Matchup · 2026
Ames at Marshalltown
This season
Final
Marshalltown 16 · Ames 23
Our line before the week
Marshalltown -4.0no cover
Total
47.5under
If they played today
Marshalltown at home
Ames -10.5o/u 48.0
Ames 29 · Marshalltown 19
81%
Ames at home
Ames -12.5o/u 48.0
Marshalltown 18 · Ames 30
85%
Neutral site
Ames -11.5o/u 48.0
Ames 30 · Marshalltown 18
83%
| Site | Line | Total | Win prob | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshalltown at home | Ames -10.5 | 48.0 | 81% | Ames 29 · Marshalltown 19 |
| Ames at home | Ames -12.5 | 48.0 | 85% | Marshalltown 18 · Ames 30 |
| Neutral site | Ames -11.5 | 48.0 | 83% | Ames 30 · Marshalltown 18 |
Computed from today's ratings, which already include the result above — so this is what the line would be if they met again now, not a forecast of the game that was played.
Series history
72–36–2
Ames leads
110
Meetings · 1899–2026
7–3
Last 10 · Ames
1
Ames streak
Biggest wins
Ames
41-0 · 2014+41
49-13 · 1997+36
42-7 · 2013+35
Marshalltown
56-19 · 2011+37
27-0 · 1923+27
40-14 · 2025+26
Runs & venue
Longest streak: Ames 8 straight, 1899–1921
Home team: 53-55-2
Playoff meetings: 1
Average margin: 15.1 · decided by 7 or less: 36
By decade · avg margin, Marshalltown view
| 2020s | 2-4 | -5.5 |
| 2010s | 3-7 | -11.7 |
| 2000s | 4-6 | -4.0 |
| 1990s | 2-9 | -12.5 |
| 1980s | 4-4 | -4.6 |
| 1970s | 4-6 | 0.0 |
| 1960s | 3-6-1 | -7.8 |
| 1950s | 1-9 | -15.5 |
| 1940s | 4-6 | -1.8 |
| 1930s | 2-6-1 | -3.0 |
| 1920s | 7-2 | +12.4 |
| 1910s | 0-4 | -9.0 |
| 1900s | 0-2 | -15.5 |
| 1890s | 0-1 | -15.0 |
| Season | Result | Model line |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 28 | Ames 23-16 at Ames | Marshalltown -4.0 no cover |
| 2025 Aug 29 | Marshalltown 40-14 at Marshalltown | Ames -4.5 no cover |
| 2024 Oct 11 | Marshalltown 26-21 at Ames | Ames -17.0 no cover |
| 2023 Oct 6 | Ames 48-14 at Marshalltown | Ames -21.5 covered |
| 2022 Aug 26 | Ames 33-17 at Ames | Ames -2.5 covered |
| 2021 Aug 27 | Ames 14-7 at Marshalltown | Marshalltown -2.0 no cover |
| 2019 Sep 20 | Marshalltown 28-14 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2018 Sep 14 | Ames 21-13 at Ames | — — |
| 2017 Aug 25 | Ames 43-13 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2016 Aug 26 | Ames 33-3 at Ames | — — |
| 2015 Sep 18 | Ames 33-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2014 Sep 19 | Ames 41-0 at Ames | — — |
| 2013 Sep 20 | Ames 42-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2012 Sep 14 | Marshalltown 37-27 at Ames | — — |
| 2011 Oct 7 | Marshalltown 56-19 at Ames | — — |
| 2010 Oct 8 | Ames 14-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2009 Oct 9 | Marshalltown 60-35 at Ames | — — |
| 2008 Oct 10 | Ames 20-14OT at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2007 Oct 12 | Marshalltown 37-21 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2006 Oct 13 | Ames 21-14 at Ames | — — |
| 2005 Sep 30 | Ames 44-20 at Ames | — — |
| 2004 Oct 1 | Ames 24-19 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2003 Oct 24 | Ames 35-10 at Ames | — — |
| 2002 Oct 25 | Marshalltown 28-14 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 2001 Oct 12 | Marshalltown 9-3 at Ames | — — |
| 2000 Oct 13 | Ames 34-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1999 Sep 3 | Ames 26-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1998 Sep 4 | Ames 35-21 at Ames | — — |
| 1997 Sep 19 | Ames 49-13 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1996 Sep 20 | Ames 35-3 at Ames | — — |
| 1995 Oct 20 | Ames 27-24OT at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1994 Oct 21 | Marshalltown 26-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1993 Sep 24 | Ames 30-18 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1992PO Nov 4 | Ames 7-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1992 Sep 25 | Ames 41-21 at Ames | — — |
| 1991 Sep 20 | Marshalltown 13-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1990 Aug 31 | Ames 28-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1989 Oct 27 | Ames 17-14 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1988 Oct 28 | Ames 21-14 at Ames | — — |
| 1985 Nov 1 | Ames 21-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1984 Nov 2 | Ames 35-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1983 Oct 28 | Marshalltown 10-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1982 Oct 29 | Marshalltown 15-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1981 Oct 30 | Marshalltown 19-16 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1980 Oct 31 | Marshalltown 15-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1979 Nov 2 | Marshalltown 21-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1978 Nov 3 | Ames 33-12 at Ames | — — |
