Iowa — 2026 schedule & results record 5-2 · model's picks 4-3 so far
Proj rating 14.2 · SOS 4.4 · Mean wins 8.0 · Picked 9-3 · Vegas 7.5
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Line / ATS | Model | Win prob | Pick | My bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 09/05 | Northern Illinois | home | W 40–0 | -31.75 ✓ | +25.7 | 93% | W ✓ | |
| 2 | Sat 09/12 | Iowa State | home | W 16–13 | -14 ✗ | +11.6 | 75% | W ✓ | |
| 3 | Sat 09/19 | Northern Iowa | home | W 55–0 | -37.5 ✓ | +44.4 | 100% | W ✓ | |
| 4 | Sat 09/26 | Michigan | away | W 20–19 | +4.75 ✓ | -2.3 | 44% | L ✗ |
Iowa +4 · WIN +18 |
| 5 | Sat 10/03 | Ohio State | home | L 14–31 | +14.25 ✗ | -9.1 | 30% | L ✓ |
Iowa +13.5 · LOSS -20 Iowa +13.5 · LOSS -20 |
| 6 | Fri 10/09 | Washington | away | W 41–24 | +3 ✓ | -2.2 | 45% | L ✗ |
Iowa +3 · WIN +27 |
| 8 | Sat 10/24 | Minnesota | away | L 10–13 | -7.75 ✗ | +6.9 | 66% | W ✗ |
Iowa -7 · LOSS -30 |
| 9 | Sat 10/31 | Wisconsin | home | — | -3.5 | +14.6 | 80% | W | |
| 10 | Sat 11/07 | Northwestern | away | — | — | +2.7 | 56% | W | |
| 11 | Sat 11/14 | Purdue | home | — | — | +18.0 | 86% | W | |
| 12 | Sat 11/21 | Illinois | away | — | — | +0.7 | 52% | W | |
| 13 | Fri 11/27 | Nebraska | home | — | — | +8.1 | 68% | W |
Picked counts every game the model favors as a win. Mean wins is the average over 10,000 simulated seasons — a team favored 60/40 in five games wins about three of them, not five, which is why Picked runs higher than Mean wins for good teams (and lower for bad ones). Compare Mean wins to Vegas; use this page to see where the wins come from.