Drake–Northern Iowa rivalry

The Drake–Northern Iowa rivalry is the American collegiate athletics rivalry between the Drake Bulldogs sports teams^[1] of Drake University and Northern Iowa Panthers sports teams^[2] of the University of Northern Iowa.

Drake–Northern Iowa rivalry

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Locations of Drake and Northern Iowa

Both universities are located in the State of Iowa and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Drake's campus located in Des Moines and Northern Iowa's campus located Cedar Falls are only 123 miles apart. The universities are two of the Big Four schools (four NCAA Division I institutions in Iowa).

Background

Drake University is a private institution founded in 1881.^[3] They Bulldogs were one of the charter members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The University of Northern Iowa is a public institution founded in 1876.^[4] The Panthers joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1991. The schools have been in-state rivals since their founding; however, the rivalry intensified when the Panthers joined the Missouri Valley Conference.

Football rivalry

The Missouri Valley Conference has not officially sanctioned football since 1985. Football was discontinued by the conference due to the attendance and financial requirements to maintain their “major” or “FBS” conference status. As a result, Drake joined to Pioneer Football League and Northern Iowa joined the Gateway Football Conference (now known as the Missouri Valley Football Conference). The league offices are still connected to the Missouri Valley Conference office in Saint Louis, Missouri. Drake (13) and Northern Iowa (33) have combined for 46 football conference championships. The Bulldogs were undefeated in major college football in 1922. The Panthers played in the 2005 FCS National Championship.^[5][6] Drake and Northern Iowa first met on the gridiron in 1900.^[7][8][9] The teams are scheduled to meet September 12, 2026 in Cedar Falls.^[10]

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 October 3, 1900 Des Moines, IA Drake 50–0 2 October 19, 1901 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 33–2 3 October 25, 1902 Des Moines, IA Drake 36–5 4 November 18, 1904 Des Moines, IA Drake 26–6 5 November 15, 1913 Des Moines, IA Drake 25–0 6 November 12, 1914 Des Moines, IA Drake 14–3 7 November 8, 1941 Des Moines, IA Drake 13–0 8 November 7, 1942 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 27–12 9 November 10, 1945 Des Moines, IA Drake 53–6 10 November 16, 1946 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 46–0 11 November 1, 1947 Des Moines, IA Tie 6–6 12 October 2, 1948 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 6–0 13 October 14, 1950 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 34–18 14 October 6, 1951 Des Moines, IA Drake 39–6 15 September 20, 1952 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 14–12 16 November 13, 1953 Des Moines, IA Drake 27–20 17 October 9, 1954 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 14–12 18 September 30, 1955 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 21–14 19 September 29, 1956 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 20–0 20 September 14, 1957 Des Moines, IA Drake 34–12 21 October 4, 1958 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 20–16 22 October 2, 1959 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 14–6 23 October 1, 1960 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 14–3 24 October 7, 1961 Des Moines, IA Drake 21–6 No. Date Location Winner Score 25 October 13, 1962 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 21–15 26 October 12, 1963 Des Moines, IA Drake 21–12 27 October 10, 1964 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 41–14 28 October 9, 1965 Des Moines, IA Drake 31–7 29 September 24, 1966 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 9–6 30 October 14, 1967 Des Moines, IA Drake 10–7 31 October 12, 1968 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 21–19 32 October 11, 1969 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 23–13 33 October 10, 1970 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 13–10 34 October 9, 1971 Des Moines, IA Drake 28–0 35 October 14, 1972 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 21–14 36 October 13, 1973 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 31–3 37 October 12, 1974 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 41–17 38 October 11, 1975 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 27–24 39 September 5, 1981 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 39–30 40 September 4, 1982 Des Moines, IA Drake 40–13 41 September 3, 1983 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 34–10 42 September 8, 1984 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 33–28 43 September 7, 1985 Des Moines, IA Drake 24–9 44 September 1, 2005 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 52–17 45 August 31, 2006 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 48–7 46 September 22, 2007 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 45–7 47 September 7, 2013 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 45–14 Series: Drake leads 25–21–1

Men's basketball rivalry

The Bulldogs and Panthers first played in men's basketball in 1908; however, they only played six games prior to the 1980s.^[11] Drake appeared in the 1969 NCAA Division I Final Four narrowly falling to UCLA and has appeared in three NCAA Division I Elite Eights. Northern Iowa upset top seed Kansas advancing to the NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen in 2010. They have combine for twelve Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships (Drake 9, Northern Iowa 3) and six Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships (Drake 1, Northern Iowa 5). The Panthers also won the 1990 Mid-Continent Conference tournament.^{[12][13][14][15]}

In 2019 Northern Iowa upset two seed co-regular season champion Drake in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals. The Bulldogs returned the favor in 2020 upsetting the one seed Panthers in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals becoming the first eight or lower seed to defeat a one seed. The teams would have played again in the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal; however, the game was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Northern Iowa program causing Drake to advance in a walkover. They also met in the earlier rounds of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on four occasions splitting those games.^[16][17]

