Iowa State Football: 3 takeaways from first Cy-Hawk win since 2014

Iowa State football wins its first Cy-Hawk trophy since 2014 and the first in the Matt Campbell era. Here are three takeaways from the game.

How is a rivalry defined? One may argue that a rivalry is determined by how evenly matched teams are every time they play. Others will say it is the intense hatred fan bases have for one another. In the case of the Iowa/Iowa State rivalry, it has to be the latter.

The Hawkeyes have won the last six in the rivalry and seven in the previous ten years. For all of the great things head coach Matt Campbell has done at Iowa State, he’s never won the Cy-Hawk trophy.

That street has finally ended with the Iowa State Cyclones winning its first Cy-Hawk Trophy since 2014. The rain that began in the fourth quarter of the game was the perfect metaphor for the game itself.

Legendary wrestling announcer Jim “JR” Ross coined the phrase “Bowling Shoe Ugly.” That was this game. Offense was at a premium as both teams struggled to put points on the board, even before the rain began.

The score was 7-3 in favor of the Hawkeyes until the fourth quarter when Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers led the Cyclones on a 99-yard, 11:49 drive to put the Cyclones ahead 10-7. The Hawkeyes had one last opportunity, but kicker Aaron Blom missed a 48-yard field goal with seconds left in the game.

Here are more takeaways from the game.