Iowa Football Schedule & CFP Odds
Iowa is 5-1 in 2026 and competes in the Big Ten, with a 18.4% modeled chance to make the College Football Playoff, including 0.6% automatic-bid and 17.8% at-large probability.
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2026 Iowa Football Schedule
| Week | Date | Site | Opponent | Result / outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | home | Northern Illinois | W 40-0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | home | Iowa State | W 16-13 |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | home | Northern Iowa | W 55-0 |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | away | Michigan | W 20-19 |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | home | Ohio State | L 14-31 |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | away | Washington | W 41-24 |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | away | Minnesota | 83.1% win probability |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | home | Wisconsin | 69.2% win probability |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | away | Northwestern | 37.2% win probability |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | home | Purdue | 87.0% win probability |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | away | Illinois | 71.9% win probability |
| 13 | 2026-11-27 | home | Nebraska | 43.1% win probability |