Heartland Trophy

Heartland Trophy
Teams	Iowa Hawkeyes Wisconsin Badgers
Originated	2004
Trophy Series	Iowa Leads, 4–3
Current Holder	Wisconsin
All Time Series	Tied, 42-42-2

The Heartland Trophy is a brass bull that is presented to the winner of the annual Iowa-Wisconsin football game. Although the rivalry is over one-hundred years old, the trophy is a relatively new addition. It was first presented in 2004 to Iowa, when they defeated Wisconsin 30–7. In 2005, Iowa spoiled the last home game for Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez, defeating the Badgers at a rain-soaked Camp Randall Stadium, by a score of 20–10. The Badgers took possession of the trophy for the first time in 2006, defeating Iowa 24–21 in a back-and-forth affair. Wisconsin evened the Heartland Trophy series in 2007, winning another closely contested game 17–13, under the lights at Camp Randall. In 2008, Iowa took the lead in the trophy series, riding a second-half performance to a lopsided 38-16 victory. The Hawkeyes' second-half performance was key again in 2009, as Iowa won the contest 20-10 in Madison. The 2010 game was decided in the final minute, as the Badgers scored a late touchdown in the devastating 31-30 victory at Kinnick Stadium.

With Big Ten expansion, the Wisconsin and Iowa football teams were placed in separate divisions, thus ending their annual rivalry. The teams now play each other four out of every ten years, with the next meeting to take place in 2013 in Iowa City.

The all-time series between the two schools is tied at 42-42-2.

Game results

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
November 20, 2004	Iowa City	Iowa	30	Wisconsin	7	Iowa 1–0
November 12, 2005	Madison	Iowa	20	Wisconsin	10	Iowa 2–0
November 11, 2006	Iowa City	Wisconsin	24	Iowa	21	Iowa 2–1
September 22, 2007	Madison	Wisconsin	17	Iowa	13	Tied 2–2
October 18, 2008	Iowa City	Iowa	38	Wisconsin	16	Iowa 3–2
October 17, 2009	Madison	Iowa	20	Wisconsin	10	Iowa 4–2
October 23, 2010	Iowa City	Wisconsin	31	Iowa	30	Iowa 4–3

See also

• Other Wisconsin traveling trophies:
  • Paul Bunyan's Axe (with Minnesota)
• Other Iowa traveling trophies:
  • Floyd of Rosedale (with Minnesota)
  • Cy-Hawk Trophy (with Iowa State)

External links

• Iowa-Wisconsin series history