Iowa vs. Rutgers

Iowa and Rutgers have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2016; Iowa leads the series 5–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Iowa 5–⁠0, and Iowa has won the last 5.

Iowa wins
5
Rutgers wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2016
Longest streak
5 Iowa
Current streak
5 Iowa
Last 10 meetings
Iowa 5–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s2–⁠0
2020s3–⁠0
Average margin
17.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Iowa
2–⁠0 Iowa’s record at home
At Rutgers
0–⁠3 Rutgers’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Iowa’s biggest win2019: Iowa 30, Rutgers 0by 30 points

Coach against coach

YearsIowaSeriesRutgers
2022–⁠2025Kirk Ferentz3–⁠0Greg Schiano

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Iowa’s side (Ferentz 3–⁠0 against Schiano). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Iowa and Rutgers, 2016 on13001500170020202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

On television

2025FOX3.0 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 19, 2025Iowa 38, Rutgers 28at Rutgers
Nov 11, 2023Iowa 22, Rutgers 0at Iowa
Sep 24, 2022Iowa 27, Rutgers 10at Rutgers
Sep 7, 201920Iowa 30, Rutgers 0at Iowa
Sep 24, 2016Iowa 14, Rutgers 7at Rutgers

Every game is listed as played on the field.