The Iowa Hawkeyes will begin their 2024 college football schedule versus Illinois State, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — keep scrolling for more.

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2024 Iowa Game and TV Schedule

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Iowa 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Hawkeyes will face the 13th-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (82).
• Iowa is facing the 28th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Hawkeyes will have the 17th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65).
• In 2024, Iowa’s schedule will see eight games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and zero games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
• The Hawkeyes will go toe-to-toe with nine teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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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 defensive side of the ball, surrendering only 282.5 yards per game.
• While Iowa ranked second-worst in FBS in scoring offense with 15.4 points per game last season, it was a different story defensively, as it ranked fourth-best (14.8 points per game allowed).
• 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 on the other side of the ball, as they ranked sixth-best (170.7 passing yards per game allowed).
• Iowa sported the 17th-best run defense last season (111.8 rushing yards allowed per game), but it ranked 25th-worst on the offensive side of the ball (115.9 rushing yards per game).
• The Hawkeyes struggled on third down last season, ranking fifth-worst in FBS (29.4% conversion rate). However, they ranked 15th-best on the defensive side of the ball, allowing a 31.3% third-down percentage.
• With 15 forced turnovers (99th in FBS) against 22 turnovers committed (112th in FBS), Iowa’s -7 turnover margin was the 16th-worst in college football last season.

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