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Iowa football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know
Iowa football schedule 2022: Who does Iowa miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?
2022 College Football Schedules: All 131 Teams
Yuck.
Every Big Ten team plays three teams from the other division. Playing Rutgers helps, but that’s offset by having to go to Ohio State and having to play Michigan. On the plus side, the Rutgers game is on the road – if you have to play a Big Ten road game, that’s not bad – and the date in Columbus is after the off-week.
Also on the plus side, the Hawkeyes miss Penn State and Michigan State, and not dealing with Maryland might not be so bad. They also miss Indiana.
In the West, they get Wisconsin at home but have to go to Minnesota for the Floyd of Rosedale showdown. Traveling to Purdue isn’t a plus, but Nebraska has to come to Iowa City.
There’s a shot at a really, really big start as long as Iowa can take care of home in non-conference play.
South Dakota, Iowa State, Nevada. All will require effort in their own way, but as long as the Hawkeyes can beat the Cyclones, they’ll probably be 4-0 before Michigan comes to town for the rematch of the Big Ten Championship. Win that, and all that’s in the way of a possible 6-0 start is a trip to Illinois.
There might be some bad breaks – going to Ohio State is the one – but Iowa only has to leave the state once before October 8th, and that’s the Rutgers trip.
There are two road games in a row and three in four dates, but there’s a key week off before Illinois and Ohio State. It’s all leading up to November, and Iowa will be right in the mix for the West title in the final month. Win those four games, and it’ll almost certainly be back in the Big Ten Championship.
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What the Hawkeyes need to do in order to find success on Saturday
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When Wisconsin and Iowa meet on Saturday with the Big Ten West division possibly at stake, there will be a matchup of two teams who mirror each other in a myriad of ways.
Essentially any key you could use for Iowa probably also applies to Wisconsin, including the key that Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz gave during his press conference earlier this week.
Both Iowa and Wisconsin pride themselves on the ground game and on tremendously strong defense. For the Hawkeyes, the initial focus seems to be on being able to run the football against a staunch Wisconsin run defense.
“Hopefully we can take a step forward this week,” Ferentz said when asked about keys to beating Wisconsin. “It won’t be easy. These guys are really good on defense. The run game especially where they average 55 yards (allowed) a game. 200 is probably not realistic, but we have to run the ball to have a chance to win.”
Iowa will look to run the football primarily with Tyler Goodson, a junior running back that gave the Badgers fits a year ago in a 28-7 win for the Hawkeyes. The Georgia native took 11 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in last year’s matchup.
The Badgers will not only look to respond with their rush defense, but also with a running game of their own. Wisconsin running backs Braelon Allen and Chez Mellusi combined for 289 rushing yards in last week’s win over Purdue. Wisconsin held Purdue’s starting running back King Doerue to just 20 yards on 9 carries in the victory.
Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios
Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios.
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Full schedule analysis with best and worst scenarios below
Games vs. The East: Indiana, at Maryland, Penn State
Missed Teams From The East: Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Rutgers
Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule Analysis: COMING
Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule Best Case Scenario: COMING
Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule Worst Case Scenario: COMING
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Iowa football schedule 2020 with the Big Ten-only slate
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Iowa football schedule 2020 with the Big Ten-only slate
Missed: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers
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