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 March 2, 1908 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 53–27 2 January 17, 1914 Des Moines, IA Drake 24–12 3 February 26, 1914 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 37–12 4 January 15, 1915 Des Moines, IA Drake 21–16 5 December 7, 1945 Des Moines, IA Drake 36–33 6 December 6, 1947 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 58–49 7 December 26, 1981 Des Moines, IA Drake 62–58 8 December 18, 1982 Des Moines, IA Drake 73–65 9 December 6, 1983 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 67–55 10 December 19, 1986 Des Moines, IA Drake 86–52 11 December 12, 1987 Des Moines, IA Drake 88–77 12 February 7, 1989 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 87–72 13 December 2, 1989 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 71–63^OT 14 February 6, 1991 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 83–67 15 January 6, 1992 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 56–51 16 February 15, 1992 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 96–84 17 February 4, 1993 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 69–59 18 February 20, 1993 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 64–62^OT 19 March 6, 1993 Saint Louis, MO Drake 63–59 20 December 12, 1993 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 71–54 21 February 12, 1994 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 102–79 22 January 8, 1995 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 78–67 23 February 25, 1995 Des Moines, IA Drake 82–71 24 January 21, 1996 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 82–76 25 February 24, 1996 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 83–66 26 January 25, 1997 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 81–68 27 February 22, 1997 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 76–55 28 January 12, 1998 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 74–60 29 February 14, 1998 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 68–55 30 January 24, 1999 Des Moines, IA Drake 78–72 31 February 22, 1999 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 83–57 32 January 9, 2000 Des Moines, IA Drake 58–54 33 February 26, 2000 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 56–54 34 March 3, 2000 Saint Louis, MO Drake 58–57 35 January 20, 2001 Des Moines, IA Drake 65–63 36 February 10, 2001 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 71–65^OT 37 March 2, 2001 Saint Louis, MO Northern Iowa 59–53 38 January 2, 2002 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 71–56 39 January 20, 2002 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 77–71 40 January 12, 2003 Des Moines, IA Drake 75–73 41 March 1, 2003 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 59–48 42 January 17, 2004 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 76–56 43 February 25, 2004 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 84–79^OT 44 January 29, 2005 Des Moines, IA Drake 81–72 No. Date Location Winner Score 45 February 16, 2005 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 61–60 46 January 21, 2006 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 91–72 47 January 28, 2006 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 51–49 48 January 27, 2007 Des Moines, IA Drake 74–61 49 February 8, 2007 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 67–59 50 January 26, 2008 Des Moines, IA Drake 58–54 51 February 16, 2008 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 65–55 52 January 17, 2009 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 81–59 53 February 18, 2009 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 47–46 54 January 27, 2010 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 67–51 55 February 10, 2010 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 57–48 56 March 5, 2010 Saint Louis, MO Northern Iowa 55–40 57 January 22, 2011 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 69–49 58 February 5, 2011 Des Moines, IA Drake 72–69 59 January 7, 2012 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 83–68 60 January 22, 2012 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 66–52 61 January 20, 2013 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 85–55 62 February 16, 2013 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 71–64 63 January 11, 2014 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 76–66 64 February 18, 2014 Des Moines, IA Drake 70–67 65 January 10, 2015 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 64–40 66 February 7, 2015 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 69–53 67 January 9, 2016 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 77–44 68 February 6, 2016 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 82–66 69 January 15, 2017 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 79–60 70 January 28, 2017 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 71–63 71 January 16, 2018 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 68–54 72 February 10, 2018 Des Moines, IA Drake 71–64 73 January 13, 2019 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 57–54 74 February 9, 2019 Des Moines, IA Drake 83–77 75 March 9, 2019 Saint Louis, MO Northern Iowa 60–58 76 February 8, 2020 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 83–73 77 February 29, 2020 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 70–43 78 March 6, 2020 Saint Louis, MO Drake 77–56 79 February 10, 2021 Des Moines, IA Drake 80–59 80 February 17, 2021 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 77–69 81 January 22, 2022 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 82–74^OT 82 February 5, 2022 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 74–69^OT 83 February 1, 2023 Des Moines, IA Drake 88–81^2OT 84 February 15, 2023 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 82–74 85 January 27, 2024 Des Moines, IA Drake 77–63 86 February 24, 2024 Cedar Falls, IA Series: Northern Iowa leads 51–34

°The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game scheduled for March 5 in Saint Louis was canceled due to a COVID-19 issue within the Northern Iowa program. Drake advanced to the semifinals in a walkover.

