Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 11:00 AM | Akron* | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN+ | W 57–21 | 51,495 | ||
| September 7 | 11:00 AM | at Miami (OH)* | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 29–24 | 25,934 | ||
| September 14 | 5:00 PM | Iowa State* | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | ESPN2 | L 31–36 | 70,397 | ||
| September 21 | 2:30 PM | Utah State* | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN+ | W 48–7 | 54,211 | ||
| September 28 | 11:00 AM | at #12 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 42–35 OT | 108,247 | ||
| October 5 | 11:00 AM | Purdue | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN | W 31–28 | 68,249 | ||
| October 12 | 11:00 AM | Michigan State | #20 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN2 | W 44–16 | 70,397 | |
| October 19 | 11:00 AM | at Indiana | #16 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN+ | W 24–8 | 33,458 | |
| October 26 | 11:00 AM | at #8 Michigan | #14 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 34–9 | 111,496 | |
| November 2 | 11:00 AM | Wisconsin | #10 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN | W 20–3 | 70,397 | |
| November 9 | 11:00 AM | Northwestern | #6 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN2 | W 62–10 | 68,728 | |
| November 16 | 11:00 AM | at Minnesota | #5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN | W 45–21 | 65,184 | |
| January 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. #5 Southern Cal* | #3 | Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) | ABC | L 17–38 | 75,971 | |
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