2008 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team - Schedule

Schedule

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The Hawkeyes will open the 2008 season with three home games against Maine, Florida International, and Iowa State, followed by a road game versus Pittsburgh. The game will mark the first of four meetings between Pittsburgh and Iowa. The teams will meet in Iowa City in 2011 and 2015, and in Pittsburgh in 2016. Pitt closed the 2007 season with an upset victory over second-ranked West Virginia. Had the Mountaineers won, they would have likely played in the national championship game.

Following the conclusion of the non-conference portion of their schedule, the Hawkeyes will begin Big Ten play with a home game against Northwestern, and will open October with road games against Michigan State and Indiana. Iowa was 1–1 against the Spartans and Hoosiers in 2007, winning, 34–27, over MSU while losing, 38–20, to IU. Following the two road games, Iowa will play at home against Wisconsin. Iowa lost, 17–13, to the Badgers in 2007. Following a bye week, the Hawkeyes will play at Illinois, in what will be Iowa's third road game in five weeks. However, Iowa follows this with two home games, against Penn State and Purdue. Iowa lost to both teams in 2007 by 20 points or more. A week following the Hawkeyes' final home game against Purdue, Iowa will play Minnesota in the Gophers' home finale. Minnesota will look to take back the Floyd of Rosedale trophy a year after Iowa won it for the sixth time in seven years. The game will likely also be Minnesota's last at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

Two of Iowa's games – vs. Northwestern and at Michigan State – have been scheduled for 11:00 AM starts. The season finale against Minnesota has been set for a 6:00 p.m. start time.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 AM	Maine*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 46–3	70,585
September 6	11:00 AM	Florida International*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 42–0	70,585
September 13	11:00 AM	Iowa State*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	BTN	W 17–5	70,585
September 20	11:00 AM	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	L 21–20	50,321
September 27	11:00 AM	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN Classic	L 22–17	70,585
October 4	11:00 AM	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 16–13	77,526
October 11	11:00 AM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 45–9	33,428
October 18	11:00 AM	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Heartland Trophy)	BTN	W 38–16	70,585
November 1	2:30 PM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC/ESPN	L 24–27	62,870
November 8	2:30 PM	#3 Penn State		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC/ESPN	W 24–23	70,585
November 15	11:00 AM	Purdue		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 22–17	67,676
November 22	6:00 PM	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN	W 55–0	64,071
January 1	10:00 AM	vs. South Carolina		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–10	55,117