Women's basketball rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa's first official basketball game was in 1975.^[18] They had met informally prior to 1975 and the formation of their intercollegiate women's basketball teams. Drake advanced to the 1982 NCAA Division I Elite Eight and the NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen twice. Northern Iowa has not advanced past the NCAA Division I first round. The Bulldogs and Panthers combine for ten Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships (Drake 7, Northern Iowa 3) and ten Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships (Drake 8, Northern Iowa 2). The Bulldogs also won the 1984 Gateway Division.^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

The teams met in the 2017 and 2018 Missouri Valley Tournament championship with Drake prevailing on both occasions; however, Northern Iowa defeated Drake in the 2016 Women's National Invitational Tournament. They also met three times in the earlier rounds of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament with the Bulldogs winning all three of the games.^[24][25]

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 December 3, 1975 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 84–39 2 December 13, 1976 Des Moines, IA Drake 76–54 3 February 3, 1978 Des Moines, IA Drake 77–44 4 February 17, 1978 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 66–45 5 February 23, 1978 Des Moines, IA Drake 93–67 6 November 30, 1978 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 77–58 7 February 12, 1979 Des Moines, IA Drake 92–60 8 February 22, 1979 Des Moines, IA Drake 107–43 9 December 15, 1979 Des Moines, IA Drake 77–53 10 November 22, 1980 Des Moines, IA Drake 91–63 11 January 27, 1984 Des Moines, IA Drake 85–41 12 February 24, 1984 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 88–68 13 January 11, 1985 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 80–79 14 February 8, 1985 Des Moines, IA Drake 114–81 15 January 18, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 86–76 16 February 15, 1986 Des Moines, IA Drake 97–60 17 December 30, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 64–61 18 February 28, 1987 Des Moines, IA Drake 90–61 19 January 23, 1988 Des Moines, IA Drake 77–53 20 February 20, 1988 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 67–52 21 January 21, 1989 Des Moines, IA Drake 108–72 22 February 18, 1989 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 70–61 23 January 6, 1990 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 77–69 24 February 3, 1990 Des Moines, IA Drake 60–56^OT 25 January 12, 1991 Des Moines, IA Drake 81–66 26 February 9, 1991 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 68–47 27 January 4, 1992 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 72–58 28 March 7, 1992 Des Moines, IA Drake 69–59 29 January 23, 1993 Des Moines, IA Drake 112–106^4OT 30 February 6, 1993 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 78–71^OT 31 January 27, 1994 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 80–50 32 February 26, 1994 Des Moines, IA Drake 80–64 33 January 9, 1995 Des Moines, IA Drake 88–61 34 February 2, 1995 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 81–62 35 February 8, 1996 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 91–88 36 February 20, 1996 Des Moines, IA Drake 77–67 37 January 5, 1997 Des Moines, IA Drake 90–74 38 February 1, 1997 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 78–73 39 December 30, 1997 Des Moines, IA Drake 99–79 40 February 28, 1998 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 89–59 41 January 14, 1999 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 84–73 42 February 21, 1999 Des Moines, IA Drake 81–69 43 January 2, 2000 Des Moines, IA Drake 78–69 44 March 4, 2000 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 87–46 45 March 10, 2000 Springfield, MO Drake 87–65 46 January 28, 2001 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 91–69 47 February 24, 2001 Des Moines, IA Drake 91–69 48 January 19, 2002 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 81–66 49 February 17, 2002 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 70–58 50 January 1, 2003 Des Moines, IA Drake 62–51 No. Date Location Winner Score 51 March 6, 2003 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 53–50 52 January 22, 2004 Des Moines, IA Drake 65–58 53 February 22, 2004 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 59–53 54 March 13, 2004 Springfield, MO Drake 66–54 55 January 30, 2005 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 68–54 56 February 24, 2005 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 66–48 57 December 31, 2005 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 69–46 58 March 2, 2006 Des Moines, IA Drake 60–58 59 January 6, 2007 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 61–55 60 February 1, 2007 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 73–68 61 January 27, 2008 Des Moines, IA Drake 66–63 62 February 24, 2008 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 72–70 63 January 25, 2009 Des Moines, IA Drake 70–60 64 February 19, 2009 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 60–58 65 March 13, 2009 Saint Charles, MO Drake 68–57 66 January 22, 2010 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 59–46 67 February 18, 2010 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 62–43 68 January 15, 2011 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 89–51 69 February 12, 2011 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 74–55 70 January 29, 2012 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 82–77^OT 71 February 26, 2012 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 68–66 72 January 27, 2013 Des Moines, IA Drake 63–55 73 February 2, 2013 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 82–67 74 February 4, 2014 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 66–64 75 March 2, 2014 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 99–97^OT 76 January 16, 2015 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 76–72 77 February 13, 2015 Des Moines, IA Drake 87–67 78 January 24, 2016 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 79–73 79 February 19, 2016 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 85–74 80 March 19, 2016 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 64–58 81 January 17, 2017 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 88–79^2OT 82 February 24, 2017 Des Moines, IA Drake 70–57 83 March 12, 2017 Moline, IL Drake 74–69^OT 84 January 19, 2018 Des Moines, IA Drake 81–64 85 February 16, 2018 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 72–67 86 March 11, 2018 Moline, IL Drake 75–63 87 January 18, 2019 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 88–64 88 February 15, 2019 Des Moines, IA Drake 76–61 89 January 3, 2020 Des Moines, IA Drake 104–87 90 March 6, 2020 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 91–78 91 January 27, 2021 Des Moines, IA Drake 96–79 92 February 24, 2021 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 77–56 93 January 21, 2022 Des Moines, IA Drake 65–57 94 February 19, 2022 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 73–68 95 March 21, 2022 Des Moines, IA Drake 62–55 96 January 11, 2023 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 70–69 97 February 1, 2023 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 45–43 98 February 3, 2024 Cedar Falls, IA 99 February 25, 2024 Des Moines, IA Series: Drake leads 70–27

