Iowa’s Halloween matchup with Wisconsin now has a start time and a TV home.
No. 14 Iowa (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) will welcome Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) in Week 9 with kickoff set for 11 a.m.
CT, and Fox will carry the game. Iowa also said the date is officially sold out.
The game will put the Heartland Trophy on the line, and the Hawkeyes will try to keep their recent success against the Badgers rolling. Iowa blanked Wisconsin 37-0 last season, the first time since 1929 that the Hawkeyes shut out the Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium.
That win extended Iowa’s streak to four straight over Wisconsin, its longest run in the series since 2002-06. Even with that stretch, Iowa still trails the all-time series 48-49-2.
Before Halloween arrives, Iowa has business in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes are coming off their bye week and head to Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) this Saturday for the Floyd of Rosedale battle at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Iowa has owned that trip lately, winning five straight in Minneapolis since 2016. Overall, the Hawkeyes have taken 10 of the last 11 and 20 of the last 25 against Minnesota.
Iowa has also been a problem for anyone outside the rankings, winning 14 straight against unranked opponents. In trophy games, the Hawkeyes are 33-11 over their last 44.
They enter the week fresh off a 41-24 road win at Washington on Oct. 9. Third-year quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski was sharp in his first collegiate start, finishing 14 of 19 for 202 yards and three touchdowns.
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