Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Battle for the Heartland
First meetingOctober 29, 1894
Latest meetingOctober 11, 2025
Next meetingOctober 31, 2026
TrophyHeartland Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total99
All-time seriesWisconsin leads, 49–48–2 (.505)
Trophy seriesTied, 10–10
Largest victoryWisconsin, 44–0 (1894)
Longest win streakIowa, 10 (1985–1996)
Longest unbeaten streakIowa, 18 (1977–1996)
Current win streakIowa, 4 (2022–present)
210km
130miles
Wisconsin
Iowa
Locations of Iowa and Wisconsin

The Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry, also known as the Battle for the Heartland, is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers. Both schools have competed as members of the Big Ten Conference since 1900 (Wisconsin since 1896).