Baseball rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa have played forty-eight official NCAA baseball games. Their first official intercollegiate meeting occurred in 1907; however, the teams played unofficial games dating back to 1885. Both Drake (1975) and Northern Iowa (2010) have since been re-classified from NCAA Division I to college club status.^[26][27][28]

The Panthers won the 2001 Missouri Valley Conference tournament advancing the NCAA Division I tournament regional round. The Bulldogs have not advance to the NCAA Division I tournament in the College World Series era (1947 to present).^[29]

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 May 18, 1907 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 2 May 2, 1908 Des Moines, IA Drake 10–3 3 May 30, 1908 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–4 4 May 10, 1929 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–0 5 May 12, 1929 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 20–4 6 May 24, 1930 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 7–3 7 May 25, 1930 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 16–2 8 May 3, 1947 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–1 9 May 4, 1947 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 7–0 10 May 24, 1947 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 11–4 11 May 25, 1947 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 7–1 12 May 1, 1948 Des Moines, IA Drake 5–0 13 June 5, 1948 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 14 June 6, 1948 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 18–5 15 June 4, 1949 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 16 June 5, 1949 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–1 17 April 29, 1950 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 17–2 18 April 30, 1950 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 8–1 19 May 19, 1951 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 11–5 20 May 20, 1951 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–5 21 May 26, 1951 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 9–2 22 May 27, 1951 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 13–12 23 May 16, 1952 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 4–1 24 May 17, 1952 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 25 May 18, 1952 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 1–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 26 April 18, 1953 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 9–1 27 April 19, 1953 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 11–5 28 May 15, 1954 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–3 29 May 16, 1954 Des Moines, IA Drake 1–0 30 May 13, 1955 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 31 May 14, 1955 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 19–2 32 May 12, 1956 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 10–8 33 May 13, 1956 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 13–4 34 June 1, 1957 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–1 35 April 18, 1959 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 12–5 36 April 19, 1959 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 15–2 37 May 7, 1960 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 6–5 38 May 8, 1960 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 9–0 39 April 8, 1961 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 11–0 40 April 9, 1961 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 15–1 41 April 7, 1962 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 10–3 42 April 8, 1962 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–1 43 April 6, 1963 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 12–7 44 April 7, 1963 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–1 45 April 18, 1964 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 11–2 46 April 17, 1965 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–1 47 May 14, 1966 Des Moines, IA Drake 10–3 48 May 18, 1968 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 23–10 Series: Northern Iowa leads 35–13

Cross country rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa compete at the NCAA Division I level in men's and women's cross country. Drake won the 1944, 1945, and 1946 NCAA Division I national cross country team championships. The Bulldog and Panther men's and women's teams have traditionally competed in NCAA Division I regionals and at the NCAA Division I championships. The men have won sixteen Missouri Valley Conference team championships (Drake 12, Northern Iowa 4) and women have won four Missouri Valley Conference team championships (Drake 2, Northern Iowa 2).^[30]

Each school normally attends the other institutions home meet when held. The Drake Classic is hosted at Ewing Park in Des Moines, Iowa and Panther Invitationals are hosted at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They also compete against each other in Big Four Duels and other meets throughout the season.^[31][32]

Golf rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa compete at the NCAA Division I level in men's and women's golf. The Bulldog and Panther men's and women's teams have traditionally competed in NCAA Division I regionals and at the NCAA Division I championship. The Drake men have won five Missouri Valley Conference team championships. The Northern Iowa men, Bulldog women, and Panther women have not yet won a Missouri Valley Conference team championship.

The Bulldogs normally attend the UNI Invitational held at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course while the Panthers usually attend the Zach Johnson Invitational held at Glen Oaks Country Club. They also compete against each other in Big Four Duels and other meets throughout the season.

Rowing rivalry

The Drake women are currently the only team classified as a NCAA Division I rowing program. The Drake men along with Northern Iowa men and women are currently classified as college club status.

Rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United States dating back to 1852 (prior to each institutions founding). The Bulldog and Panther men and women teams have transitioned in-between classification dating back to 1881 (Drake) and 1876 (Northern Iowa). The teams have competed against each other when in a similar classification.

Men's soccer rivalry

Drake has fielded an NCAA Division I men's soccer team since 1986. The Bulldogs advanced to the 2009 NCAA Division I Elite Eight and have won two Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships. Northern Iowa has not competed at the NCAA Division I level in men's soccer. Prior to 1986 the two teams competed against each other under the college club status.

Women's soccer rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa's first official NCAA Division I women's soccer game was in 2002. Northern Iowa sanctioned women's soccer in 2000 and Drake sanction women's soccer in 2002. Prior to 2000 they competed against each other under the college club status. The Bulldogs have not advanced past the NCAA Division I tournament first round, while the Panthers have never advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament. Drake has won six Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships and one Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship. Northern Iowa has not won a Missouri Valley Conference title. The 2020 match was postponed to April 7, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The teams have split the two Missouri Valley Conference tournament matches played. Northern Iowa won in 2017 and Drake won in 2021.

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 November 11, 2002 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 2 October 24, 2003 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 3 October 17, 2004 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–0 4 October 2, 2005 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–0 5 October 8, 2006 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–0 6 October 14, 2007 Des Moines, IA Drake 5–0 7 October 1, 2008 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–1 8 October 8, 2009 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–1 9 October 28, 2010 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 2–0 10 October 27, 2011 Des Moines, IA Drake 1–0 11 September 27, 2012 Cedar Falls, IA Tie 1–1 12 October 13, 2013 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 1–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 13 October 4, 2014 Cedar Falls, IA Tie 2–2 14 October 21, 2015 Des Moines, IA Tie 1–1 15 October 11, 2016 Cedar Falls, IA Tie 0–0 16 October 11, 2017 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–1 17 November 3, 2017 Springfield, MO Northern Iowa 2–0 18 October 17, 2018 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 2–1 19 October 16, 2019 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–0 20 April 7, 2021 (2020) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 1–0 21 October 28, 2021 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–0 22 October 31, 2021 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–2 (OT) Series: Drake leads 13–5–4

Softball rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa's first official softball game was in 1976. They had met informally prior to the formation of their intercollegiate softball teams. Northern Iowa won the 1977 and 1982 AIAW College World Series (pre-NCAA Division I era). Both Drake and Northern Iowa have advanced in the NCAA Division I regional rounds. The Bulldogs and Panthers combine for six Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships (Drake 3, Northern Iowa 3) and six Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships (Drake 4, Northern Iowa 2).

The teams have split their four meetings in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The Bulldogs and Panthers met on six occasions in the AIAW regional rounds (pre-NCAA Division I) with Drake holding a 4 win to 2 win advantage.

