No. 23 Iowa hosts Wisconsin for Heartland Trophy after Minnesota loss
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The gist
No. 23 Iowa hosts Wisconsin at noon on FOX after a 13-10 loss at Minnesota.
Iowa leads the Heartland Trophy series 8-7 and is 5-2 on the season.
Background
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the University of Iowa football team, coached by Kirk Ferentz. They fell to 5-2 and dropped 11 spots to No. 23 in the USA TODAY Sports 1-138 re-rank after a Week 8 loss at Minnesota, and now return home to Kinnick Stadium to face Wisconsin in a Big Ten Conference game. The Big Ten is the conference whose Week 9 release lists the matchup and its noon FOX broadcast.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Minnesota beat No. 15 Iowa 13-10 in Minneapolis on Luke Drzewiecki's 46-yard field goal as time expired, taking the Floyd of Rosedale trophy.
- Oct 26, 2026The USA TODAY Sports 1-138 re-rank dropped Iowa 11 spots to No. 23; Week 9 opponent Wisconsin sat at No. 26.
- Oct 29, 2026The Big Ten Week 9 release set Wisconsin at Iowa City for noon on FOX, noting Iowa leads the Heartland Trophy series 8-7 since 2004.
- Oct 31, 2026The Big Ten-mandated availability report listed 10 Iowa players as out and three Wisconsin players as out ahead of kickoff.
- Nov 7, 2026Iowa at Northwestern was listed among Big Ten games with TV selections, kickoff time to be announced.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- The Big Ten's Week 9 release lists nine games, starting with a pair of Saturday noon matchups and ending with Washington at Nebraska at 8 p.m. ET on BTN, with Michigan State on a bye.