Matchup · 2026
Fairfield at Ottumwa
Projected line
Ottumwa at home
Fairfield -5.5o/u 51.0
Fairfield 28 · Ottumwa 23
65%
Fairfield at home
Fairfield -7.5o/u 51.0
Ottumwa 22 · Fairfield 29
70%
Neutral site
Fairfield -6.5o/u 51.0
Fairfield 29 · Ottumwa 22
67%
| Site | Line | Total | Win prob | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa at home | Fairfield -5.5 | 51.0 | 65% | Fairfield 28 · Ottumwa 23 |
| Fairfield at home | Fairfield -7.5 | 51.0 | 70% | Ottumwa 22 · Fairfield 29 |
| Neutral site | Fairfield -6.5 | 51.0 | 67% | Fairfield 29 · Ottumwa 22 |
Series history
46–37–1
Ottumwa leads
84
Meetings · 1901–2022
8–2
Last 10 · Ottumwa
1
Ottumwa streak
Biggest wins
Fairfield
39-7 · 1977+32
42-13 · 1975+29
49-21 · 1988+28
Ottumwa
56-16 · 1997+40
34-0 · 1995+34
33-0 · 1993+33
Runs & venue
Longest streak: Ottumwa 9 straight, 1941–1949
Home team: 49-34-1
Playoff meetings: 0
Average margin: 16.4 · decided by 7 or less: 21
By decade · avg margin, Ottumwa view
| 2020s | 1-1 | -7.0 |
| 1990s | 7-1 | +24.0 |
| 1980s | 2-8 | -8.5 |
| 1970s | 4-5 | -4.6 |
| 1960s | 6-4 | +9.3 |
| 1950s | 4-5-1 | -3.3 |
| 1940s | 9-1 | +17.7 |
| 1930s | 7-3 | +3.2 |
| 1920s | 3-6 | -4.1 |
| 1910s | 2-3 | -2.0 |
| 1900s | 1-0 | +29.0 |
| Season | Result | Model line |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Sep 2 | Ottumwa 22-16 at Ottumwa | Fairfield -3.0 no cover |
| 2021 Sep 3 | Fairfield 27-7 at Fairfield | Ottumwa -2.0 no cover |
| 1997 Sep 5 | Ottumwa 56-16 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -21.5 covered |
| 1996 Sep 6 | Ottumwa 33-6 at Fairfield | Ottumwa -28.5 no cover |
| 1995 Oct 20 | Ottumwa 34-0 at Fairfield | Ottumwa -24.5 covered |
| 1994 Oct 21 | Ottumwa 24-0 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -18.0 covered |
| 1993 Sep 17 | Ottumwa 33-0 at Fairfield | Ottumwa -10.5 covered |
| 1992 Sep 18 | Ottumwa 35-6 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -4.5 covered |
| 1991 Oct 4 | Ottumwa 26-9 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -12.5 covered |
| 1990 Oct 5 | Fairfield 34-22 at Fairfield | Fairfield -4.0 covered |
| 1989 Oct 13 | Fairfield 35-28 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -1.5 no cover |
| 1988 Oct 14 | Fairfield 49-21 at Fairfield | Fairfield -14.5 covered |
| 1987 Oct 16 | Ottumwa 10-0 at Ottumwa | Fairfield -1.0 no cover |
| 1986 Oct 17 | Fairfield 17-0 at Fairfield | Fairfield -11.0 covered |
| 1985 Oct 18 | Fairfield 25-6 at Ottumwa | Fairfield -11.5 covered |
| 1984 Oct 19 | Fairfield 7-0 at Fairfield | PK — |
| 1983 Oct 14 | Ottumwa 17-0 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -3.0 covered |
| 1982 Oct 8 | Fairfield 28-20 at Fairfield | Fairfield -7.5 covered |
| 1981 Oct 9 | Fairfield 14-0 at Ottumwa | Fairfield -12.5 covered |
| 1980 Oct 10 | Fairfield 12-0 at Fairfield | PK — |
| 1979 Oct 12 | Fairfield 20-12 at Ottumwa | Ottumwa -8.0 no cover |
| 1978 Oct 13 | Ottumwa 16-7 at Fairfield | Fairfield -7.0 no cover |
| 1977 Oct 14 | Fairfield 39-7 at Ottumwa | Fairfield -9.0 covered |
| 1976 Oct 15 | Ottumwa 17-0 at Fairfield | Fairfield -12.0 no cover |
| 1975 Oct 10 | Fairfield 42-13 at Ottumwa | Fairfield -24.5 covered |
| 1974 Oct 11 | Fairfield 23-0 at Fairfield | Fairfield -25.5 no cover |
| 1973 Oct 12 | Ottumwa 21-20 at Ottumwa | PK — |
| 1972 Oct 13 | Ottumwa 41-15 at Fairfield | PK — |
