After Iowa (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) dispatched of Northwestern (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) last Saturday at Ryan Field, 24-10, which bowl game do college football media outlets now project the Hawkeyes to play in this year as they enter Week 11?
In its win at Northwestern, Iowa quarterback Hank Brown ran for a 21-yard touchdown and threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Tony Diaz. Braeden Jackson also returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. It's the second time this season that Jackson has housed a kickoff for a score.
Up next for the Hawkeyes is a home matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten) at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on NBC and it will stream on Peacock.
With
No. 15 Iowa looking to bolster its momentum even further this weekend against Purdue, below is which bowl game each media outlet currently projects the Hawkeyes to play in:
USA Today Sports
College Football Playoff
Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Dec. 18 or Dec. 19, 2026, Time TBD
Iowa vs. Alabama
ESPN
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Dec. 30, 2026, at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN
Kyle Bonagura: Iowa vs. Kentucky
Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
Jan. 2, 2027 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC
Mark Schlabach: Iowa vs. Kentucky
CBS Sports
ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
Dec. 31, 2026, at 11 a.m. CT on ABC
Iowa vs. Florida
On3
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
Dec. 26, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC
Iowa vs. SMU
Sports Illustrated
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.)
Dec. 26, 2026, at 11 a.m. CT on ABC
Iowa vs. Duke
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