While on their bye week, Iowa sought after answers to questions as to how they can carry their home performance on the road and sustain that level of play.
The road has been brutal to Iowa this year with abysmal showing in losses to Ohio State, Michigan State, and UCLA in games where they lacked overall competitiveness.
They get another chance to prove themselves on the road this week when they make their final road trip of the year to College Park Maryland to take on the Maryland Terrapins.
Ahead of the matchup, the CBS Sports 134 College Football Rankings were released and show quite a discrepancy between the Hawkeyes and the Terrapins.
While on a bye, Iowa held steady in their ranking and came in at No. 33. Maryland, who sits at 4-6 overall and 1-6 in Big Ten play, slid one spot to No. 78 following their most recent loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights last weekend.
Despite both being members of the Big Ten, the programs have only met four times in history. Iowa owns a 3-1 all-time series lead and has won the last three.
Maryland’s last win over Iowa came in a 38-31 win at home in 2014. The last meeting was at Maryland in a game Iowa ran up the score and handled the Terrapins by a score of 51-14.
The Hawkeyes and Terrapins kickoff this Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. CT in a game that will be airing on Big Ten Network.
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