| 1977 Nov 4 | Marshalltown 25-13 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1976 Nov 5 | Marshalltown 13-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1975 Oct 31 | Marshalltown 38-14 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1974 Nov 1 | Ames 20-14 at Ames | — — |
| 1973 Nov 2 | Ames 7-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1972 Sep 15 | Ames 7-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1971 Sep 17 | Ames 14-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1970 Sep 18 | Ames 28-8 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1969 Sep 19 | Ames 40-12 at Ames | — — |
| 1968 Sep 20 | Ames 48-24 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1967 Oct 27 | Ames 10-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1966 Sep 30 | Marshalltown 28-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1965 Sep 17 | Tie 7-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1964 Oct 30 | Ames 14-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1963 Sep 27 | Marshalltown 12-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1962 Oct 26 | Ames 32-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1961 Oct 6 | Marshalltown 26-20 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1960 Sep 16 | Ames 34-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1959 Oct 30 | Ames 21-12 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1958 Sep 26 | Ames 38-14 at Ames | — — |
| 1957 Oct 25 | Ames 41-13 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1956 Sep 28 | Ames 27-12 at Ames | — — |
| 1955 Sep 23 | Ames 25-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1954 Sep 24 | Ames 12-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1953 Sep 25 | Ames 32-13 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1952 Sep 26 | Marshalltown 13-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1951 Sep 28 | Ames 42-21 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1950 Sep 29 | Ames 33-13 at Ames | — — |
| 1949 Sep 23 | Ames 18-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1948 Sep 24 | Ames 19-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1947 Sep 27 | Marshalltown 21-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1946 Sep 27 | Marshalltown 20-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1945 Sep 28 | Ames 7-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1944 Sep 29 | Marshalltown 13-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1943 Oct 1 | Marshalltown 26-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1942 Oct 2 | Ames 27-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1941 Oct 3 | Ames 19-7 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1940 Oct 4 | Ames 33-12 at Ames | — — |
| 1939 Oct 6 | Marshalltown 14-13 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1937 Oct 8 | Ames 6-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1936 Oct 10 | Tie 6-6 at Ames | — — |
| 1935 Oct 11 | Ames 19-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1934 Nov 2 | Ames 6-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1933 Oct 13 | Ames 6-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1932 Nov 5 | Ames 13-12 at Ames | — — |
| 1931 Oct 2 | Marshalltown 12-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1930 Oct 4 | Ames 2-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1929 Oct 26 | Marshalltown 24-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1928 Oct 27 | Marshalltown 6-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1927 Oct 8 | Marshalltown 20-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1926 Oct 9 | Ames 14-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1925 Oct 10 | Marshalltown 20-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1924 Nov 15 | Marshalltown 23-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1923 Oct 13 | Marshalltown 27-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1922 Nov 4 | Marshalltown 19-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1921 Oct 1 | Ames 13-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1919 Oct 11 | Ames 13-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1915 Nov 20 | Ames 6-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1913 Oct 25 | Ames 12-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1911 Oct 7 | Ames 11-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1901 Oct 5 | Ames 32-6 at Marshalltown | — — |
| 1900 Nov 3 | Ames 5-0 at Ames | — — |
| 1899 Nov 11 | Ames 15-0 at Marshalltown | — — |
Every recorded meeting in Brent Moore's all-time archive. Model lines appear for seasons whose archive pages have been built (2021 on, plus any older season you have opened).