| 1971 Oct 15 | Fairfield 10-8 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1969 Oct 17 | Fairfield 7-6 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1968 Oct 18 | Fairfield 6-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1967 Oct 20 | Fairfield 27-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1966 Oct 14 | Fairfield 26-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1965 Oct 15 | Ottumwa 25-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1964 Oct 16 | Ottumwa 27-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1963 Oct 18 | Ottumwa 26-7 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1962 Oct 18 | Ottumwa 30-6 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1961 Oct 19 | Ottumwa 31-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1960 Oct 14 | Ottumwa 27-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1959 Oct 16 | Fairfield 26-6 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1958 Oct 17 | Fairfield 12-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1957 Sep 20 | Ottumwa 19-12 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1956 Sep 21 | Ottumwa 19-6 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1955 Sep 16 | Fairfield 19-6 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1954 Sep 17 | Ottumwa 12-7 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1953 Oct 2 | Ottumwa 13-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1952 Oct 3 | Fairfield 20-7 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1951 Oct 5 | Fairfield 19-6 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1950 Oct 6 | Tie 6-6 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1949 Sep 30 | Ottumwa 6-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1948 Oct 1 | Ottumwa 15-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1947 Oct 3 | Ottumwa 26-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1946 Oct 4 | Ottumwa 32-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1945 Oct 5 | Ottumwa 27-7 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1944 Oct 6 | Ottumwa 33-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1943 Oct 1 | Ottumwa 21-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1942 Oct 2 | Ottumwa 20-6 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1941 Oct 3 | Ottumwa 29-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1940 Oct 4 | Fairfield 38-19 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1939 Oct 27 | Fairfield 34-13 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1938 Oct 29 | Ottumwa 25-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1937 Nov 4 | Ottumwa 7-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1936 Nov 5 | Fairfield 19-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1935 Sep 27 | Ottumwa 18-7 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1934 Sep 28 | Ottumwa 27-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1933 Oct 20 | Ottumwa 9-6 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1932 Nov 5 | Ottumwa 7-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1931 Oct 23 | Fairfield 13-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1930 Oct 25 | Ottumwa 14-9 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1929 Oct 26 | Ottumwa 6-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1928 Nov 12 | Fairfield 7-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1927 Nov 11 | Fairfield 6-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1926 Nov 11 | Fairfield 13-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1924 Jul 6 | Fairfield 14-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1923 Nov 10 | Fairfield 19-7 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1922 Nov 11 | Ottumwa 28-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1920 Nov 13 | Ottumwa 14-13 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1920 Oct 23 | Fairfield 27-7 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1919 Nov 15 | Fairfield 14-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1919 Oct 25 | Ottumwa 7-6 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1916 Nov 18 | Ottumwa 27-13 at Ottumwa | — — |
| 1915 Oct 23 | Fairfield 9-0 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1911 Oct 7 | Fairfield 8-6 at Fairfield | — — |
| 1901 Oct 12 | Ottumwa 29-0 at Ottumwa | — — |
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).