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 May 22, 1976 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 11–0 2 April 22, 1978 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 13–3 3 April 23, 1978 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 10–3 4 March 31, 1979 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 1–0 (9 Innings) 5 April 1, 1979 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–1 6 May 26, 1979 Des Moines, IA Drake 1–0 (12 Innings) 7 May 28, 1979 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–1 8 May 3, 1980 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 6–3 9 May 4, 1980 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–2 10 May 24, 1980 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 5–1 11 May 16, 1981 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 12 May 17, 1981 Des Moines, IA Drake 5–1 13 April 9, 1983 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 1–0 14 April 10, 1983 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 15 March 30, 1985 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 (9 Innings) 16 March 31, 1985 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–4 17 April 14, 1985 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 18 March 15, 1986 Normal, IL Drake 4–3 (11 Innings) 19 April 12, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 2–0 20 April 13, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–0 21 May 15, 1986 Peoria, IL Northern Iowa 1–0 22 April 18, 1987 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 8–0 23 April 19, 1987 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 16–1 24 February 7, 1988 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 8–0 25 April 16, 1988 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–0 26 April 17, 1988 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 2–0 27 May 7, 1988 Springfield, MO Northern Iowa 2–1 28 February 3, 1989 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 29 March 11, 1989 Chicago, IL Northern Iowa 6–0 30 March 25, 1989 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 31 March 26, 1989 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 32 February 3, 1990 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 1–0 (8 Innings) 33 April 7, 1990 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 2–1 34 April 8, 1990 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–1 35 May 13, 1990 Carbondale, IL Northern Iowa 2–0 36 February 9, 1991 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 6–0 37 March 29, 1991 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 7–4 38 March 30, 1991 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 10–0 39 March 31, 1991 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 7–0 40 April 17, 1991 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–0 (8 innings) 41 April 24, 1991 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–2 42 May 9, 1991 Wichita, KS Drake 4–2 43 May 2, 1992 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 (11 innings) 44 May 3, 1992 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 45 May 1, 1993 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 46 May 2, 1993 Des Moines, IA Drake 1–0 47 April 23, 1994 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 2–0 48 April 24, 1994 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 8–1 49 May 14, 1994 Springfield, MO Drake 5–4 50 February 3, 1995 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 8–1 51 April 22, 1995 Des Moines, IA Drake 5–0 52 April 23, 1995 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 6–5 53 March 2, 1996 Springfield, MO Drake 3–2 (8 innings) 54 May 4, 1996 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 6–0 55 May 5, 1996 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 56 March 1, 1997 Springfield, MO Northern Iowa 4–3 57 March 29, 1997 Macomb, IL Northern Iowa 4–0 58 April 12, 1997 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–0 59 April 13, 1997 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 60 April 11, 1998 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 6–5 61 April 12, 1998 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 62 May 1, 1999 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 7–4 63 May 2, 1999 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 64 April 15, 2000 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–1 65 April 16, 2000 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–3 66 February 12, 2001 Monroe, LA Northern Iowa 1–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 67 April 14, 2001 (1) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 68 April 14, 2001 (2) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–4 69 April 15, 2001 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–0 70 February 10, 2002 Tucson, AZ Northern Iowa 7–5 71 April 6, 2002 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 9–0 72 April 6, 2002 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 8–4 73 April 7, 2002 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 9–6 74 February 8, 2003 Minneapolis, MN Drake 3–2 75 March 29, 2003 (1) Des Moines, IA Drake 2–1 76 March 29, 2003 (2) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–0 77 March 30, 2003 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 78 May 8, 2004 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–1 79 May 8, 2004 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–3 80 May 9, 2004 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 9–8 81 May 7, 2005 (1) Des Moines, IA Drake 5–1 82 May 7, 2005 (2) Des Moines, IA Drake 3–0 83 May 8, 2005 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 7–3 84 April 15, 2006 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–2 85 April 15, 2006 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–2 86 April 16, 2006 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 8–5 87 February 11, 2007 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 13–4 88 March 24, 2007 (1) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 89 March 24, 2007 (2) Des Moines, IA Drake 6–4 90 March 25, 2007 Des Moines, IA Drake 8–2 91 April 5, 2008 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 15–7 92 April 5, 2008 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 10–1 93 April 6, 2008 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 11–10 94 February 14, 2009 Minneapolis, MN Northern Iowa 3–2 (8 Innings) 95 May 2, 2009 (1) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 9–1 96 May 2, 2009 (2) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 (8 Innings) 97 May 3, 2009 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–1 (10 Innings) 98 April 10, 2010 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–1 99 April 10, 2010 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 5–1 100 April 11, 2010 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 1–0 (10 Innings) 101 April 16, 2011 (1) Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 102 April 16, 2011 (2) Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 103 April 17, 2011 Des Moines, IA Drake 7–0 104 April 6, 2012 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 105 April 6, 2012 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–1 106 April 7, 2012 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 11–2 107 February 10, 2013 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 6–0 108 April 15, 2014 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 6–0 109 April 15, 2014 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–1 110 April 23, 2014 Des Moines, IA Drake 7–1 111 February 8, 2015 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–1 112 April 14, 2015 (1) Des Moines, IA Drake 6–2 113 April 14, 2015 (2) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 114 April 22, 2015 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 115 April 19, 2016 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 8–0 116 April 19, 2016 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 7–1 117 April 27, 2016 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 118 April 18, 2017 (1) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 12–0 119 April 18, 2017 (2) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 120 April 25, 2017 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 121 April 17, 2018 (1) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–0 122 April 17, 2018 (2) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–3 123 April 24, 2018 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–0 124 April 9, 2019 (1) Des Moines, IA Drake 11–3 125 April 9, 2019 (2) Des Moines, IA Drake 3–1 126 April 23, 2019 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 1–0 127 May 11, 2019 Peoria, IL Drake 4–1 128 April 20, 2021 (1) Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 129 April 20, 2021 (2) Des Moines, IA Drake 9–1 130 April 27, 2021 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 13–5 Series: Northern Iowa leads 71–59

°2020 games were canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Swimming and diving rivalry

The Northern Iowa women are currently the only team classified as a NCAA Division I swimming & diving program. The Northern Iowa men along with Drake men and women are currently classified as college club status.

The Bulldog and Panther men and women teams have transitioned in-between classification for swimming & diving. The Drake men's swimming team won the 1929 Missouri Valley Conference team championship. The Bulldog women along with the Northern Iowa men and women have never won the Missouri Valley Conference team championship.

Men's tennis rivalry

The Missouri Valley Conference first held a regular season team round robin format along with an end of the season conference team tournament during the 1996–97 season. From 1911 to 1912 season to the 1996–97 season the conference had only held a year end tournament to determine their team champion. Drake and Northern Iowa competed on six occasions in the team format prior to the Panthers re-classification as college club status in 2003. The Bulldogs and Panthers also competed in individual competitions at the NCAA Division I level each season.

