Game notes: Wisconsin at Iowa
Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Kinnick Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Wisconsin (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Iowa (5–1, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Kinnick Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- For the Heartland Trophy, which Iowa holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 100th meeting; Wisconsin leads the series 49–48–2.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 11, 2025: Iowa 37, Wisconsin 0.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1894: Wisconsin 44, Iowa 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Iowa is 27–20–1 at home against Wisconsin.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Iowa 37–0 (at Wisconsin); 2024: Iowa 42–10 (at Iowa); 2023: Iowa 15–6 (at Wisconsin); 2022: Iowa 24–10 (at Iowa); 2021: Wisconsin 27–7 (at Wisconsin).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–41 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame; W 36–9 vs. Western Illinois; W 54–10 vs. Eastern Michigan; W 24–20 at No. 13 Penn State; W 31–3 vs. Michigan State; L 7–17 at No. 12 UCLA.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wisconsin is No. 65 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Luke Fickell is 21–23 in his fifth season at Wisconsin and 84–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Luke Fickell is 0–3 against Iowa.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Colton Joseph (QB): 1,198 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tyrell Henry (WR): 27 catches, 343 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cooper Catalano (LB): 50 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1970, Wisconsin lost to No. 5 Michigan 29–15.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Iowa
- Iowa is 5–1 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 40–0 vs. Northern Illinois; W 16–13 vs. Iowa State; W 55–0 vs. Northern Iowa; W 20–19 at No. 18 Michigan; L 14–31 vs. No. 5 Ohio State; W 41–24 at Washington.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Iowa is No. 16 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kirk Ferentz is 218–129 in his 28th season at Iowa.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirk Ferentz is 12–13 against Wisconsin.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kamari Moulton (RB): 519 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hank Brown (QB): 832 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cam Buffington (LB): 52 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1987, Iowa beat No. 11 Indiana 29–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Kirk Ferentz is 3–0 against Luke Fickell’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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