Iowa football learns Big Ten opponents for 2024 through 2028
The Iowa football team will face some new opponents in the coming years after conference realignment changed the landscape of college football.
Starting next year, the Big Ten adds four teams from the Pac-12 — UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington — and gets rid of the two divisions the conference has had since 2014.
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Iowa found out Thursday its conference opponents for the next five seasons.
Iowa's first games vs. Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington
Within the next five years, Iowa will play a home game and away game vs. each of the four Big Ten newcomers. Here's how soon the Hawkeyes will begin their new conference rivalries.
Oregon: Home in 2025, away in 2027
UCLA: Away in 2024, home in 2027
USC: Away in 2025, home in 2027
Washington: Home in 2024, away in 2026
Iowa football future Big Ten opponents
Dates have not yet been announced, but the league did announce which games will be home and which will be away.
Iowa will play Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin every year as part of the league's "guaranteed annual protected matchups."
Iowa's opponents are below. The full announcement and schedules for every team can be found .
2024 Iowa football Big Ten schedule
Home:
- Nebraska
- Northwestern
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Away:
- Maryland
- Michigan State
- Minnesota
- Ohio State
- UCLA
2025 Iowa football Big Ten schedule
Home:
- Indiana
- Michigan State
- Minnesota
- Oregon
- Penn State
Away:
- Nebraska
- Rutgers
- USC
- Wisconsin
2026 Iowa football Big Ten schedule
Home:
- Nebraska
- Ohio State
- Purdue
- Wisconsin
Away:
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Northwestern
- Washington
2027 Iowa football Big Ten schedule
Home:
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- UCLA
- USC
Away:
- Indiana
- Nebraska
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
2028 Iowa football Big Ten schedule
Home:
- Illinois
- Nebraska
- Rutgers
- Wisconsin
Away:
- Michigan State
- Minnesota
- Penn State
- Purdue
- USC