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#22Iowa Hawkeyes

0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

Four answers Iowa needs before September gets serious

Root for Iowa, inspect four unsettled foundations and save a little late-night hope for Stanford against Miami.

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Iowa football players in black-and-gold uniforms take the field at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa takes the field before the 2024 Cy-Hawk game.
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Your game

Northern Illinois at Iowa
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BTN
Final
Northern Illinois
Final · Northern Illinois 0–40 IowaWish granted ✓
Iowa

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Iowa wanted
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ABC
Impact 1
Rooted for
East Carolina
at
Alabama
Final · East Carolina 10–48 AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.6-point playoff boost

Alabama won instead, so Iowa did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection32% if East Carolina won30% with the other result2.6-point differenceIowa playoff chance
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ABC
Impact 2
Rooted for
Clemson
at
LSU
Final · Clemson 10–51 LSUWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.1-point playoff boost

LSU won instead, so Iowa did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection31% if Clemson won29% with the other result2.1-point differenceIowa playoff chance
40 other games had little impact
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Fresno State at USC · FOX
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh · The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
The rooting list was:Iowa, then East Carolina, Clemson.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.