri 60–34–9 |
| 2011 | Columbia | Missouri | 52 | Iowa State | 17 | Missouri 61–34–9 |
