Iowa Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

IOWA this season

Record

5-1 · 6 played

Points

186 scored · 87 allowed

Latest result

Oct 9 at Washington Huskies · 41–24

Current / next fixture

Oct 24 at Minnesota Golden Gophers

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

No. 14 · 856 poll points

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the Iowa schedule

Next matchup

Iowa plays next against Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday, October 24, 2026, on the road. The kickoff time is TBD. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

Iowa alternates home and away across Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Illinois and Nebraska. Wisconsin, Purdue and Nebraska are the final three Iowa City dates; the Northwestern and Illinois trips separate them.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 31 through Fri, Nov 27. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

Rivalry and event dates

• Cy-Hawk Trophy: Sat, Sep 12 — vs. Iowa State Cyclones
• Floyd of Rosedale: Sat, Oct 24 — at Minnesota Golden Gophers · kickoff TBD
• Heartland Trophy: Sat, Oct 31 — vs. Wisconsin Badgers · kickoff TBD
• Heroes Game: Fri, Nov 27 — vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 24 — at Minnesota Golden Gophers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 31 — vs. Wisconsin Badgers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 7 — at Northwestern Wildcats: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — vs. Purdue Boilermakers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 21 — at Illinois Fighting Illini: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

5-1

Games played

6

Points scored

186

Points allowed

87

Points per game

31.0

Points allowed per game

14.5

Point differential

+99

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.