Drake has won nine Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships and ten Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships. The Bulldogs also won two Summit League championships. Drake advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I team championships in 2013 and 2015. The Panthers have not won a Missouri Valley Conference team championship or advanced to the NCAA Division I team tournament.

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 April 12, 1997 Des Moines, IA Drake 8–1 2 April 11, 1998 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–2 3 April 10, 1999 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–3 4 April 22, 2000 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 8–1 No. Date Location Winner Score 5 March 31, 2001 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–1 6 March 27, 2002 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–3 Series: Drake leads 6–0

Women's tennis rivalry

A regular season team round robin format along with an end of the season conference team tournament was first held by the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1996–97 season. The conference had previously only held a year end tournament to determine their team champion. The Bulldogs and Panthers have competed against each other every year in a team format since that season. Drake has won two regular season team Missouri Valley Conference championships and nine Missouri Valley Conference team tournament championships. The Bulldogs have yet to advance past the first round of the NCAA Division I team championships. Northern Iowa has not won a Missouri Valley Conference team championship or advanced to the NCAA Division I team tournament.

In addition, the Bulldogs and Panthers have competed in individual competitions at the NCAA Division I level each season since the founding of their programs.

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 April 5, 1997 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–2 2 April 4, 1998 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–3 3 April 3, 1999 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–2 4 April 1, 2000 Des Moines, IA Drake 8–1 5 April 28, 2000 Omaha, NE Drake 5–2 6 March 31, 2001 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 7 March 15, 2002 Des Moines, IA Drake 5–2 8 March 13, 2003 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–0 9 March 7, 2004 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–1 10 March 4, 2005 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 4–3 11 March 3, 2006 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–3 12 April 1, 2007 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 13 March 30, 2008 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 14 March 29, 2009 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 6–1 15 March 28, 2010 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 No. Date Location Winner Score 16 April 3, 2011 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 5–2 17 March 31, 2012 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–3 18 April 27, 2012 Omaha, NE Drake 4–1 19 March 30, 2013 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 5–2 20 April 26, 2013 Wichita, KS Drake 4–1 21 March 30, 2014 Des Moines, IA Drake 6–1 22 March 28, 2015 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 5–2 23 April 25, 2015 Evansville, IN Drake 5–0 24 March 26, 2016 Des Moines, IA Drake 5–2 25 April 1, 2017 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 4–3 26 March 31, 2018 Des Moines, IA Drake 4–3 27 April 5, 2019 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 6–1 28 March 12, 2021 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 7–0 Series: Drake leads 22–6

°The 2020 match in Des Moines was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Track and field rivalry

Drake and Northern Iowa compete at the NCAA Division I level in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field. The Bulldog and Panther men's and women's teams have traditionally competed in NCAA Division I regionals and at the NCAA Division I championships in both indoor and outdoor competitions. The men have won twenty-two Missouri Valley Conference indoor team championships (Drake 8, Northern Iowa 14) and twenty Missouri Valley Conference outdoor team championships (Drake 10, Northern Iowa 10). The Northern Iowa women have won two Missouri Valley Conference indoor team championships and one Missouri Valley Conference outdoor team championship; while the Drake women have not yet won a team championship in Missouri Valley Conference indoor or outdoor competition.

The Bulldogs normally attend the Jack Jennett Open at the UNI Dome. The Panthers usually attend the Jim Duncan Invitational and the Drake Relays held at Drake Stadium. They also compete against each other in Big Four Duels and other meets throughout the season.

Women's volleyball

Drake and Northern Iowa first met in women's volleyball in 1975. The Panthers have appeared in twenty-three NCAA Division I tournaments, advancing the NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen three times (1999, 2001, and 2002). Northern Iowa has won seventeen Missouri Valley Conference regular season championships and seventeen Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships. The Bulldogs have yet to win a Missouri Valley Conference title or advance to a NCAA Division I tournament. The Bulldogs and Panthers both appears in the AIWA Tournament regional rounds from 1975 to 1980 (the predecessor to the NCAA Division I tournament).

