Iowa 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Iowa Hawkeyes will play Illinois State (FCS) on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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2024 Iowa Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Illinois State (FCS) August 31 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Iowa State September 7 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS
Troy September 14 | 4:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Minnesota September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Ohio State October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Washington October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Michigan State October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Northwestern October 26 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Wisconsin November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ UCLA November 8 | 9:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Maryland November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Nebraska November 29 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub NBC

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Iowa 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Hawkeyes are playing the 13th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Iowa will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
  • The Hawkeyes are playing the 17th-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • In 2024, Iowa will face eight teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing zero squads that accumulated three or fewer wins a year ago.
  • The Hawkeyes will have nine teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Iowa Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Hawkeyes struggled offensively last season, ranking worst in FBS (234.6 yards per game). However, they ranked seventh-best on the defensive side of the ball, allowing only 282.5 yards per game.
  • Iowa sported the fourth-best defense last season in terms of points allowed (14.8 points allowed per game), but it ranked second-worst offensively (15.4 points per game).
  • The Hawkeyes struggled in the passing game last season, ranking fourth-worst in FBS (118.6 passing yards per game). However, they ranked sixth-best defensively, surrendering only 170.7 passing yards per game.
  • Iowa struggled in the running game last season, ranking 25th-worst in FBS (115.9 rushing yards per game). However, it ranked 17th-best on defense, allowing just 111.8 rushing yards per game.
  • The Hawkeyes owned the 15th-best third-down defense last season (31.3% third-down percentage allowed), but they ranked fifth-worst offensively (29.4% third-down conversion rate).
  • Iowa forced 15 total turnovers (99th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) to register a turnover margin of -7, the 16th-worst in college football.

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