Iowa 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 9:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Iowa Hawkeyes will face Illinois State (FCS) on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full 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 will have the 13th-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (82).
  • In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Iowa will be facing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65), the Hawkeyes have the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • Iowa will play eight teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pair them against three teams that put up nine or more victories and zero squads with less than four wins last year.
  • 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 other side of the ball, giving up just 282.5 yards per game.
  • Iowa struggled offensively last season, ranking second-worst in FBS (15.4 points per game). However, it ranked fourth-best on defense, giving up just 14.8 points per game.
  • While the Hawkeyes ranked fourth-worst in FBS in passing offense with 118.6 passing yards per game last season, it was a different situation defensively, as they ranked sixth-best (170.7 passing yards per game allowed).
  • While Iowa ranked 25th-worst in FBS in rushing offense with 115.9 rushing yards per game, it was a different situation on the other side of the ball, as it ranked 17th-best (111.8 rushing yards per game allowed).
  • The Hawkeyes sported the 15th-best third-down defense last season (31.3% third-down conversion rate allowed), but they ranked fifth-worst on offense (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 record a turnover margin of -7, the 16th-worst in college football.

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