The teams have played five times in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament with Northern Iowa winning four of the meetings. The 2020 match-ups were postponed to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 September 12, 1975 Lamoni, IA Tie 1–1 2 November 10, 1976 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 2–1 3 October 22, 1977 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 2–0 4 November 11, 1977 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–0 5 October 28, 1978 Des Moines, IA Drake 2–0 6 November 10, 1978 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 7 October 2, 1979 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 8 October 5, 1979 Iowa City, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 9 October 12, 1979 Minneapolis, MN Northern Iowa 3–0 10 October 24, 1979 Columbia, MO Northern Iowa 3–2 11 September 30, 1980 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–2 12 October 3, 1980 Iowa City, IA Tie 1–1 13 October 8, 1980 Iowa City, IA Drake 3–1 14 September 12, 1981 Manhattan, KS Drake 2–0 15 October 19, 1981 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 16 November 3, 1981 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 17 October 18, 1982 Brookings, SD Drake 3–0 18 November 1, 1982 DeKalb, IL Drake 3–1 19 September 28, 1983 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 20 October 18, 1983 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–0 21 September 27, 1984 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–0 22 October 16, 1984 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 23 September 24, 1985 Peoria, IL Northern Iowa 3–0 24 October 12, 1985 Chicago, IL Northern Iowa 3–0 25 October 22, 1985 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 26 September 5, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 27 September 24, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 28 October 14, 1986 Terre Haute, IN Northern Iowa 3–0 29 September 17, 1987 Boulder, CO Northern Iowa 3–0 30 October 20, 1987 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 31 September 3, 1988 Iowa City, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 32 October 18, 1988 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 33 September 9, 1989 Iowa City, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 34 November 3, 1989 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 35 September 8, 1990 Iowa City, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 36 October 16, 1990 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 37 September 8, 1991 Iowa City, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 38 October 1, 1991 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 39 October 13, 1992 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 40 November 13, 1992 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 41 October 6, 1993 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 42 November 6, 1993 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 43 October 1, 1994 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 44 October 25, 1994 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 45 November 19, 1994 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 46 September 15, 1995 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 47 October 11, 1995 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 48 November 19, 1995 Normal, IL Northern Iowa 3–1 49 October 11, 1996 Des Moines, IA Drake 3–1 50 November 9, 1996 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 51 November 23, 1996 Springfield, MO Drake 3–1 52 September 19, 1997 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 No. Date Location Winner Score 53 October 18, 1997 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 54 September 26, 1998 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 55 October 24, 1998 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 56 November 21, 1998 Wichita, KS Northern Iowa 3–1 57 September 18, 1999 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 58 October 15, 1999 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 59 September 29, 2000 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 60 October 28, 2000 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 61 October 12, 2001 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 62 November 10, 2001 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 63 September 20, 2002 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 64 September 19, 2002 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 65 October 4, 2003 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 66 October 31, 2003 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 67 October 15, 2004 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 68 November 13, 2004 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 69 September 16, 2005 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 70 November 19, 2005 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 71 October 7, 2006 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 72 November 3, 2006 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 73 September 22, 2007 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 74 October 19, 2007 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 75 September 18, 2008 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 76 November 20, 2008 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 77 September 18, 2009 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 78 November 21, 2009 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 79 September 25, 2010 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 80 October 22, 2010 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 81 October 14, 2011 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 82 November 12, 2011 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 83 October 6, 2012 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 84 November 2, 2012 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 85 October 5, 2013 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 86 November 2, 2013 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 87 September 22, 2014 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 88 October 25, 2014 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 89 October 17, 2015 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 90 November 14, 2015 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 91 October 8, 2016 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 92 November 5, 2016 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 93 October 17, 2017 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 94 November 18, 2017 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 95 September 21, 2018 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–0 96 October 19, 2018 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 97 October 18, 2019 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 98 November 5, 2019 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–1 99 January 22, 2021 (2020) Des Moines, IA Drake 3–1 100 January 29, 2021 (2020) Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–1 101 October 1, 2021 Cedar Falls, IA Drake 3–0 102 October 29, 2021 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 3–2 Series: Northern Iowa leads 85–15–2

Wrestling rivalry

Northern Iowa is a traditional contender in college wrestling winning the 1950 NCAA Division I national title. The Panthers also finished as runners-up in the 1946, 1947, 1949 and 1952 NCAA Division I tournaments. Drake competed in NCAA Division I wrestling until 1994 when their team was re-classified as college club status. The schools have competed in twelve varsity duels on the wrestling mat with the Panthers claiming all twelve team victories.

Drake victories

Northern Iowa victories

Ties

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 January 2, 1982 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 44–0 2 February 4, 1983 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 45–4 3 February 7, 1984 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 42–3 4 February 1, 1985 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 38–6 5 February 14, 1986 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 43–0 6 February 20, 1987 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 29–12 7 February 20, 1988 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 42–3 No. Date Location Winner Score 8 February 18, 1989 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 32–5 9 February 16, 1990 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 30–8 10 February 8, 1991 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 26–9 11 February 5, 1992 Cedar Falls, IA Northern Iowa 32–5 12 January 30, 1993 Des Moines, IA Northern Iowa 31–9 Series: Northern Iowa leads 12–0

Club sport rivalries

Drake and Northern Iowa have competed in multiple other men's and women's sports classified as college club status since their founding including archery, badminton, beach volleyball, bowling, climbing, cricket, croquet, curling, cycling, disc golf, dodgeball, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, racquetball, sailing, shooting/pistol, spikeball, table tennis, ultimate frisbee, volleyball (men only), water polo, weightlifting.

See also

• Big Four Classic

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